Boris Berman, piano

Presenting

BO RIS BERM A N horowitz piano series

november 7, 2012 Morse Recital Hall 路 Wednesday at 8 pm A Hundred Years Back: Music written in or around 1912

Robert Blocker, Dean

boris berm a n, p ia n o November 7, 2012 • Sprague Memorial Hall

Alexander Scriabin 1872—1915

Sonata No. 7, Op. 64

Sonata No. 9, Op. 68

Sergei Prokofiev 1891—1953

Sarcasms, Op. 17 Tempestoso Allegro rubato Allegro precipitato Smanioso Precipitosissimo

intermission

Claude Debussy 1862—1918

La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box), Ballet for piano Projections designed by Shawn Boyle ’15dra, under the guidance of Wendall Harrington, based on the artwork from the original edition by André Hellé (1871–1945) Peter Francis James, narrator

As a courtesy to the performers and audience, turn off cell phones and pagers. Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.

About the Artists

Pianist Boris Berman is well known to the audiences of close to fifty countries on six continents. He regularly appears with leading orchestras, on major recital series, and in important festivals. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with the distinguished pianist Lev Oborin. An active recording artist and a Grammy nominee, Boris Berman has previously recorded all the works on tonight’s program.

Mr. Berman was the first pianist to record the complete solo works by Prokofiev (Chandos).

Other acclaimed releases include all the Scriabin piano sonatas (Music and Arts) and a recital of Shostakovich piano works (Ottavo), which received the Edison Classic Award, the Dutch equivalent of the

Grammy. The recording of three Prokofiev concertos with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Neeme Järvi conducting (Chandos), was named Compact Disc of the Month by CD Review. Other recordings include works by Mozart, Beethoven, Franck, Weber, Debussy, Stravinsky, Schnittke, Shostakovich, Joplin, and Cage.

In 1984, Mr. Berman joined the faculty of the Yale School of Music, where he is professor of piano, coordinator of piano, and music director of the Horowitz Piano Series. He also gives master classes throughout the world, and in 2005 he was named an honorary professor of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In 2000, Yale University Press published Mr. Berman’s Notes from the Pianist’s Bench, which has since been translated into several languages. In 2008, the same publisher released Mr. Berman’s book Prokofiev’s Piano Sonatas: A Guide for the Listener and the Performer.

r Peter Francis James has most recently appeared in: Signature Theater, The Lady From Dubuque (Lortel Nomination).

Broadway: The Merchant of Venice, On Golden Pond, Drowning Crow, Judgment at Nuremberg. U.K.: The Lady From Dubuque (Theatre Royal, Haymarket), Cymbeline (RSC /TFANA). The Public: Stuff Happens (OBIE, Lucille Lortel Awards), Much Ado, Venus. CSC: The Maids (OBIE Award).

Regional: Guthrie, Ahmanson, Mark Taper, Baltimore Center Stage, McCarter, Yale Rep, Williamstown, others. Film/ Television: The Losers, The Rebound, The Messenger, Joe Gould’s Secret, The Rosa Parks Story, “Oz,” “ Royal Pains,” “Gossip Girl,” “Kings,” “Simple Justice,” ”The Ruby Bridges Story,” all three “Law & Order” series. Teaching: Since 2000 he has been a lecturer at the Yale School of Drama and at BADA/Oxford since 2006. His work as a narrator includes television programs, commercials and more than 50 books. He is a graduate and Associate of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Upcoming Events

Jian Liu, piano

New Music New Haven

november 8 Morse Recital Hall | Thurs | 8 pm Doctor of Musical Arts Recital Music of Beethoven, Liszt, Mozart, Schubert, and more. Free Admission

november 15 Morse Recital Hall | Thurs | 8 pm New Music New Haven George Crumb, featured guest composer.

Free Admission

Igudesman and Joo

Hung-Kuan Chen, piano

november 13 Morse Recital Hall | Tues | 8 pm Oneppo Chamber Music Series A Little Nightmare Music with the duo of Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo. Tickets $25–35, Students $15

november 28 Morse Recital Hall | Wed | 8 pm Horowitz Piano Series Music by Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, and Stravinsky. Tickets $12–22, Students $6–9

Charles Neidich & Robert Levin Yale Brass Trio november 14 Morse Recital Hall | Wed | 8 pm Faculty Artist Series With Mihae Lee, piano. Music from the Italian Renaissance and by Plog, Françaix, Jongen, and Gabaye. Free Admission

december 2 & 3 15 Hillhouse Ave. | Sun, 3 pm | Mon, 8 pm Collection of Musical Instruments Charles Neidich, clarinet, and Robert Levin, piano, perform music of Schumann and Brahms. Tickets $20, Students $10.

Concert Programs: Krista Johnson, Carol Jackson, Julie Blindauer Communications: Dana Astmann, Monica Ong Reed, Austin Kase Operations: Tara Deming, Chris Melillo Piano Curators: Brian Daley, William Harold Recording Studio: Eugene Kimball

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Robert Blocker, Dean

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