Maurizio Pollini's Schedule

2006-2007 Season

[2006]

October 4 (Beijing Music Festival)
Poly Theatre, Beijing, China
Recital
Schoenberg:3 piano pieces op.11, 6 little piano pieces op.19
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.23 op.57 "Appassionata"
Liszt:Nuages Gris, Unstern, Lugubre Gondola I, Richard Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(Five Encores)

October 11
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Recital
Schoenberg:3 piano pieces op.11, 6 little piano pieces op.19
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.23 op.57 "Appassionata"
Liszt:Nuages Gris, Unstern, Lugubre Gondola I, Richard Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Chopin:Etude No.12 op.10-12(Revolutionary), Nocturne No.8 op.27-2, Scherzo No.3 op.39)

October 15
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Chamber music
Brahms:Piano Quintet in F minor, op.34
(with K.Blacher, A.Barakovsky, W.Christ, M.Brunello)

October 18/19
Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Concerto
Brahms:Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major op.83
Bruckner:Symphony No.4 "Romantic"
(with Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra)

November 4
Teatro Amilcare Ponchielli, Cremona, Italy
Recital
Beethoven: Bagatelle op.119, Piano Sonata op.106 "Hammerklavier"
Chopin: Preludes
(Encore/Chopin:Etude No.23 op.25-11(Winter Wind), Nocturne No.8 op.27-2, Scherzo and 1 piece)

November 8 ("Homage to Luciano Berio")
Teatro alla Scala, Milano, Italy
Chamber music & Solo
Berio:Sequenza I for Flute, Sequenza VII for Oboe, Sequenza XII for Fagot
Altra Voce for Flute, Mezzosoprano, Live electronics
Schoenberg:3 Piano Pieces op.11
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(with Monica Bacelli, Michele Marasco, Didier Pateau, Pascal Gallois, Centro Tempo Reale Elektronik)
(In collaboration with Milano Musica)

November 18 (Pollini Perspektiven)
Musikverein Grosser Saal, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music & Solo
Mozart:1 movement of Quintet K.516c (for clarinet & string quartet)
Beethoven:11 Bagatelles op.119
Schoenberg:6 Little Piano Pieces op.19
Berg:4 pieces for clarinet & piano op.5
Webern:6 Bagatelles op.9, 5 movement op.5 (for string quartet)
Kurtag:12 Mikroludien op.13 (for string quartet)
Chopin:24 Preludes op.28
(with Norbert Taeubl, Hagen Quartet)
(Encore/Chopin:Etude No.12 op.10-12(Revolutionary), Scherzo No.3 op.39)

November 21 (Wien Modern, Wiener Mozartjahr 2006, Pollini Perspektiven)
Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music & Solo
Stockhausen:Piano Piece VII, Piano Piece VIII, Kreuzspiel, Zeitmasse, Kontra-Punkte
Mozart:String Quartet in D major K.575 "Veilchen"
Brahms:Piano Quintet in F minor op.34
(with Hagen Quartet, Klangforum Wien, Peter Eoetvoes)

November 25 (Wien Modern, Wiener Mozartjahr 2006, Pollini Perspektiven)
Wiener Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music & Solo
Mozart:Duo in G major K.423(for Violin & Viola)
Berio:Sequenza I for Flute, Sequenza XII for Fagot, Altra Voce
Schoenberg:3 Piano Pieces op.11
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(with Hanna Weinmeister, Isabel Charisius, Monica Bacelli, Michele Marasco, Pascal Gallois, Centro Tempo Reale Elektronik)

December 10 (Pollini Perspektiven)
Theater an der Wien, Vienna, Austria
Chamber music
Mozart:Quintet in E flat major K.452 (for Piano & the winds)
Kurtag:Winds Quintet op.2
Haas:Winds Quintet op.10
Ligeti:6 Bagatelles for Winds Quintet
Beethoven:Quintet in E flat major op.16 (for Piano & the winds)
(with Ensemble Wien-Berlin)
(Encore/Mozart:Finale of Quintet K.452)



[2007]

January 17
Palacio de la Opera, La Coruna, Spain
Concerto
Piano & Direct
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, KV.414
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, KV.491
(with Galician Symphony Orchestra)

January 19
Auditorio del Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, Spain
Concerto
Piano & Direct
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, KV.414
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, KV.491
(with Galician Symphony Orchestra)

February 4 ('65th Birthday Recital - I', serie Meesterpianisten)
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, 2 Nocturnes op.27, 2 Nocturnes op.48, Sonate No.2 op.35 "Treurmars", Ballade No.2 op.38, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Ballade No.1)

