Opening Gala - The 18th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition
A Piano Celebration with Kevin Chen and Yukine Kuroki
Winners of the 17th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition (2023)
In Search of Lost Time – Arthur Rubinstein's Last Concerts
Featuring works frequently performed and recorded by Arthur Rubinstein in the final years of his life.
The concert will open with Chopin's Rondo for 2 pianos in C Major, Op.73 (Posthumous), and close with Rachmaninov's Suite for 2 pianos, Op. 5.
Programm
Chopin: Rondo for Two Pianos in C Major, Op. posth. 73 (Kevin Chen and Yukine Kuroki)
Mozart: Rondo K.511 (Yukine Kuroki)
Debussy: Prélude (from "Pour le piano", No. 1) (Yukine Kuroki)
Chopin (Yukine Kuroki):
• Nocturne Op. 9, No. 3 in B
• Nocturne, Op. 15, No.2 in F-sharp Major
• Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39 in C-sharp Minor
Intermission
Debussy: La plus que lente – Valse (Kevin Chen)
Mendelssohn: Spinnerlied (from Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67) (Kevin Chen)
Chopin (Kevin Chen):
• Étude, Op. 25, No.5 in E minor
• Étude, Op. 10, No.4 in C-sharp minor
• Waltz, Op. 64, No.2 in C-sharp minor
• Polonaise in A-flat major 'Heroic', Op. 53
• Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
• Rachmaninov: Suite for two pianos, Op. 5 (Kevin Chen and Yukine Kuroki)