Saturday,
May 14, 2016, 8 pm
at Jordan Hall, Boston
Presenting
Haochen Zhang
張昊辰
, piano
H A O C H E N Z H A N G
張昊辰
Piano
Program
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4 Mazurkas
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
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Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4
Mazurka in C Major, Op. 24, No. 2
Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2
Mazurka in F-sharp minor, Op. 59, No. 3
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(1810-1849)
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4 Impromptus, D.935
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
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Impromptu in F minor
Impromptu in A-flat Major
Impromptu in B-flat Major
Impromptu in F minor
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(1797 - 1828)
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Intermission
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Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.35
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CHOPIN
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Grave. Doppio movimento
Scherzo
Marche funèbre: Lento
Finale. Presto. Sotto voce e legato
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Sonata No.7 in B-flat Major, Op.83
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SERGEY PROKOFIEV
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Allegro inquieto
Andante caloroso
Precipitato
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(1891 - 1953)
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Haochen Zhang 張昊辰,
pianist
“Such a combination of enchanting,
sensitive lyricism and hypnotizing forcefulness is a phenomenon encountered
very rarely.”
–Ury Eppstein, The Jerusalem
Post
Since
his gold medal win at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition in 2009, 24-year-old Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang has
captivated audiences in the United States, Europe, and Asia with a
unique combination of deep musical sensitivity, fearless imagination,
and spectacular virtuosity. Haochen Zhang’s debut at the BBC Proms
2014 received rave reviews for his impressive precision, expressive
and delicate playing, with Ivan Hewitt, from The Telegraph saying
‘He made the Allegretto dance with Mendelssohnian lightness and Lisztian
diablerie, and played the melody of the Quasi Adagio with melting
softness.’
His return to Fort Worth as part of the 2010–2011 Cliburn Concerts
series was lauded by the Dallas Morning News as “the kind of program
you’d expect from a seasoned master, served up with dazzling virtuosity
where wanted and astonishing sophistication elsewhere” and hailed
as one of the top 10 performances of 2010 by both the Dallas Morning
News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram. His Boston debut under the auspices
of the Celebrity Series met with high praise by audiences and critics,
making the year-end lists as part of the Boston Phoenix’s top 10 classical
music stories of the year. Boston Globe critic Matthew Guerrieri remarked
that Mr. Zhang displayed “poetic temperament as much as technical
power… [he is] a pianist with ample reserves of power whose imagination
seems nonetheless most kindled by subtle delicacy.” In April 2013,
Haochen made his debut in Munich with the Munich Philharmonic under
the baton of the late maestro Lorin Maazel prior to a sold out four-city
tour of China.
A passionate and insightful programmer, Mr. Zhang continues to cultivate
his reputation through major performances and debuts every year. Highlights
of the 14/15 season include return invitations to Pacific Symphony,
La Roque d’Antheron Festival in France, recitals in Paris, Tokyo and
Beijing among others, as well as debut with the LA Philharmonic with
Xian Zhang, the Warsaw Philharmonic with Jerzy Semkow and Deutsche
Radio Philharmonie Saarbücken with Myung-Whun Chung. In spring 2015
Haochen will be the soloist for a tour with the NDR Hamburg and Thomas
Hengelbrock in Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.
Mr. Zhang is also an avid chamber musician, collaborating with such
colleagues as the Shanghai String Quartet and is frequently invited
by chamber music festivals in the US.
In past seasons, he has performed with orchestras such as The Philadelphia
Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Pacific Symphony,
Kansas City Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Sydney
Symphony, London Philharmonic, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire,
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic.
A prolific recitalist, in the U.S. Mr. Zhang has performed at Spivey
Hall, La Jolla Music Society, Celebrity Series of Boston, CU Artist
Series, Cliburn Concerts, Krannert Center, Wolf Trap Discovery Series,
Lied Center of Kansas and UVM Lane Series, among others. International
tours have taken him to cities including Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo,
Tel Aviv, Berlin, Munich, Paris, Dresden, Rome, Tivoli, Verbier, Montpellier,
Helsingborg, Bogota and Belgrade.
Mr. Zhang’s Cliburn Competition performances were released to critical
acclaim by Harmonia Mundi in 2009. He is also featured in Peter Rosen’s
award-winning documentary chronicling the 2009 Cliburn Competition,
A Surprise in Texas. His complete competition performances are available
on www.cliburn.tv.
Mr. Zhang is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
where he studied under Gary Graffman. He was previously trained at
the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and the Shenzhen Arts School, where
he was admitted in 2001 at the age of 11 to study with Professor Dan
Zhaoyi.
20/08/2014
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