Making his FCM debut, Awadagin Pratt gained international recognition after winning the renowned Naumburg International Piano Competition in 1992 and being awarded the Avery Fisher Career Grant. He is hailed as “one of the great and distinctive American pianists and conductors of our time” (WGBH). Pratt’s wide-ranging program includes Fred Hersch’s Nocturne for Left Hand Alone and Pēteris Vasks’s Castillo Interior, as well as works from Couperin, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin.
“..forceful, imaginative, and precisely tinted” performances. — The Washington Post
Explore the concert program here. The complete program notes are included, perfect for reading in advance of the performance.
PRE-CONCERT TALK: Join us in the concert hall at 6:30 PM for a pre-concert talk with Awadagin Pratt, who will talk about the evening’s program. The talk will end prior to 7 PM when the hall will open for general seating.
NOTE: This concert will NOT be live-streamed. However, a link to the concert audio recording will be available to season ticket holders 4-7 days following the concert. We encourage you to join us in the hall to hear this internationally-acclaimed pianist!
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Venue Information
Denver, CO 80208 United States
Program
- Philip Glass: "Opening" from Glassworks
- Francois Couperin : Les Barricades mystérieuses
- Peteris Vasks: Castillo Interior
- Fred Hersch: Nocturne for Left Hand Alone
- Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude, Op. 23, No. 4 in D Major
- Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in B major, Op. 62, No. 1
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Intermezzo from The Nutcracker Suite
- Franz Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S.178