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SUMMARY:Steven Osborne (2025-2026 season)
DESCRIPTION:Reflections on the Waltz \nR. Schumann Papillons\, op.2\nSatie Gymnopédie no.3\nL. Boulanger D’un jardin clair from Trois Morceaux pour piano\nLyadov A Musical Snuff Box\, op.32\nKreisler (arr. Rachmaninov) Liebesleid\nRavel Valses nobles et sentimentales\nInterval\nBeethoven 33 Variations in C on a Waltz by Diabelli\, op.120 \n‘Osborne …. has that special ability to make music that you thought you knew inside out seem fresh and totally alive’ (The Guardian) \nWe are delighted to have Scottish pianist Steven Osborne to open the new Series. A force on the international stage since winning the Naumburg International Piano Competition in 1997\, Steven has appeared fifteen times at the BBC Proms and is a regular at both Wigmore Hall and Lincoln Center New York. In the New Year’s Honours 2022 he was appointed OBE for his Services to Music. \nSteven’s final concert at SJE Arts was a brilliantly informal delve into 20th century American piano jazz. Tonight\, he invites us to join him for ‘Reflections on the waltz’. There is a young Robert Schumann imagining a masked ball\, Lili Boulanger taking a dreamy stroll through a garden\, Ravel’s eight-movement suite of melodically beautiful but decidedly modern music. \nThen comes the Diabelli Variations – Beethoven’s response to Anton Diabelli’s open challenge for a set of variations on a simple little waltz tune. Beethoven submitted his entry late – well past Diabelli’s deadline – but it was magnificent. In the late Alfred Brendel’s opinion\, ‘the greatest of all piano works’. \n        \n        \n                        \n                \n                    \n                \n               \n            \n        \n        \n  \n \nOur thanks to St John’s College for their hospitality and support for the International Piano Series \n 
URL:https://internationalpianoseries.com/event/reflections-on-a-waltz-including-beethovens-diabelli-variations/
LOCATION:Auditorium\, St John’s College\, St Giles'\, Oxford\, OX1 3JP
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