Leon Fleisher Beijing Piano Solo Concert

Published on Oct 10, 2015

Leon Fleisher Beijing Piano Solo Concert

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Genre: Musicals

Dates: Saturday, December 5, 2015

Venue: Beijing Concert Hall

Prices: 80, 180, 380, 580, 880


Features: Leon Fleisher is an American pianist and conductor and he played with the New York Philharmonic at 16. Katherine Jacobson Fleisher will be performed with Leon Fleisher in Beijing Concert Hall on Saturday December 5th, 2015.


BRIEF INTRODUCTION

PROGRAMME

Johann Sebastian Bach-“Sheep May Safely Graze”
Debussy-Clair de lune
Debussy-La puerta del vino
Leon Fleisher-Piano
Johannes Brahms- Liebeslieder Walzer
Slavonic Dances for Piano Four-Hands with Katherine Jacobson Fleisher


—— Intermission ——


Franz Schubert-D.940 Op.103 Fantasia in F Minor
Maurice Ravel-Waltz
Slavonic Dances for Piano Four-Hands with Katherine Jacobson Fleisher


Leon Fleisher
Leon Fleisher (born July 23, 1928) is an American pianist and conductor.Fleisher started studying the piano at age four. He made his public debut at age eight and played with the New York Philharmonic under Pierre Monteux at 16; Monteux famously called him "the pianistic find of the century." He became one of the few child prodigies to be accepted for study with Artur Schnabel and also studied with Maria Curcio.Fleisher was linked via Schnabel to a tradition that descended directly from Beethoven himself, handed down through Carl Czerny and Theodor Leschetizky.


In 1964, Fleisher lost the use of his right hand, due to a condition that was eventually diagnosed as focal dystonia. Fleisher commenced performing and recording the left-handed repertoire while searching for a cure for his condition. In addition, he undertook conducting during this time, serving at one time as Music Director of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra in Maryland. In the early 21st century, Fleisher was able to ameliorate his focal dystonia symptoms after experimental botox injections to the point where he could play with both hands again.


In 2004, Vanguard Classics released Leon Fleisher's first "two-handed" recording since the 1960s, entitled "Two Hands", to critical acclaim. Two Hands is also the title of a short documentary on Fleisher by Nathaniel Kahn which was nominated for an Academy Award for best short subject on January 23, 2007. Fleisher received the 2007 Kennedy Center Honors. Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman described him as "a consummate musician whose career is a moving testament to the life-affirming power of art."


With Dina Koston, he co-founded and co-directed the Theater Chamber Players in 1968–2003, which was the first resident chamber ensemble of the Smithsonian Institution and of The Kennedy Center.Among others, Fleisher has taught Jonathan Biss, Yefim Bronfman, Phillip Bush, Naida Cole, Jane Coop, Enrico Elisi, Enrique Graf, Hélène Grimaud, Hao Huang, Kevin Kenner, Dina Koston, Louis Lortie, Wonny Song, André Watts, Jack Winerock, Daniel Wnukowski, and Orit Wolf.


Katherine Jacobson Fleisher
As a solo artist, Katherine Jacobson Fleisher has received a lot of praise . She recently performs with Leon Fleisher in Carnegie Hall. Her main musical influence comes from Leon Fleischer, who worked with him at the Peabody School of music. At the Cleveland Institute of Music, she received her degree in music, under the tutelage of famous piano duet VronskyandBabin. Before attending the Cleveland Institute of Music, Jacobson Fleischer graduated from St. Olaf college and received a bachelor's degree in music.


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