Marc–André Hamelin (CAN)

Thursday 29 August 19:00

Canadian Marc-André Hamelin’s last three performances at the festival have been characterised by sublime piano playing and complete harmonic control. This year, he will surprise and delight the audience with a program that includes Charles Trenet’s song Boum! as part of his piano arrangement.

Hamelin has been nominated eleven times for a Grammy; most recently for a recording of Stravinsky’s Right of Spring.

Marc-André Hamelin’s program:

MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Cipressi

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Fantasy in C major Op. 17

ALEXIS WEISSENBERG
Six arrangements of songs from the repertoire of Charles Trenet:
Coin de rue – Vous oubliez votre cheval – En avril à Paris – Boum! – Vous qui passez sans me voir – Ménilmontant

GABRIEL FAURÉ
Nocturne no. 6 in D flat major Op. 63

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Polonaise no. 7 in A flat major Op. 61 ’Polonaise-fantasy’

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Scherzo no. 4 in E major Op. 54

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