Frank Dupree – piano, Germany

Frank Dupree- piano

Winner of the 2018 Opus Klassik Award for Concerto Recording of the Year and laureate prize winner of the 2014 Deutscher Musikwettbewerb (20th/21st century), German pianist Frank Dupree captivated the judges with his musical maturity, refined technique and ability to draw a wide spectrum of sound and colour from the keyboard. Initially trained as a jazz percussionist, Frank celebrates the breadth and depth of the piano repertoire, with a particular enthusiasm for the music of the 20th century as well as the music of living composers. Recent and forthcoming highlights include an exciting new collaboration with the Kurt Weill Festival as artist-in-residence, debuts with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, Trondheim Symfonieorchester and Sinfonieorcheser Liechtenstein, return invitations at London’s Wigmore Hall, Berlin’s Konzerthaus, Brussels BOZAR amongst others as well as ongoing relationships with the Stuttgart Philharmoniker and Theater Plauen-Zwickau. An artist who is firmly establishing himself on the international scene, Frank has previously performed with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris (play/direct), London Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the orchestras in Minnesota, Malmö, Kristiansand, Auckland, Beethoven Orchester Bonn etc. Recitals and chamber music play a particularly important role in Frank’s musical ethos, and he has frequently collaborated with other rising stars of his generation such as Simon Höfele, Edgar Moreau, Daniel Lozakovich, Timothy Ridout, Kian Soltani etc. A musician who enjoys play/direct engagement, Frank Dupree often takes the stand as a conductor and has previously assisted Sir Simon Rattle, François- Xavier Roth, and Mario Venzago.

Programme:

1. Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15 (D 760)

                 Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo

                 Adagio

                 Presto

 Allegro

1. Schumann: Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18

1. Balakirew: Islamey – Oriental Fantasy, Op. 18

-Intermission-

1. Boulanger: Trois morceaux pour piano
2. D’un Vieux Jardin
3. D’un Jardin Clair

III. The Cortège

1. Debussy: Préludes pour piano

                                               Les collines d’Anacapri                  

                                                La Cathédrale engloutie

                                                Ondine

                                                Feux d’artifice

1. Ravel: „Une barque sur l’océan“ from „Miroirs“

1. Gershwin: Three Preludes for Piano
2. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
3. Andante con moto e poco rubato

                                                III. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso