Piano Department Recital
Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.
Program
Frédéric Chopin: Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
III. Largo
IV. Finale: Presto non tant
Andrew Nguyen, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata no.2, Op.36
I. Allegro agitato
II. Non allegro—Lento
III. Allegro molto
Xinyu Jiang, piano
Intermission
Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14
I. Allegro brillante
II. Scherzo: Molto commodo
III. Quasi variazioni: Andantino de Clara Wieck
IV. Prestissimo possibile
Michael Groner, piano
Departments
Piano
Faculty
Jeremy Denk
Sharon Mann
Corey McVicar
Yoshikazu Nagai
Jon Nakamatsu
Garrick Ohlsson
Awadagin Pratt
About SFCM's Piano Department
SFCM pianists study in a focused, energized, and supportive environment. Artist-teachers with a wealth of international performing experience provide close instruction and mentorship to an exclusive group of fewer than 50 students. Performance opportunities within the Conservatory and around San Francisco help prepare students for a career at the highest professional level. Students also have the chance to enter a yearly concerto competition, the winner of which performs with the Conservatory Orchestra. Interdepartmental collaboration, guest artist residencies, and master classes round out a transformative piano education. Recent guest artists include Emanuel Ax, Sergei Babayan, Richard Goode, Stephen Hough, Menahem Pressler, and Shai Wosner.
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