Mitsuko Uchida, piano
| SCHUBERT | Impromptu in A-flat major, D. 935, No. 2 Impromptu in C minor, D. 899, No. 1 Sonata in G major, D. 894 |
A Cal Performances at Home spring highlight! Any opportunity to experience the magisterial pianism of Mitsuko Uchida is a rare and special occasion, and this recital, recorded in the sublime acoustics of London’s Wigmore Hall, is no exception. One of the supreme pianists of our time, Uchida is a revered interpreter of Schubert, and here she performs a recital dedicated to the composer’s stirring piano music, featuring two Impromptus—one deeply moving, the other dramatic and turbulent—and the transcendent Sonata in G major, which explores terrain from meditative to tempestuous. “She seems to have a special feel for Schubertian rhetoric: the silences, the asides, the abrupt shifts of direction. And here she captured every ounce of intimacy as well as every pound of grandeur” (The New York Times).
The Cal Performances at Home Spring 2021 season is dedicated to Gail and Dan Rubinfeld, leading supporters of Cal Performances and the well-being of our artists for almost 30 years.
Major support provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation.
Patron Sponsors: Nadine Tang and Bruce Smith
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