Candler Concert Series: Helene Grimaud, Piano
$80 ($10 student)
- Hélène Grimaud, piano
Valentin Silvestrov (Valentyn Sylvestrov) — Selected works
Claude Debussy — Selected works
Frédéric Chopin — Selected works
The internationally acclaimed French classical pianist Hélène Grimaud makes a rare appearance in the Southeast for a transformative recital performance. In this Candler Concert Series performance, Grimaud performs Schumann's Kreisleriana and selected works by Ukraine's Valentin Silvestrov, Chopin, and Debussy.
"It is said that music rescues what has been lost. That is a beautiful idea. Yet in a sense, music does even more. Music peels back the layers of time to reveal the essence of experience," Grimaud says. "Momentary pain, distress, elation, fade; what remains is sensation."
In her Schwartz Center concert, Grimaud will perform Robert Schumann's early masterpiece Kreisleriana, written in 1838 when his compositions had become more experimental and complex. This was a period of tormented courtship with pianist Clara Wieck, who would become his wife, and the music swings violently and suddenly between agitation and lyrical calm, between dread and elation.
Also featured will be works by Valentin Silvestrov, Ukraine's most famous living composer. At age 84, Silvestrov is living as a refugee in Berlin, where he has become a musical spokesman for his country, now at war with Russia.
About Hélène Grimaud, piano
Emerson Concert Hall at Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
1700 N Decatur RdAtlanta, GA 30307
United States