Shelley Xuechun Shao, piano - Second Year Advanced Certificate Recital
Student Recital
No tickets required for this event.
In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor.
Program
Johann Kuhnau: Biblical Sonata No. 4, “Hezekiah”
I. Il lament di hiskia per la morte annonciatagli e le sue preghiere ardent
II. La di lui confidenza in Iddio
III. L’allegrezza del Re convalescente - si ricorda del male passato - se ne dimentica
François Couperin: Selections from Pièces de clavecin, Livre 2
I. Les Baricades Mistérieuses
II. Les Grâces Naturelles
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Suite in A Minor, RCT 5/7
VII. Gavotte et six doubles
Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in E Minor, Hob. XVI/34, L. 33
I. Presto
II. Adagio
III. Finale - molto vivace
-Intermission-
J. Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI/33, L. 34
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Tempo di Menuetto
Franz Liszt: Les jeux d’eau à la villa d’Este
Piano
Yoshikazu Nagai
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.