Cooper Competition Recital Finals Repertoire

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)