Nima Sarkechik

presented by La Maison Française

October 25, 2010, 9:00 pm

La Maison Française presents an evening dedicated to Frédéric Chopin during this bicentennial year celebrating the composer's birth.  The recitalist is French-Iranian pianist Nima Sarkechik, whose recording of Chopin Etudes was awarded "5 diapasons" by Diapason.

Featured performances:

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
    Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
    Ballade No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
    Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

HUGUES DUFOURT (b. 1943)
    La ligne Gravissant la chute (hommage à Frédéric Chopin, 2007)

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
    Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 29
    Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36
    Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51
    Fantaisie-impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66
    12 études, Op. 10