Piano Concerto Competition Finals
Concerto Competitions are an opportunity for students to showcase their abilities and win the opportunity to perform with the SFCM Orchestra conducted by Edwin Outwater.
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
III. Rondo. Vivace
Jon Lee, piano soloist
Bonhwi Kim, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1
I. Vivace—Moderato
II. Andante
III. Allegro vivace
Michael Groner, piano soloist
Aleks Shameti, piano
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, S.124
I. Allegro maestoso(1811–1886)
II. Quasi Adagio
III. Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato
IV. Allegro marziale animato
Bonhwi Kim, piano soloist
Jon Lee, 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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