“PERSPECTIVES XXI”
8th MUSIC INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
presents
celebrated virtuoso pianist
Francois-Joël THIOLLIER
France
1 February, 19:00
Al. Spendiarian State Opera and Ballet Hall
2 February, 21:00
The Club
“..pianist out of any comparison…”
A celebrated virtuoso, Laureate of 8 international “Grand Prix” including the Queen Elizabeth and Tchaikovsky prizes. Having performed his first concert in New York at age 5, he studied with Robertas Casadeus in France, then again in New York at the Juilliard School of Music where he obtained top awards under leadership of Sasha Gorodnitzki. A Franco-American, François-Joel Thiollier performed 86 concerts of classical repertoire with leading orchestras and conductors in more than 40 countries of the world, to the highest acclaim. Prestigious concert halls where he appeared include Salle Pleyel and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Teatro Real and Auditorium in Madrid, Victoria Hall in Geneva, La Scala in Milan, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Philharmonie in Berlin and Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Suntory Hall in Tokyo etc.
1 February 19:00, Al. Spendiarian State Opera and Ballet Hall
To be performed on new Steinway Grand piano
CHOPIN
Polonaise op. 26 N° 1; N° 2
Polonaise op. 40 N° 1; N° 2
Andante spianato et grande Polonaise brillante op. 22
Intermission
GERSHWIN
Trois Préludes
The Song Book : part 1
(Original version for piano solo by the composer)
1. The man I love
2. Swanee
3. Who cares ?
4. ‘s wonderful
5. Oh, lady be good
6. I got rhythm
« Impromptu in two keys »
“Rialto Ripples” Rag time
“Tempo di Blues” from an American in Paris
Rhapsody in blue (original piano solo version)
2 February, 20:00 , The Club (Tumanian 40)
Concert program “Around the world in 80 minutes”
Venise-Allemagne : A. MARCELLO – J.S. BACH « Adagio »
Vienne : SCHUBERT “Onze Ländler“
Autriche-Hongrie : CZERNY «Variations sur une très
belle valse viennoise »
Pologne-France : CHOPIN «Andante Spianato et
grande polonaise brillante op.22 »
France-Russie : DEBUSSY «Rêverie»
France-Espagne : DEBUSSY «Soirée dans Grenade»
France-Grèce : DEBUSSY «L’Isle Joyeuse»
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Russie : SCRIABINE «Prélude et Nocturne pour la
main gauche»
Arménie : DINANIAN «Spleen»
Pakistan : Imdad HUSAYN– F.J.THIOLLIER “Variations in Raag Marva”
New York- USA : GERSHWIN “Rhapsody in Blue”
“PERSPECTIVES XXI”
