27th February
Programme
Schubert Sonata for Piano no. 21 in B flat major, D 960
Interval
Marion Bauer From the New Hampshire Woods op. 12 no. 1 White Birches
Meredith Monk Railroad (Travel Song)
Frederic Rzewski ‘Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues’ from Four North American Ballads
Steven Osborne Improvisation
Keith Jarrett (trans. Osborne) My Song
Bill Evans (trans. Osborne) I Loves You Porgy
Oscar Peterson (trans. Osborne) Indiana
A longtime favourite of SJE Arts Piano Series, Steven’s last concert was an epic pairing of Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonatas nos. 1 and 2. This time, he gives us Schubert’s final, luminous B flat Piano Sonata, the one with ominously repeated bass notes and an extraordinarily life affirming end.
Performer
Treasured at home and sought after internationally, Scottish pianist Steven Osborne has performed in the world’s great concert halls and is a regular at Wigmore Hall and in the BBC Proms. Described as thoughtful, curious, with musical insight and integrity, he was awarded the OBE for Services to Music in the Queen’s New Year Honours 2022.
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