During the previous eight festivals, Kraków was visited by 41 artists from 17 countries performing works by 76 composers. But there is just one true protagonist: the piano. The 9th International Royal Cracow Piano Festival is the perfect opportunity to hear virtuosos of the instrument performing masterpieces of piano repertoires alongside less well known works.
The former – who doesn’t know Chopin, Liszt or Schumann? – are presented at recitals of Antonio di Cristofano and Lorenzo di Bella, while Francesca Carola and Michel Bourdoncle present their interpretations of Beethoven’s sonatas.
The Spanish pianist Antonio Soria reaches for rarer works: we will hear compositions from his homeland by Enrique Granados, Federico Mompou, Ricardo Viñes, Manuel de Falla and Joaquín Turina. The Czech musician Martin Kasík performs works by his compatriots Janáček and Martinů, while Robert Andres from Croatia introduces us to the repertoire of Dora Pejačević. (Barbara Skowrońska)
8 October 2017, 6pm
Florianka Recital Hall
Antonio Soria (piano)
M. Blasco de Nebra Sonata nr 1
E. Granados Escenas románticas
F. Mompou Pájaro triste
R. Viñes Menuet spectral
M. Ravel Oiseaux tristes
M. de Falla Mazurka
J. Turina Fiesta en San Juan de Aznalfarache
X. Montsalvatge Habanera (Tres Divertimentos sobre temas de autores olvidados)
A. Moya Aquelarre
10 October 2017, 7pm
Florianka Recital Hall
Antonio di Cristofano (piano)
J. Brahms Klavierstücke Op. 118 No. 1-3
F. Chopin Polonaise in C sharp major Op. 26 No. 1
F. Chopin Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat major Op. 61
A. Scriabin Sonata No. 1 Op. 6
S. Prokofiev Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 1
13 October 2017, 7pm
Villa Decius
Francesca Carola (piano)
L. van Beethoven Sonata No 32 Op. 111
W.A. Mozart Sonata in D major K. 576
R. Schumann Symphonic Etudes Op. 13
15 October 2017, 6pm
Bishop Erazm Ciołek Palace
Robert Andres (piano)
W.A. Mozart Fantasia in D minor K. 397
W.A. Mozart Sonata in D major K. 284
D. Pejačević Two Intermezzi Op. 38
D. Pejačević Humoresque Op. 54a
C. Debussy Images (book I)
F. Liszt Les cloches de Gèneve, Harmonies du soir
F. Busoni Introduction and capriccio (Paganinesco)
17 October 2017, 6pm
Białoprądnicki Manor
Martin Kasík (piano)
L. Janáček Po zarostlém chodníčku (book 1)
B. Martinů Three Czech Dances
F. Chopin Nocturne in C sharp major Op. 27 No. 1
F. Chopin Nocturne in D flat major Op. 27 No. 2
F. Chopin Sonata in B minor Op. 58
20 October 2017, 7pm
Białoprądnicki Manor
Michel Bourdoncle (piano)
J.S. Bach/J. Brahms Chaconne for left hand
L. van Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 “Pathetique”
F. Liszt Vallée d’Obermann
S. Prokofiev Sonata No. 7 Op. 83
22 October 2017, 6pm
Florianka Recital Hall
Lorenzo di Bella (piano)
D. Scarlatti Sonata L 413
D. Scarlatti Sonata L 422
F. Chopin Ballade in G minor Op. 23
F. Liszt Ballade in B minor No. 2
R. Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16
F. Liszt Concert Paraphrase on Verdi’s “Rigoletto” S434
