Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV.849
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C minor, Op.10 No.1
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E, Op.109
Interval
Franz Schubert: Impromptu in G flat, D.899 No.3
Franz Schubert: Selection from 12 German Dances for piano, D.790
Franz Schubert: Moment Musical, D.780 No.6 in A flat
Johannes Brahms: Rhapsody in E flat, Op.119 No.4
Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo in A, Op.76 No.6
Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo in A minor, Op.76 No.7
Johannes Brahms: Capriccio in D minor, Op.116 No.7

Stephen Kovacevich has been described by The Telegraph as 'a resolute defender of the musical high ground, and someone who keeps returning to the great works and finding something new in them.'

He has chosen a programme featuring Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms, three composers for whom he has been immensely acclaimed throughout his outstanding career, which spans four decades.

At this concert he presents two contrasting masterpieces from among Beethoven's sonatas - the dazzling and dramatic early Sonata in C minor, Op.10 No.1, and Sonata in E, Op.109, a late work full of structural originality and mystical reflectiveness.

The intimate side of Schubert is represented by an irrepressively melodic Impromptu, the A flat Moment Musical and a selection from the German Dances.

The concert ends with a selection of Brahms's most dynamic and touching late piano pieces.

Performers

Stephen Kovacevich piano