Portland Piano International: Kenny Broberg

• Kenny Broberg, piano

César Franck — Prélude, Fugue, et Variation, FWV 30, Op. 18
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
Amy Beach — Ballade, Op. 6
Nikolai Medtner — Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 25, No. 2 "The Night Wind"

Hailed as a pianist capable of "pulling a palette of moods from every register" (Indianapolis Star), Kenny Broberg will captivate Portland audiences with a wide-ranging program of audience favorites and hidden treasures.

Both rapturous and melancholic, Franck's Prelude, Fugue, and Variation in B minor offers listeners an emotional sweep that belies the work's formal title, while Beethoven's "Les adieux" Sonata — written during Napoleon's brutal 1809 invasion of Vienna — charts an emotional odyssey from pain and longing to fervent joy. Amy Beach's Ballade showcases the composer's knack for brilliant pianistic color, and Nikolai Medtner's "Night Wind" Sonata conjurs a relentless frenzy of menacing, nightmarish music that tests the performer's physical and expressive limits.

PRE-CONCERT LECTURE: Join us for a special pre-concert lecture given by Bill Crane, executive director of PPI, at 3:15pm before each concert. This lecture occurs inside Lincoln Performance Hall.

About Portland Piano International

https://portlandpiano.org/

About Kenny Broberg, piano

https://kennybroberg.com/