Lang Lang, Piano
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Though there is no dress code at Carnegie Hall, patrons who are seated onstage are asked to avoid bright clothing and noisy jewelry, and refrain from using heavy perfume. Given the limited space, large bags and flowers are not permitted onstage.
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Performers
Lang Lang, Piano
Program
FAURÉ Pavane in F-sharp Minor, Op. 50
R. SCHUMANN Kreisleriana
CHOPIN Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 7, No. 3
CHOPIN Mazurka in B-flat Major, Op. 17, No. 1
CHOPIN Mazurka in E Minor, Op. 17, No. 2
CHOPIN Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
CHOPIN Mazurka in C Major, Op. 24, No. 2
CHOPIN Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4
CHOPIN Mazurka in D-flat Major, Op. 30, No. 3
CHOPIN Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4
CHOPIN Mazurka in C Major, Op. 33, No. 3
CHOPIN Mazurka in B Minor, Op. 33, No. 4
CHOPIN Mazurka in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2
CHOPIN Mazurka in F-sharp Minor, Op. 59, No. 3
CHOPIN Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44
Encores:
LÜ WENCHENG Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake (arr. Pei Xun Chen)
CHURCHILL "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (arr. Stephen Walford)
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.At a Glance
FAURÉ Pavane in F-sharp Minor, Op. 50
The tender, ceremonial strains of the Pavane have long made it one of Fauré’s most popular works. Premiered in 1888, the original piece was so successful that the composer transcribed it for piano a year later. He modestly described the Pavane as “elegant … but not important.”
R. SCHUMANN Kreisleriana, Op. 16
The German Romantic writer E. T. A. Hoffmann, who created the memorable character of the half-crazed Kapellmeister Johannes Kreisler, was Schumann’s soulmate and literary counterpart. Kreisleriana pays homage to its namesake in the form of eight fantasy-like pieces that also reflect the contrasting personalities of the composer’s fictional alter egos: the impulsive Florestan and the dreamy Eusebius.
CHOPIN Selected Mazurkas
Dance music was a lifelong source of inspiration, as well as thematic material, for Chopin. Born in Poland but resident in Paris most of his life, he retained a deep connection with the culture of his homeland, as represented by his many distinctively stylized mazurkas.
CHOPIN Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44
Chopin returned to the popular genre of the polonaise again and again during his career, drawn by the dynamic energy of the iconic triple-time Polish dance. Composed at the height of his fame as a concert pianist, Op. 44 is in fact a bravura hybrid of polonaise and mazurka.