Repertoire for the six Recital Finalists of the Thomas and Evon Cooper International Piano Competition, live from Warner Hall at Oberlin College
Wednesday July 20 at 7:00PM
1. Evren Ozel, 17, from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sonata in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20 Joseph Haydn
I. Moderato (1732-1809)
Préludes, Book II Claude Debussy
No. 5. Bruyères (1862-1918)
Piano Sonata, Sz. 80 (BB. 88) Béla Bartók
Allegro moderato (1881-1945)
Sostenuto e pesante
Allegro molto
NOTE: There may be an edit to this program as this is just 22 minutes long.
2. Clayton Stephenson, 17, New York, New York
Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” Ludwig. van Beethoven
I. Allegro con brio (1770-1827)
Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Années de pèlerinage II: Italie , S. 161 Franz Liszt
No. 7. Après une lecture du Dante. (1811-1886)
Fantasia quasi sonata, “Dante Sonata”
3. Chaewon Kim, 15, from Suwon City, South Korea
Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” Ludwig. van Beethoven
I. Allegro assai (1770-1827)
Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 Frédéric Chopin
(1810-1849)
Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53, “Héroïque” Frédéric Chopin
(1810-1849)
Variations, Op. 41 Nikolai Kapustin
(b. 1937)
INTERMISSION
4. Ryota Yamazaki, 17, Koriyama , Japan
Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I. Allegro con spirito (1756-1791)
Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1 Frédéric Chopin
(1810-1849)
Années de pèlerinage II: Italie , S. 161 Franz Liszt
No. 7. Après une lecture du Dante. (1811-1886)
Fantasia quasi sonata, “Dante Sonata”
5. Nathan Lee, 14, Sammamish, Washington
Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” Ludwig. van Beethoven
I. Allegro con brio (1770-1827)
Étude in F Minor, Op. 25, No. 11 Frédéric Chopin
(1810-1849)
Miroirs Maurice Ravel
No. 4. Alborada del gracioso (1875-1937)
Arabesques on themes of the waltz Adolf Schulz-Evler
By the Beautiful Blue Danube by Johann Strauss (1852-1905)
6. Andrew Li, 16, Lexington, Massachusetts
Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7 Ludwig. van Beethoven
I. Allegro molto e con brio (1770-1827)
Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2 Frédéric Chopin
(1810-1849)
Sarcasms , Op. 17 Sergei Prokofiev
Tempestoso (1891-1953)
Allegro rubato
Allegro precipitato
Smanioso
Precipitosissimo
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat Major, S. 244, “Tempo giusto” Franz Liszt
(1811-1886)