Wednesday, February 5, 2014, 8:00 PM
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Motoki Hirai, Piano
J.S. Bach (arr. Motoki Hirai): Organ Concerto in D minor, BWV596 after Vivaldi’s L’estro Armonico (US première)
Motoki Hirai: Grace and Hope – Dedicated to the victims and survivors of the earthquake and tsunami (2011) (US première)
Motoki Hirai: Scenes from a Native Land (“Fantasie-Japonaise”) (2005) (US première)
Tchaikovsky: Dumka – (“Scene in a Village”), Op. 59
Grieg: Poetic Tone Picture, Op. 3, No. 4
Grieg: Norwegian Dance, Op. 35, No. 2
Grieg: Album Leaves, Op. 28, No. 3
Grieg: Anitra’s Dance from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, No. 3
Motoki Hirai: Homage to Grieg (1987/2007) (US première)
Motoki Hirai: Improvisation on EDvArD GriEG (World première)
Grieg: Selections from Lyric Pieces
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http://www.midamerica-music.com/solo-and-chamber-music-series