(September 3) (Klavier-Festival Ruhr) (*Cancelled)
Historische Stadthalle, Wuppertal, Germany
Recital
Schoenberg:3 Piano pieces op.11, 6 Little Piano pieces op.19
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.8 in C minor op.13 "Pathetique", No.29 in B flat major op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(September 28) (NCPA Piano Virtuosos 2018) (*Cancelled)
National Center for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
Recital
Schumann:Arabesque in C major op.18, Allegro in B minor op.8, Concert sans orchestre (Sonata No.3) in F minor op.14
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.55, Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor op.58
October 7
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Recital
Schumann:Arabesque in C major op.18, Allegro in B minor op.8, Concert sans orchestre (Sonata No.3) in F minor op.14
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.55, Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor op.58
(Encore/Chopin:Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39, Berceuse in D flat major op.57)
[October 12] (Pollini Project 1)
Toppan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Chamber music - Produced by Pollini
Sciarrino:Cresce un cristallo(Fl, Japan premiere), Venere che le Grazie la fioriscono(Fl), 6 capricci(Vn), Lo spacio inverso(Fl, Vn, Cl, Vc, Ceresta), Muro d'orizzonte(Fl, Eng.Hr, B.Cl)
Schubert:String Quintet in C major D.956
[M.Cesari(Fl), A.Tsuji(Vn), K.Wakabayashi(Fl), T.Kaneko(Cl), Y.Okamoto(Vc), K.Nakagawa(Celesta), M.Yoshii(Eng.Hr), T.Yamane(B.Cl),
T.Tsutsumi(Vc), Hagen Quartet]
(*Pollini doesn't play)
[October 13] (Pollini Project 2)
Toppan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Chamber music - Produced by Pollini
Webern:String Quartet(1905), 5 Movements for String Quartet op.5, 6 Bagatelles for String Quartet op.9
Beethoven:String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor op.131
(Hagen Quartet)
(*Pollini doesn't play)
October 18
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.27, 3 Mazurkas op.56, 2 Nocturnes op.55, Berceuse in D flat major op.57
Debussy:Preludes Book 1
(Encore/Debussy:Feux d'artifice [Preludes Book 2])
October 21 (World Pianist Series) (*Postponed from Oct.11)
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.27, 2 Nocturnes op.55, 3 Mazurkas op.56, Berceuse in D flat major op.57
Debussy:Preludes Book 1
(Encore/Debussy:Feux d'artifice [Preludes Book 2])
(November 16) (Carte blanche a Maurizio Pollini 1) (*Cancelled)
Auditorium (Fondation Louis Vuitton), Paris, France
Solo & Chamber music
Brahms:3 Intermezzos op.117
Schoenberg:3 Piano pieces op.11, 6 Little Piano pieces op.19
Brahms:Piano Quintet op.34
(With Hagen Quartet)
[November 19] (Carte blanche a Maurizio Pollini 2)
Auditorium (Fondation Louis Vuitton), Paris, France
Chamber music
Sciarrino:6 Capricci(solo violin), Immagine Fenicia(solo flute), Venere che le Grazie la fioriscono(solo flute), World premiere (flute, baritone, violin and percussion/Commissioned by the Fondation Louis Vuitton)
Schubert:String Quintet in C major D.956 op.163
[C.Widmann(Vn), M.Cesari(Fl), O.Katzmaier(Baritone), C.Dierstein(Percussion), Hagen Quartet]
(*Pollini doesn't play)
(November 21) (Carte blanche a Maurizio Pollini 3) (*Cancelled)
Auditorium (Fondation Louis Vuitton), Paris, France
Solo & Chamber music
Berg:String quartet op.3
Nono:"Sofferte onde serene" for piano and tape
Beethoven:String Quartet No.14 op.131
(With Hagen Quartet)
(December 3)(GOG) (*Postponed to Jan.14, 2019)
Teatro Carlo Felice, Genova, Italy
Recital
Schoenberg:3 Piano pieces op.11, 6 Little Piano pieces op.19
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.8 in C minor op.13 "Pathetique", No.29 in B flat major op.106 "Hammerklavier"
[2019]
January 14 (Postponed from Dec.3)
Teatro Carlo Felice, Genova, Italy
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.30 in E major op.109, No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
January 22 (Postponed from Sept.10)
Koelner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.30 in E major op.109, No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
(Encore/Beethoven:Bagatelles op.126-3 & 4)
(February 5)(Lugano Musica) (*Cancelled)
LAC Sala Teatro, Lugano, Switzerland
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.30 in E major op.109, No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
February 11(Fundacion Scherzo/Ciclo Grandes Interpretes XXIV)
Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid, Spain
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor op.44, Berceuse in D flat major op.57, Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39
Debussy:Preludes Book I
(Encore/Debussy:Feux d'artifice [Preludes Book 2], Chopin:Etude in A minor op.25-11"Winter Wind") )
February 18(Exceptional Concert)
