David Kaplan, piano

david kaplan · piano Doctor of Musical Arts Recital

Music of Beethoven, Brahms, Schoenberg, Bartók, and Timo Andres Morse Recital Hall • Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 8 pm

Robert Blocker, Dean

Doctor of Musical Arts Recital

david kaplan · piano October 24, 2013 • Morse Recital Hall Johannes Brahms 1833–1897

Sieben Fantasien, Op. 116 I. Capriccio. Presto energico II. Intermezzo. Andante

Arnold Schoenberg 1874—1951

Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 I. Leicht, zart (Light, delicate) II. Langsam (Slow) III. Sehr langsam (Very slow) IV. Rasch, aber leicht (Brisk, but light) V. Etwas rasch (Somewhat brisk) VI. Sehr langsam (Very slow)

Brahms

Sieben Fantasien, Op. 116 III. Capriccio. Allegro passionato IV. Intermezzo. Adagio

Béla Bartók 1881–1945

Suite, Op. 14 I. Allegretto II. Scherzo III. Allegro molto IV. Sostenuto

Brahms

Sieben Fantasien, Op. 116 V. Intermezzo. Andante con grazia ed intimissimo

sentimento VI. Intermezzo. Andantino teneramente VII. Capriccio. Allegro agitato intermission

Timo Andres b. 1985 Ludwig van Beethoven 1770—1827

How Can I Live in Your World of Ideas?

Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux” I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio (The Farewell) II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo (Absence) III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente (The Return)

As a courtesy to the performers and audience, silence all electronic devices.

Please do not leave the hall during selections. Photography or recording of any kind is prohibited.

David Kaplan • piano

David Kaplan, pianist, has been praised for his “grace and fire” by the Boston Globe, and by The New York Times for “striking imagination and creativity.” Recent seasons have brought him as a recitalist to Los Angeles, Berlin, Barcelona, Chicago, and New York, and as a chamber musician in the U.S., Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Denmark. He has appeared as a guest soloist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and performed at Miami’s Arscht Center with Itzhak Perlman.

David is a veteran of many distinguished chamber music festivals and series, including the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Music Northwest, Barge Music, and the Canadian festivals of Banff and Orford. In addition, he has been a guest at Ravinia, Tanglewood, Bard, and the Mostly Mozart Festival where he performed in Avery Fisher Hall. As a member of the New York-based Metropolis, Le Train Bleu, Decoda, and ACJW Ensembles, David has performed frequently in New York’s most exciting venues, from Zankel Hall to (le) Poisson Rouge.

Kaplan has been co-artistic director of Lyrica Chamber Music, a New Jersey concert series now in its twenty-seventh season since 2011.

Kaplan´s enthusiasm for contemporary music has led him to premiere dozens of works, including piano concertos by Timothy Andres (2008) and Alex Weston (2012). A candidate for the DMA degree at Yale University, Kaplan’s distinguished mentors over the years include Claude Frank, Alfred Brendel, Richard Goode, and Emanuel Ax. Under the auspices of a Fulbright Grant, he studied conducting with Lutz Köhler at the Universität der Künste in Berlin. Away from the keyboard, he devotes time to cartooning and cooking, and is mildly obsessed with classic cars.

David Kaplan is a Yamaha Artist. » www.davidkaplanpiano.com

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree.

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