ROCHESTER, NY — The adventurous — and talented — pianists from the studio of Professor Nelita True at the Eastman School of Music will put their endurance and musicianship to the test as they present a unique “Beethoven Marathon” at the School.
Throughout the month of April, the students will present a concert series showcasing all 32 of Beethoven’s powerful piano sonatas, which rank among the milestone works of classical music. The performances, which are free and open to the public, begin at 8:30 p.m. on the following days: Mon., April 5; Mon., April 12; Sun., April 18; Thurs., April 22; Fri., April 23; Sat., April 24; and Sun., April 25 . All seven concerts will take place in the Ciminelli Lounge in the Eastman Student Living Center (100 Gibbs St.).
“The idea to perform all 32 Beethoven sonatas was initiated entirely by my students,” said True, professor of piano at Eastman since 1987 who is acclaimed as both a performer and a pedagogue. “I’ve not heard of any other presentation of all 32 by a group of students. I believe this is a unique concert series.”
The recital programs and performers (with class year) are as follows:
APRIL 5:
No. 1: Op. 2, No. 1 Amy Sze, DMA
No. 17: Op. 31, No. 2 Bobby Mitchell, Freshman
No. 27: Op. 90 Susan Tang, MM
No. 5: Op. 10, No. 1 Cory Bonn, Junior
No. 30: Op. 109 Tamari Gurevich, DMA
APRIL 22:
No. 6: Op.10, No. 2 Susan Tang, MM
No. 12: Op. 26 Lina Morita,DMA
No. 18: Op. 31, No. 3 Feifei Zhang, MM
No. 11: Op. 22 Amy Sze, DMA
No. 23: Op. 57 Bobby Mitchell, Freshman
APRIL 12:
No. 15: Op. 28 Lina Morita, DMA
No. 7: Op. 10, No. 3 Amber Shay, DMA
No. 22: Op. 54 Daniel Pesca, Junior
No. 4: Op. 7 Young-Hyun Cho, DMA
APRIL 23:
No. 8: Op. 13 Feifei Zhang, MM
No. 9: Op. 14, No. l Amber Shay, DMA
No. 31: Op. 110 Young-Hyun Cho, DMA
No. 26: Op. 81a Yin Zheng, DMA
No. 21: Op. 53 Sergio Monteiro, DMA
APRIL 18:
No. 19 : Op. 49, No. 1 Julia Siciliano, Junior
No. 20: Op. 49, No. 2 Mark DiPinto, DMA
No. 2: Op. 2, No. 2 Amber Shay, DMA
No. 10: Op. 14, No. 2 Yin Zheng, DMA
No. 13: Op. 27, No. 1 Lina Morita, DMA
No. 24: Op. 78 Julia Siciliano, Junior
APRIL 24:
No. 16: Op. 31, No. 1 Thomas Rosenkranz, DMA
No. 14: Op. 27, No. 2 Tamari Gurevich, DMA
No. 29: Op. 106 Daniel Pesca, Junior
APRIL 25:
No. 28: Op. 101 Sergio Monteiro, DMA
No. 3: Op. 2, No. 3 Mark DiPinto, DMA
No. 25: Op. 79 Thomas Rosenkranz, DMA
No. 32: Op. 111 Sarah Rhee, DMA
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