Mon

3/26/2012

8:00pm

Classical

Daniel Fichera

Piano

• $25 Assigned Rows 1-2
• $15 Assigned Rows 3-5
• $10 General Admission
• $5 Student

• Daniel Fichera, piano

Program

 

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Hess Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

Siloti Prelude in B Minor

 

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor Op. 14 (Original Version)

     Allegro brillante

     Scherzo: vivacissimo

     Scherzo: molto commodo

     Quasi variazioni: Andantino de Clara Wieck

     Prestissimo possibile

 

-INTERMISSION-

 

Robert Schumann

Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) Op. 15 

     Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People) 

     Kuriose Geschichte (A Curious Story) 

     Hasche-Mann (Blind Man’s Bluff) 

     Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child) 

     Glückes genug (Happy Enough) 

     Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event) 

     Träumerei (Dreaming) 

     Am Kamin (At the Fireside) 

     Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobby Horse) 

     Fast zu Ernst (Almost Too Serious) 

     Fürchtenmachen (Frightening) 

     Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep) 

     Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks)

Schumann composed the Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) Opus 15 in 1838.  A favorite of Schumann's compositions, the works are quite playful, emulating a childlike innocence.  The works are deceptive however; what's written on the page strongly contrasts the aural simplicity.  The Träumerei is one of the most famous piano pieces ever written, and exists in myriad forms and transcriptions, and has been the favourite encore of several artists, including Vladimir Horowitz.  Alban Berg, in reply to charges that modern music was overly complex, pointed out that this piece is in no way as simple as it appears in its harmonic structure.

Wagner-Liszt (1811-1886)

Solemn March to the Holy Grail from “Parsifal”

Isolda’s Liebestod from “Tristan and Isolda”

Daniel Fichera

Pianist Daniel Fichera is an award winning pianist who made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall upon winning the Artists International Competition in New York, N.Y.  Since that time he has played in many important halls in the U.S. and Europe as soloist and with orchestra.  As vocal collaborator he has accompanied such international artists as Elizabeth Futral, Jerry Hadley, Audra McDonald, William Burden and Ainoha Arteta.  Mr. Fichera earned his B.M. at the Mannes College of Music, in New York, NY, M.M. at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois and additional studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York where he was a recipient of the Alice K. Whitney award.  A former resident of many years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Daniel graduated from Pioneer High School.  His principal teachers include Nina Svetlanova and Alexander Eydelmann.  A frequent lecturer, Mr. Fichera can also be heard on RSA radio 99.1 FM in Nerja, Spain.  He can be reached at relayer22@hotmail.com.