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The first American ever to win the prestigious Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson has developed an international reputation as a consummate pianist whose masterful interpretations and technical prowess are virtually unmatched. Regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, Mr. Ohlsson’s performance opens San Diego’s Chopin Bicentennial Celebration.
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Program
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Program Notes
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CHOPIN
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Three Nocturnes, Op. 9
Two Polonaises, Op. 40
Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35
Variations on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's "Ludovic"
Mazurkas, Op. 7
Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 30, No.4
Four Selections from Twelve Études, Op. 10
Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31 |
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Prelude: 7 pm
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Ben Roe, the former head of NPR's Classical Music Division, presents a lecture entitled "Chopin: The Man, the Melodies, and the Mystery; A Bicentennial Year overview of the man behind the music." Mr. Roe is the Creator and Executive Producer for the Chopin Project.
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