Published on Mar 14, 2018

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: May 4-6, 2018

Venue: Multi-functional Theatre of NCPA

Prices: 160, 220, 280

Features: A deeply passionate and sensitive performer, Christian Blackshaw is celebrated for the incomparable musicianship of his performances. From May 4-6, Christian Blackshaw piano recital on Mozart sonatas will be performing at NCPA.

PROGRAMME

May 4th

Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279
Sonata No. 2 in F major, K. 280
Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K. 281
Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 282
Sonata No. 12 in F major, K. 332

——Intermission——

Sonata No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 570
Sonata No. 9 in A minor, K. 310

May 5th

Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283
Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284
Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330
Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331

——Intermission——

Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545
Fantasie in C minor, K. 475
Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457

May 6th

Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309
Sonata No. 15 in F major, K. 533/494
Sonata No. 8 in D major, K. 311

——Intermission——

Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K.333
Sonata No. 18 in D major, K.576

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

The Austrian Eggner Trio is one of the most recognised and well-known of today's leading piano trios.

A deeply passionate and sensitive performer, Christian Blackshaw is celebrated for the incomparable musicianship of his performances. His playing combines tremendous emotional depth with great understanding and, in the words of one London critic, "sheer musicality and humanity". Pianist magazine, reviewing his performance of Schubert's great B-flat Sonata D. 960 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall wrote that the work "has become the calling card of many a pianist wishing to declare themselves a musician's musician and Blackshaw most certainly belongs to this category".

Following studies with Gordon Green at the Royal College Manchester and Royal Academy, London and winning the gold medals at each, he was the first British pianist to study at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Moisei Halfin. He later worked closely with Sir Clifford Curzon in London. Christian Blackshaw has performed with many leading orchestras including London Philharmonic, Hallé, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Mariinsky Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Rotterdam Philharmonic and RAI Torino. Conductors with whom he has collaborated include Sir Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Gianandrea Noseda, Yuri Temirkanov and Sir Neville Marriner. He has given chamber concerts in London with the principals of the London Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Europe and festival engagements have taken him to Stars of the White Nights St Petersburg, Prague, Dubrovnik, Helsinki, Stresa, Britain in Greece Festival Athens, Bath, Orford (Canada) and the BBC Proms.

He is also Artistic Director of the Hellens Music Festival which was established in Spring 2013.

Recent notable appearances included South Bank International Piano Series, Berliner Philharmoniker, Tokyo, Montreal, Aldeburgh Festival, Bamberg Symphony, RAI National Symphony and Mariinsky Orchestra with Valery Gergiev.

His hugely acclaimed Wigmore Hall complete Mozart sonata series concluded in early 2013 and subsequently Wigmore Hall Live have issued all four volumes. Critics have been unanimous in their praise, describing these “landmark” recordings as "captivating", "magical" and "masterful". Volume 4 is named as one of the Best Classical Recordings of 2015 in the New York Times.

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