Matinée des Jeunes Etoiles I
Chamber Music
Saturday, 13 July 2024
10.30 am, Gstaad Chapel
With two first prizes from prestigious competitions in tow – Geneva 2022 and Rubinstein 2023 – Kevin Chen steps onto the stage in Gstaad with a truly remarkable programme. The young Canadian, who occasionally reveals his talents as a composer as well, has opted for iconic works by Chopin and Liszt. So, on the agenda, we find the incredibly romantic Ballade No. 1 by Chopin and the poetic water games as found in Liszt’s Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este (The fountains of the Villa d’Este). Following that, Schumann’s Sonata No. 3 takes the spotlight, often affectionately described as a “concert without an orchestra”. Sneaking into the Sonata is an “Andantino by Clara Wieck” – perhaps a loving wink?
Kevin Chen, Piano
Prize Winner Anton Rubinstein Competition Tel Aviv 2023 – In collaboration with the Géza Anda Competition Zurich
| Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) | |
| Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61 | 12' |
| Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 | 10' |
| Franz Liszt (1811-1886) | |
| “Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este” from the “Troisième Année de pèlerinage”, S. 163 | 8' |
| Robert Schumann (1810-1856) | |
| Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 | 30' |
| 60' | |
| CHF 30 |
