Andrea Merlo / Piano Recital

• Classical Music

The Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, born in 1810, was considered a child prodigy: his piano playing was technically far ahead of his time, and his use of pedals greatly expanded the tonal and technical possibilities of the instrument. Although Chopin followed in the tradition of great role models such as Bach, Mozart and Schubert, he was also particularly influenced by Polish folk music and Italian bel canto. In Chopin’s music, melodies meet great musical demands. Selected piano works by Frédéric Chopin will be performed at the Laeiszhalle by Andrea Merlo, who studied at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre and attracted attention as a soloist at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

PERFORMERS

Andrea Merlo piano

PROGRAM

Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise cis-Moll op. 26/1

Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka As-Dur op. 24/3

Frédéric Chopin
Valse Des-Dur op. 64/1 »Minutenwalzer«

Frédéric Chopin
Valse cis-Moll op. 64/2

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne Des-Dur op. 27/2

Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka b-Moll op. 24/4

Frédéric Chopin
Scherzo Nr. 2 b-Moll op. 31

- Interval -

Frédéric Chopin
Grande valse brillante Es-Dur op. 18

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne Es-Dur op. 9/2

Frédéric Chopin
Prélude in E minor, Op. 28/4

Frédéric Chopin
Étude c-Moll op. 10/12 »Revolutionsetüde«

Frédéric Chopin
Prélude a-Moll op. 28/2

Frédéric Chopin
Ballade Nr. 1 g-Moll op. 23

Frédéric Chopin
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60