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Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Performs an All-Chopin Program at Cal Performances

Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall (Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720)
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Performing an all-Chopin program at Cal Performances, Garrick Ohlsson shines particularly in the music of this composer, and 2010 will see several highly anticipated Ohlsson-Chopin projects, including four recitals at Lincoln Center and a documentary directed by Larry Weinstein, who made the award-winning Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould.

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Magnificent concert. Ohlsson is a superb musician and is incapable of making a less-than-beautiful keyboard sound.
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Superb artist with complete mastery of the instrument and the composer. I enjoyed every moment of the performance and also enjoyed speaking with Mr Ohlsson afterwards.
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highest artistry and technical skills
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Terrific concert - world class performance.
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More Information About Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

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http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/season/2009/recital/go.php

Quotes & Highlights

  • Ohlsson honed his craft as a student of the late Claudio Arrau, and he has been widely praised for his "flawless precision and delicacy, driven by an astute insight." --Globe & Mail (Toronto)

Description

A musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess, Garrick Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature.

Program: Chopin/Impromptu in F-sharp Major, Op. 36; Ballade in A-flat Major, Op. 47; Fantasy in F Minor, Op. 49; Two Nocturnes, Op. 27 (No. 1 in C-sharp Minor and No. 2 in D-flat Major); Scherzo in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39; Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 28

About the Ticket Supplier: Cal Performances

Cal Performances offers audiences the most comprehensive range of high quality, live performances by the world's greatest artists, both established and emerging. Located on the UC Berkeley campus, this prestigious performing arts presenter invites audiences to enjoy the entertaining and engaging experience of the performing arts from all disciplines and cultures in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.