Maria Szymanowska – Past Concerts

Henryk Górecki — Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" (arr. for 2 pianos & soprano)
Edvard Grieg / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Fantasia in C minor K475
Maria Szymanowska — Four Waltzes for Piano, 3 Hands
Krzysztof Penderecki — Chaconne in Memory of John Paul II

Trios & piano 4 hands duets by Johannes Brahms, Maria Szymanowska, & Joseph Joachim; plus the world premiere of Jonathan Woody's nor shape of today for mezzo-soprano, viola, & piano.

Mozart – Sonata in F major, K. 332/330k
Szymanowska – Nocturne in B-flat major
Schubert – Three Pieces, opus posthumous, D. 946

Gorgeous Polish piano music, highlighting Chopin – "the poet of the piano" – and Poland’s celebrated modernist composer, Karol Szymanowski.

Szymanowska biographer Slawomir P. Dobrzanski performs a short concert of her works, followed by a short master class of pieces by Chopin and Beethoven.