Maria João Pires: Portrait of a Pianist

About this event

The Portuguese pianist’s return to the concert platform in the mid-1980s, after a break due to ill health, was a triumph. This programme shows her pursuing her professional career with renewed vigour and talking with great frankness and intensity about her life and work. Pires also performs a selection of works that highlight her exceptional technical mastery and musical sensitivity. The program includes classical masterpieces, such as compositions by Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert, with Pires bringing her unique perspective to each piece. Each performance offers an intimate glimpse into her musical world, where precision and emotion converge in a captivating and thought-provoking experience.

Repertoire

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major KV 488

2. Frederic Chopin: Nocturnes op. 9 B. 54

3. Robert Schumann: Waldszenen op. 82

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: March in D major KV 290

5. Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano FP 184, 1. Satz 

6. Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano FP 184, 2. Satz 

7. Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano No. 31 in A flat major op. 110

8. Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor op. 108

9. Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux op. 94 D 780

10. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 26 in D major KV 537 “Coronation Concerto”

Recording information

Duration: approx. 60 minutes.