Youmei Xia, Piano - Second Year Master's Recital
This event is open to the public, and no tickets are required.
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
Claude Debussy: 2 Préludes, Livre II, L. 131
Vll. La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune
Vlll. Ondine
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M.55
I. Prélude
II. Fugue
III. Forlane
IV. Rigaudon
V. Menuet
VI. Toccata
- Intermission -
Gabriel Fauré: Variations en fa majeur, Op. 73
César Franck: Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
I. Prélude
II. Fugue
III. Variation
Piano
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.