Rafal Blechacz, pianist

Presented by Chamber Music San Francisco

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In October 2005, in a spectacular outing this young Polish virtuoso shocked the Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, winning The Gold Medal (unanimously awarded; the Silver Medal was not granted) and Best Performance of the Mazurkas, the Polonaises and the Sonatas. Thus, he won every prize it was possible to win.

His coup in Warsaw electrified the musical world, and doors immediately opened for him at the most prestigious concert halls in London, Amsterdam, Moscow (with the Mariinsky Orchestra under Valery Gergiev), Munich, Brussels, Madrid, Tokyo, etc. His star has continued to rise. In 2014 he won the prestigious Gilmore Award, which includes $300,000 in cash.

Don’t miss his triumphant return!

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City: San Francisco
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Program Items

Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor
Beethoven Sonata in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor
Franck Prelude, Fugue and Variations, Op. 18
Chopin Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Performers

Rafal Blechacz pianist

Herbst Theatre

Herbst Theatre

401 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States