February 9
Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Sonate No.2 op.35 "Treurmars"
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(Encore/4 pieces include Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10 for the last)

February 18 ('65th Birthday Recital - II', serie Meesterpianisten)
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Chamber music & Solo
Boulez:Dialogue de l'ombre double
Berg:4 pieces for clarinet and piano op.5
Stockhausen:Piano pieces VII, VIII
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(with:Alain Damiens)
(Encore/Berg:4 pieces for clarinet and piano, Stockhausen:Piano pieces VIII, Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10)

March 2 (Serie 8 Caecilia "Les Grands Interpretes")
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland
Recital
Stockhausen:Piano pieces VII, VIII
Schumann:Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.48, 4 Mazurkas op.33, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15, Ballade No.1)

March 8 (Zyklus Meisterinterpreten)
Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
Recital
Stockhausen:Piano pieces VII, VIII
Schumann:Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"

March 14 (Recital Straordinario, Festa di Primavera 2007)
Sala Santa Cecilia, Rome, Italy
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:2 Nocturnes op.48, 4 Mazurkas op.33, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Nocturne op.27-2, Etude op.10-12, Ballade No.1)

March 21 (Ciclo de Piano)
Grande Auditorio, Lisbon, Portugal
Recital
Stockhausen:Piano pieces VII, VIII
Schumann:Kreisleriana, op.16
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(Encore/Beethoven:Bagatelle op.119)

April 2 (7th Sant'Efisio Festival)
Teatro Lirico, Cagliari, Italy
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"

April 24
Jorgensen Center(Univ. of Connecticut), Storrs, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
Debussy:6 Etudes, Book II
Boulez:Piano Sonata No.2
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12(Revolutionary), Prelude op.28-15)

April 29 (Great Artists Series)
Carnegie Hall, New York, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
Debussy:Etudes, Book II
Boulez:Piano Sonata No.2
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12(Revolutionary), Ballade No.1, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Chopin:Prelude op.28-15)

May 6 (LaSalle Bank Piano Series E 2006-07)
Symphony Center, Chicago, U.S.A.
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
Debussy:(Selected) Etudes, Book II
Boulez:Piano Sonata No.2
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12(Revolutionary), Ballade No.1, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.11, Prelude op.28-15(Raindrops) )

May 12 (Keyboard Virtuosos 1 Series)
Carnegie Hall, New York, U.S.A.
Recital
Stockhausen:Piano pieces VII, VIII
Schumann:Kreisleriana op.16
Beethoven:Piano Sonata No.29 op.106 "Hammerklavier"
(Encore/Beethoven:Bagatelles op.126-3,4)

(May 31) (VPO Konzert auf Reise)
Konzerthaus, Klagenfurt, Austria
Concerto
Piano & Direct
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, KV.414
Wolf:Serenade G major (Italienische Serenade)
Stravinsky:Octet for Blasinstrument
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, KV.491
(with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
(canceled?)

June 2/3 (Pollini Perspektiven "Epilog", Meisterinterpreten II/7)
Musikverein Grosser Saal, Vienna, Austria
Concerto
Piano & Direct
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.12 in A major, KV.414
Wolf:Serenade G major (Italienische Serenade)
Stravinsky:Octet for Blasinstrument
Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, KV.491
(with Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
(Encore/from Mozart:Piano Concerto No.24, June 2:2nd movement, June 3:3rd movement)

June 12 (Great Performers 06/07)
Barbican Hall, London, England
Recital
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
Liszt:Nuages gris, Unstern!-Sinistre, La lugubre gondola 1, R.Wagner-Venezia, Sonata in B minor
(Encore/Debussy:La Cathedrale Engloutie, Chopin:Etude op.10-12(Revolutionary), Ballade No.1)

June 18 (Piano**** Series)
Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, France
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15(Raindrops), Etude op.10-12(Revolutionary), Ballade No.1, Liszt:Transcendental Etude No.10, Chopin:Berceuse op.57)


[2007 Summer Festival]

August 12 (76th Chigiana Summer Festival)
Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena, Italy
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"

August 16 (Salzburg Festival)
Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
Recital
Schumann:Allegro op.8, Kreisleriana op.16
Chopin:Prelude op.45, Ballade No.2 op.38, 2 Nocturnes op.27, Scherzo No.3 op.39, Polonaise No.6 op.53 "Heroic"
(Encore/Chopin:Prelude op.28-15(Raindrops), Etude op.10-12(Revolutionary), Ballade No.1)





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