4/21/24 at 3:00 pm Robert McDonald, piano
Prelude and Fugue in e minor, Op. 35. Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
PROGRAM
Sonata in A flat major, Op. 110. Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
1. Moderato
2. Allegro molto
3. Adagio ma non troppo-Arioso dolente-Fuga:Allegro non troppo
Intermission
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1966) George Walker 1922-2018
I. Theme and variations
II. Presto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegretto tranquillo
Preludes, Book I Claude Debussy 1862-1918
The girl with the flaxen hair
Interrupted serenade
The engulfed cathedral
The dance of Puck
Minstrels
ROBERT MCDONALD tours extensively as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. He has appeared with major orchestras in the United States and was the recital partner for many years to Isaac Stern and other distinguished instrumentalists. He has played with the Takács, Vermeer, Juilliard, Brentano, Borromeo, American, Shanghai, and St. Lawrence string quartets, as well as Music from Marlboro. His discography includes recordings for Sony Classical, Bridge, Vox, Musical Heritage Society, ASV, and CRI.
Mr. McDonald’s prizes include the gold medal at the Busoni International Piano Competition, the top prize at the William Kapell International Competition, and the Deutsche Schallplatten Critics Award. With degrees from Lawrence University, the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the Manhattan School of Music, he studied with Theodore Rehl, Seymour Lipkin, Rudolf Serkin, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Beveridge Webster, and Gary Graffman.
A member of the piano faculty at Juilliard since 1999, Mr. McDonald joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2007.
Prelude and Fugue in e minor, Op. 35. Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
PROGRAM
Sonata in A flat major, Op. 110. Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
1. Moderato
2. Allegro molto
3. Adagio ma non troppo-Arioso dolente-Fuga:Allegro non troppo
Intermission
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1966) George Walker 1922-2018
I. Theme and variations
II. Presto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegretto tranquillo
Preludes, Book I Claude Debussy 1862-1918
The girl with the flaxen hair
Interrupted serenade
The engulfed cathedral
The dance of Puck
Minstrels
ROBERT MCDONALD tours extensively as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. He has appeared with major orchestras in the United States and was the recital partner for many years to Isaac Stern and other distinguished instrumentalists. He has played with the Takács, Vermeer, Juilliard, Brentano, Borromeo, American, Shanghai, and St. Lawrence string quartets, as well as Music from Marlboro. His discography includes recordings for Sony Classical, Bridge, Vox, Musical Heritage Society, ASV, and CRI.
Mr. McDonald’s prizes include the gold medal at the Busoni International Piano Competition, the top prize at the William Kapell International Competition, and the Deutsche Schallplatten Critics Award. With degrees from Lawrence University, the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the Manhattan School of Music, he studied with Theodore Rehl, Seymour Lipkin, Rudolf Serkin, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Beveridge Webster, and Gary Graffman.
A member of the piano faculty at Juilliard since 1999, Mr. McDonald joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2007.