4pm: Pianist Sophia Agranovich plays Schumann, Chopin, Liszt

Robert Schumann Sonata in No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

     I. So rasch wie möglich

     II. Andantino. Getragen

     III. Scherzo. Sehr rasch und markiert

     IV. Rondo. Presto possible, Prestissimo, quasi cadenza

Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Robert Schumann/Franz Liszt Liebeslied “Widmung” (“Dedication”)

Franz Liszt Sonata in B minor, S. 178

     Lento assai – Allegro energico – Grandioso – Recitativo

     Andante sostenuto – Quasi adagio

     Allegro energico

     Allegro energico – Più mosso – Stretta quiasi presto – Presto

     Andante sostenuto – Allegrao moderato – Lento assai

with Sophia Agranovich, piano

Sophia Agranovich, a multi-award-winning pianist, recording artist, educator, and artistic director, is internationally celebrated for her breathtaking virtuosity and profound sensitivity. Fanfare describes her as “a bold, daring pianist in the tradition of the Golden Age Romantics…A tigress of the keyboard,” and OneWorld Music Radio praises her as “one of the most accomplished classical pianists of her day.” Her performances captivate audiences with “an orison of uncommon beauty” (Audiophile) and are praised for their “interpretation that dares to be different,” “magnificent shading and superior musicianship” (American Record Guide).

A Steinway Artist, Sophia Agranovich has graced concert stages around the world. Recently she played solo concerts at the Pennautier Festival and Juan-les-Pins in France where she premiered compositions dedicated to her by Françoise Choveaux, and was invited to China and Brazil. Some of her prestigious venues are David Geffen Hall, Bruno Walter Auditorium and Paul Hall at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, Roerich and Metropolitan museums, Steinway Hall and gal­leries, Bargemusic, Tenri Cultural Institute, Polish Cultural Foundation, Lambert Castle, Watchung Arts Center, Salle Cortot, Théâtre Na Loba, American Cathedral in Paris, Ehrbarsaal, Gesellschaft für Musiktheater, Kaiser Hall, Sala Baldini, Teatro di Marcello. She also performed at libraries and numerous colleges and universities, such as the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rubin Academy of Music, National Music Academy of Ukraine and Lviv State Conservatory. Ms. Agranovich has collaborated with Mark Peskanov, Shlomo Mintz, Christopher Collins Lee, Andrew Litton, Alexander Mishnaevsky, Andrew Lamy, Brett Deubner, Gregory Singer, Anatole Wieck, Rupam Sarmah, Lili Haydn, Hamid Saeidi, Kathleen Supove, award-winning Emmy, Grammy, and Billboard top ten musical artists, and members of the major orchestras. www.sophiaagranovich.com

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