Solo Piano - Beethoven & Liszt Sophie Pacini

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein
• 1I. Allegro con brio11:04
• 2II. Introduzione. Adagio molto04:05
• 3III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo09:53
• Franz Liszt (1811-1886): 6 Consolations, S. 172
• 46 Consolations, S. 172: No. 1 in E Major01:38
• 56 Consolations, S. 172: No. 2 in E Major03:56
• 6Overture to Tannhäuser - Concert Paraphrase, S. 44216:34
• 7Reminiscences de Don Juan, S. 41817:07
• 8Liebestraum in A-Flat Major, S. 541: III. O lieb so lang du lieben kannst05:03
• 9Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-Flat Major, S. 244/607:19
• Total Runtime01:16:39

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Born in Munich in 1991, Pacini began her studies at the age of ten as a pupil of Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Salzburg Mozarteum, where she was accepted two years later by the newly founded Institute for Highly Gifted Students. From 2007 she continued her studies in master classes given by Pavel Gililov, completing her diploma in 2011 with honours. In 2010 she became acquainted with Martha Argerich, who invited her the following year to give a recital as part of the Martha Argerich Project in Lugano, and who has since become an important figure in the young pianist’s career.

“Our first project combines works by Beethoven and Liszt, two composers who have influenced me a great deal musically. They embody what has fascinated and captivated me about the piano from the beginning: the ability to transpose an entire orchestra onto the keyboard and trace the complexity of a score in fine detail, as well as the idea of the instrument as a powerhouse of musical evolution.' – Sophie Pacini

'Sophie Pacini is a protégée of Martha Argerich and it shows…There’s a similar air of in-the-moment rhapsodising and no fear of giving the performance a boot up the backside.” (Gramophone)

Sophie Pacini, piano

Sophie Pacini
Born in Munich in 1991, Pacini began her studies at the age of ten as a pupil of Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Salzburg Mozarteum, where she was accepted two years later by the newly founded Institute for Highly Gifted Students. From 2007 she continued her studies in master classes given by Pavel Gililov, completing her diploma in 2011 with honours. In 2010 she became acquainted with Martha Argerich, who invited her the following year to give a recital as part of the Martha Argerich Project in Lugano, and who has since become an important figure in the young pianist’s career.

As a soloist she has performed with orchestras including Camerata Salzburg, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Dresden Philharmonic, Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland Pfalz, Tokyo Philharmonic, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and Vienna Chamber Orchestra. Since 2013 Sophie Pacini has been supported by a scholarship from the Dortmund Mozart Society. In 2015 she received the ECHO Klassik Young Artist of the Year Award in the Piano category.

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