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ZOFO Duet

Berkeley City Club

Kirill Gerstein is a pianist with “blazing technique [and] wonderful command of color and nuance” (The Wall Street Journal), praised for “the kind of serious, intelligent, and virtuosic music-making that keeps classical music alive” (The Observer). In this recital, he performs Chopin’s Polonaise-fantaisie, a stylistically diverse late work whose genre even Chopin labored to determine. Liszt’s second polonaise follows, composed just several years later (and quite soon after Chopin’s death). Also included are Robert Schumann’s spirited, five-movement piano suite Faschingsschwank aus Wien, and additional selections by Fauré, Poulenc, and Godowsky.

Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Carnegie Hall

The Honors recital of pianist and composer Shayan Kalantar is a demonstration of his piano studies at UC San Diego. Featuring work by composers which have come to guide his compositional direction like Rachmaninoff and Godowsky, as well as one of his own compositions combining field recordings with acoustic improvisation. It is a window into the world which sparks his creativity, while guiding his compositional direction.

Leopold Godowsky

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Past events

Oct 22, 2024

ZOFO Duet · Berkeley Chamber Performances

Jan 18, 2024

Kirill Gerstein, Piano · Carnegie Hall

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