Sunday, 11 February 2018
Daniel Lebhardt Piano
Beethoven
Sonata in D minor Op 32 No 2 'Tempest Sonata'
Liszt
Après une lecture du Dante - Fantasia quasi sonata, S161/7
Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit (complete)
Liszt
Mephisto-Walzer no. 2, S515 - 10 mins
We are fortunate to meet this formidable pianist at such a young age. His virtuosity and power are astonishing and he has been rewarded with numerous prizes and awards across the world. Born in Hungary, Daniel studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest with István Gulyás and Gyöngyi Keveházi and at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Pascal Nemirovski
Daniel Lebhardt won 1st Prize at the Young Concert Artists auditions in Paris and New York in 2015. In the same year he recorded solo piano works for the recent release of the complete Bartók for Decca and in 2016 won the Most Promising Pianist prize at the Sydney International Piano Competition.
Future engagements include recitals at Wigmore Hall, the Gardner Museum in Boston, Morgan Library in New York, Louvre in Paris, the Oxford International and Nottingham International Piano Series. He continues to give recitals throughout the UK, and performs Rachmaninov’s Concerto No. 2 with the Auburn and Dearborn Symphony Orchestras in Washington and Michigan. In Autumn 2017 he tours Argentina and Chile.