Meany Center: Garrick Ohlsson

• Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2
Ursula Mamlok — Two Thousand Notes
Franz Schubert — Fantasie in C major, Op. 15, D. 760 "Wanderer"
Frédéric Chopin — Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36
Frédéric Chopin — Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
Frédéric Chopin — Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Frédéric Chopin — Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39

Seattle favorite Garrick Ohlsson has established himself as a pianist of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Regarded as a leading exponent of the music of Frédéric Chopin, he commands an enormous repertoire ranging over the entire piano literature. He brings a full program of Chopin, Schubert and Beethoven, along with an evocative work by Ursula Mamlok. Ohlsson’s brilliant stage presence and easy connection to audiences amplifies his well-earned reputation for bringing piano masterpieces to life with virtuosic firepower and resonant interpretations.

"A vigorous, crisp and clear performance without a trace of Romantic excess."
— The New York Times

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About Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Although he won First Prizes at the 1966 Busoni Competition in Italy and the 1968 Montréal Piano Competition, it was his 1970 triumph at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, where he won the Gold Medal (and remains the single American to have done so), that brought him worldwide recognition as one of the finest pianists of his generation.

Although long regarded as one of the world's leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature. Ohlsson has come to be noted for his masterly performances of the works of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, as well as the Romantic repertoire. To date, he has at his command more than 80 concertos, ranging from Haydn and Mozart to works of the 21st Century, many commissioned for him.

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