Piano Recital I – Chi Ho Han

French and Russian piano works from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries will create a varied musical palette that will reveal the parallels and otherness of the work of pianists and composers in one person. During the concert we will discover whether elements of French music permeated the music of Russian composers Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky during their time in Paris. Gymnopédies by provocateur Erik Satie will form a kind of intermezzo that will lead us to the famous La Valse by Maurice Ravel. Originally an orchestral work, the composer has also transcribed it for solo piano, and there are even his own arrangements by piano virtuosos such as Glenn Gould and Sean Chen. Contemporary compositional practice will be reminded of the work of Canadian pianist and composer Marc André Hamelin, who has been nominated eleven times for Grammy Awards for his artistic achievements. The young 30-year-old Korean pianist Chi Ho Han, who settled in Germany, has been awarded for his artistic performances in several international competitions and has two albums to his credit.