Klangperlen – Piano Recital with Catherine Gordeladze

Under the motto “Viennese charm and Parisian brilliance”, she immerses herself in the music tradition of the world’s music capital and presents works from her new CD, Alt-Wien (Old Vienna). Inspired by the cultural spirit of historic Vienna, the album combines virtuoso opera arrangements with rarely performed rarities, including the piano sonata by Haydn’s student Marianna Martines and Alfred Grünfeld’s brilliant Soirée de Vienne on motifs from Die Fledermaus. The programme reflects the aura of historic Vienna – elegant, charming and multi-faceted.

Catherine Gordeladze has established herself as a remarkable musician of the younger generation, moving audiences and the press alike with her stage presence. Critics attest to her “original, deeply grounded musicality” (FAZ) and her “charm, brilliant technique and many tonal colours” (Radio Bremen).

As a soloist, Catherine Gordeladze performs on the most famous concert stages with renowned orchestras.  She has performed in the Lunch Concerts series at Hessischer Rundfunk and at Winners and Masters in the Philharmonic Hall at the Gasteig.

Programme

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 10 variations on Unser dummer Pöbel meint from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera Pilger von Mekka, K 455
• Marianna Martines: Sonata in G major
• Carl Czerny: Fantasie brillante, Op 493, on themes from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera Figaro

Intermission

• Richard Strauss / Percy Grainger: Der Rosenkavalier – Ramble on the love-duet
• Frédéric Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante in A-flat major, Op 34 No 1; Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, Op 18
• Alfred Grünfeld: Soirée de Vienne, Op 56, concert paraphrase on Johann Strauss waltz motifs from Fledermaus and others