Maurizio Pollini's Schedule

2006-2007 Season

[2006]

October 4 (Beijing Music Festival)
Poly Theatre, Beijing, China
Recital
Schoenberg:3 Piano Pieces op.11, 6 little Piano Pieces op.19
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.23 op.57 "Appassionata"
Liszt:Nuages Gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, Lugubre Gondola I, Richard Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(Encore/five pieces)

October 11 (Lucerne Festival in Tokyo 2006)
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Recital
Schoenberg:3 Piano Pieces op.11, 6 little Piano Pieces op.19
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.23 op.57 "Appassionata"
Liszt:Nuages Gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, Lugubre Gondola I, Richard Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale engloutie, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Nocturne op.27-2, Scherzo No.3 op.39)

October 15 (Lucerne Festival in Tokyo 2006 "Chamber Fest")
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Chamber music
Brahms:Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34
(with K.Blacher, A.Barakovsky, W.Christ, M.Brunello)

October 18/19 (Lucerne Festival in Tokyo 2006)
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Concerto
Brahms:Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major op.83
Bruckner:Symphony No.4 "Romantic"
(with C.Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra)

November 4
Teatro Amilcare Ponchielli, Cremona, Italy
Recital
Beethoven: Bagatelles op.119, Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"
Chopin: 24 Preludes op.28
(Encore/Chopin:Etude op.25-11"Winter Wind", Nocturne op.27-2, Scherzo and 1 piece)

November 8 ("Homage to Luciano Berio")
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Chamber music & Solo
Berio:Sequenza I for flute, Sequenza VII for oboe, Sequenza XII for fagot
Altra Voce for flute, mezzosoprano, Live electronics
Schoenberg:3 Piano Pieces op.11
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(with M.Bacelli, Mi.Marasco, D.Pateau, P.Gallois, Centro Tempo Reale Elektronik)
(In collaboration with Milano Musica)

November 18 (Pollini Perspektiven)
Musikverein Grosser Saal, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music & Solo
Mozart:1 movement of Quintet K.516c (for clarinet & string quartet)
Beethoven:11 Bagatelles op.119
Schoenberg:6 little Piano Pieces op.19
Berg:4 Pieces for clarinet & piano op.5
Webern:6 Bagatelles op.9, 5 Movement op.5 (for string quartet)
Kurtag:12 Mikroludien op.13 (for string quartet)
Chopin:24 Preludes op.28
(with N.Taeubl, Hagen Quartet)
(Encore/Chopin:Etude op.10-12"Revolutionary", Scherzo No.3)

November 21 (Wien Modern, Wiener Mozartjahr 2006, Pollini Perspektiven)
Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music & Solo
Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VII, VIII, Kreuzspiel, Zeitmasse, Kontra-Punkte
Mozart:String Quartet in D major K.575 "Veilchen"
Brahms:Piano Quintet in F minor op.34
(with Hagen Quartet, Klangforum Wien, P.Eoetvoes)

November 25 (Wien Modern, Wiener Mozartjahr 2006, Pollini Perspektiven)
Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music & Solo
Mozart:Duo in G major K.423(for violin & viola)
Berio:Sequenza I (for flute), XII (for fagot), Altra Voce
Schoenberg:3 Piano Pieces op.11
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(with H.Weinmeister, I.Charisius, M.Bacelli, M. Marasco, P.Gallois, Centro Tempo Reale Elektronik)

December 10 (Pollini Perspektiven)
Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music
Mozart:Quintet in E flat major K.452 (for piano & winds)
Kurtag:Winds Quintet op.2
Haas:Winds Quintet op.10
Ligeti:6 Bagatelles for Winds Quintet
Beethoven:Quintet in E flat major op.16 (for piano & winds)
(with Ensemble Wien-Berlin)
(Encore/Mozart:finale of Quintet K.452)



[2007]

January 17
Palacio de la Opera, La Coruna, Spain
Concerto
Piano & Direct
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491
(with Galician Symphony Orchestra)

January 19
Auditorio del Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, Spain
Concerto
Piano & Direct
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491
(with Galician Symphony Orchestra)

February 4 ('65th Birthday Recital - I', serie Meesterpianisten)
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, 2 Nocturnes op.27, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Sonate No.2 op.35, Ballade No.2 op.38, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Ballade No.1)

February 9
Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Sonate No.2 op.35
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(Encore/4 pieces include Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10 for the last)

February 18 ('65th Birthday Recital - II', serie Meesterpianisten)
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Chamber music & Solo
Boulez:Dialogue de l'ombre double
Berg:4 pieces for clarinet and piano op.5
Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VII, VIII
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(with:A.Damiens)
(Encore/Berg:4 pieces for clarinet and piano, Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VIII, Debussy:La Cathedrale engloutie, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10)

March 2 (Serie 8 Caecilia "Les Grands Interpretes")
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
Recital
Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VII, VIII
Schumann:Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.48, 4 Mazurkas op.33, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Ballade No.1)

March 8 (Zyklus Meisterinterpreten)
Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
Recital
Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VII, VIII
Schumann:Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"

March 14 (Recital Straordinario, Festa di Primavera 2007)
Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.48, 4 Mazurkas op.33, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Nocturne op.27-2, Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Ballade No.1)

March 21 (Ciclo de Piano)
Grande Auditorio, Lisbon, Portugal
Recital
Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VII, VIII
Schumann:Kreisleriana, op.16
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(Encore/Beethoven:Bagatelle op.119)

April 2 (7th Sant'Efisio Festival)
Teatro Lirico, Cagliari, Italy
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"

April 24
Jorgensen Center(Univ. of Connecticut), Storrs, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
Debussy:6 Etudes, Book 2
Boulez:Piano Sonata No.2
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Prelude op.28-15)

April 29 (Great Artists Series)
Carnegie Hall, New York, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
Debussy:6 Etudes, Book 2
Boulez:Piano Sonata No.2
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Ballade No.1, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Chopin:Prelude op.28-15 "Raindrops")

May 6 (LaSalle Bank Piano Series E 2006-07)
Symphony Center, Chicago, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
Debussy:(Selected) Etudes, Book II
Boulez:Piano Sonata No.2
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Ballade No.1, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.11, Prelude op.28-15 "Raindrops" )

May 12 (Keyboard Virtuosos 1 Series)
Carnegie Hall, New York, U.S.A.
Recital
Stockhausen:Klavierstuecke VII, VIII
Schumann:Kreisleriana op.16
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(Encore/Beethoven:Bagatelles op.126-3,4)

June 2/3 (Pollini Perspektiven "Epilog", Meisterinterpreten II/7)
Musikverein Grosser Saal, Vienna, Austria
Concerto
Piano & Direct
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, K.414
Wolf:Serenade G major (Italienische Serenade)
Stravinsky:Octet for Blasinstrument
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491
(with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
(Encore/from Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24, June 2:2nd movement, June 3:3rd movement)

June 12 (Great Performers 06/07)
Barbican Hall, London, England
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Ballade No.1)

June 18 (4 Stars Piano Series)
Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, France
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15 "Raindrops, Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Ballade No.1, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Chopin:Berceuse)


[2007 Summer Festival]

August 12 (76th Chigiana Summer Festival)
Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena, Italy
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"

August 16 (Salzburg Festival)
Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15 "Raindrops", Etude op.10-12 "Revolutionary", Ballade No.1)



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