Library of Congress: Marc-André Hamelin, piano

• Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

Marc-André Hamelin — Selected works (new commission TBA)
Charles Ives — Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord Mass., 1840–60
Robert Schumann — Waldszenen ("Forest Scenes"), Op. 82
Maurice Ravel — Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55

Canadian super-virtuoso Marc-André Hamelin takes on a program of some of the repertoire's most demanding music. His recorded output is staggering, with over 70 albums to date, full of repertoire that his advocacy helped bring to light, and garnering 11 Grammy nominations. His program at the Library will include two works that are rarely if ever heard on the same program: Charles Ives' monumental "Concord" Sonata, and Maurice Ravel's devilishly difficult Gaspard de la nuit. Rounding it off are the beautiful forest scenes by Robert Schumann, and a new work of his own commissioned by the Library of Congress in celebration of 100 years of concerts. 

Pre-concert Lecture: "He came, he saw, he Concord: Technique and Texture in Ives and Ravel" with David Plylar, PhD, Music Division 

Post-concert Nightcap Conversation with the Artist: Onstage, Coolidge Auditorium.

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