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor op.44, Berceuse in D flat major op.57, Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39
Debussy:Preludes Book I
(Encore/Debussy:Feux d'artifice [Preludes Book 2], Chopin:Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23)
February 26
Grande Salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie, Paris, France
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor op.44, Mazurka No.35 in C minor op.56-3, 1 more piece, Berceuse in D flat major op.57, Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39
Debussy:Preludes Book I
(Encore/Debussy:Feux d'artifice [Preludes Book 2], Chopin:Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23)
March 4
Victoria Hall, Geneve, Switzerland
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.30 in E major op.109, No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
March 12
Royal Festival Hall, London, England
Recital
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor op.44, Berceuse in D flat major op.57, Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39
Debussy: Preludes Book I
(Encore/Debussy:Feux d'artifice [Preludes Book 2], Chopin:Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23)
(March 27) (*Cancelled)
David Geffen Hall, New York, U.S.A.
Concerto
Wagenaar:Cyrano de Bergerac Overture
Schumann:Piano Concerto in A minor op.54
Beethoven:Symphony No.7 in A major op.92
(With J.v.Zweden & New York Philharmonic Orchestra)
(March 31) (*Cancelled)
Symphony Center, Chicago, U.S.A.
Recital
Brahms:3 Intermezzos op.117
Schumann:Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor op.14
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor op.44, Berceuse in D flat major op.57, Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39
April 7
Carnegie Hall, New York, U.S.A.
Recital
Brahms:3 Intermezzos op.117
Schumann:Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor op.14
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor op.44, Mazurka No.35 in C minor op.56-3, Berceuse in D flat major op.57, Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39
(Encore/Chopin:Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23, Etude in A minor op.25-11"Winter Wind")
May 7
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Concerto
Beethoven:Egmont Overture
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.23 in A major KV 488
Beethoven:Symphony No.7 in A major op.92
(With Z.Mehta & Orchestra dell'Accademia Teatro alla Scala)
(May 12) (*Cancelled)
Concert Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.30 in E major op.109, No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
May 21
Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.30 in E major op.109, No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
June 5 (Ravenna Festival)
Pallazo Mauro de Andre', Ravenna, Italy
Concerto
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major KV 449, Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor KV 466
Mendelssohn:Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Ravel:Bore'lo
(with R.Muti & Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini)
June 11 (Grosse Solisten)
Musikverein, Vienna, Austria
Recital
Brahms:3 Intermezzos op.117
Schumann:Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor op.14
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.62, Polonaise No.5 in F sharp minor op.44, Mazurka No.35 in C minor op.56-3, Berceuse in D flat major op.57, Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor op.39
(Encore/Chopin:Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23)
June 26 (Postponed from May 29)
Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
Recital
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.30 in E major op.109, No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
[2019 Summer Festival]
August 13
Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, Switzerland
Recital
Schoenberg:3 Piano pieces op.11, 6 Little Piano pieces op.19
Nono:...sofferte onde serene... (for Piano & Tape)
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
August 18 (Salzburg Festival)
Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzrburg, Austria
Recital
Schoenberg:3 Piano pieces op.11, 6 Little Piano pieces op.19
Nono:...sofferte onde serene... (for Piano & Tape)
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
(With Andre Richard Klangregie)
September 2 (Stresa Festival)
Palazzo dei Congressi, Stresa, Italy
Recital
Brahms:3 Intermezzos op.117
Nono:...sofferte onde serene... (for Piano & Tape)
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111
September 8 (Lucerne Festival)
Konzertsaal(KKL), Lucerne, Switzerland
Recital
Brahms:3 Intermezzos op.117
Nono:...sofferte onde serene... (for Piano & Tape)
Beethoven:Piano Sonatas No.31 in A flat major op.110, No.32 in C minor op.111