10 July 2020 (Fri), 19:00 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera Theatre - Opera and Concert Hall - Stars of the Stars Concert Rudolf Buchbinder: Thirty-Two Sonatas by Beethoven (5th evening)
Schedule for Rudolf Buchbinder: Thirty-Two Sonatas by Beethoven (5th evening) 2022
Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven Piano: Maestro Rudolf Buchbinder
Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
PROGRAMME: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 (“Pastorale”) Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
Age category 6+
Rudolf Buchbinder, with five years of age the youngest student ever to be
admitted to the Vienna Musik Hochschule, began his comprehensive musical career
as chamber musician.
In the meantime, he performed as soloist with all
great orchestras and conductors all over the world and is regular guest at the
Salzburger Festspiele and all other major festivals.
Buchbinder's
repertoire is extensive and includes numerous 20th century compositions.
He attaches considerable importance to the meticulous work of the study
of sources. He disposes of more than 18 complete editions of Beethovenґs Sonatas
and has an extensive collection of first editions and original documents.
Moreover, he possesses the autographs of the piano parts and of the scores of
the two piano concerts by Brahms as copies.
He does not only devote
himself to the classic-romantic music, he also recorded rarely performed pieces
such as the collection of "Diabelli-Variations" composed by 50 Austrian
musicians.
Over 100 records provide proof of the extend and abundance of
Buchbinder's repertoire. For the outstanding recording of the complete piano
work by Joseph Haydn, he received the "Grand Prix du disque."
Meanwhile
Rudolf Buchbinder prefers live-recordings.
His cycle of all Mozart
piano-concertos with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, live recorded at the Vienna
Konzerthaus, was acclaimed by the famous critic Joachim Kaiser as CD of the year
1998.
In the Johann-Strauss-Year 1999, Buchbinder released an exceptional
CD of piano-transcriptions entitled "Waltzing Strauss".
Buchbinder's
latest hallmarks of live-recordings represents both Brahms piano-concertos with
the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the direction of Nikolaus Harnoncourt
and all five Beethoven piano-concertos with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra as
soloist and conductor on the occasion of the Wiener Festwochen 2003.
One of his major concerns is the interpretation of the "New Testament" in
piano-repertoire, the cyclic performance of all 32 piano-sonatas by Beethoven,
which he played in over 30 cities including Munich, Vienna, Hamburg, Zurich and
Buenos Aires.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung entitled Buchbinder for his complete
recording of this sonata cosmos as "one of today's most important and competent
Beethoven-performers."
The concerts with the Wiener Philharmoniker on the occasion of the Wiener
Festwochen constituted a highlight of the season 2005/2006; the programme
consisted of the 12 piano concerts by Mozart and has been recorded on
DVD.
In his spare time, Buchbinder is interested in literature as well as
in fine arts and whenever there is an opportunity between rehearsals and concert
tours, he enjoys himself as an impassioned amateur painter.
Furthermore,
Rudolf Buchbinder is the artistic director of the [Music-Festival Grafenegg], a
new major international Austrian festival for classical music close to Vienna.
Maestro Rudolf Buchbinder official website www.buchbinder.net
Schedule for Rudolf Buchbinder: Thirty-Two Sonatas by Beethoven (5th evening) 2022
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