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Alexandre Kantorow
Feb 2, 2025 — 3:00 PM
Overview
Experience the passion of Alexandre Kantorow, “a fire-breathing virtuoso with a poetic charm and innate stylistic mastery” (Gramophone). Winner of the prestigious 2024 Gilmore Artist Award and the Gold Medal at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition, the French pianist dazzles and enchants with a program that includes Rachmaninov’s whirlwind piano sonata and Liszt’s storm-tossed landscapes.
Program
Brahms
Rhapsody in B Minor, Op. 79, No. 1
Liszt
Transcendental Etude No. 12 in B Minor (Chasse-neige)
Liszt
Vallée d'Obermann from Années de pèlerinage, Première année, Suisse
Bartók
Rhapsody, Op. 1
Rachmaninov
Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28
Bach (arr. Brahms)
Chaconne in D Minor for the Left Hand
Performers
Extras
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Postconcert CD Signing
Please join us for a postconcert CD signing with Alexandre Kantorow. The signing will take place in Grainger Ballroom and is open to all ticketholders. Merchandise will be available at the Symphony Store preconcert and Grainger Ballroom at intermission and postconcert.
Sponsors & Partners
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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