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What to expect
Naruhiko Kawaguchi, laureate of the first Chopin competition on historical instruments, returns with Chopin's Ballades.
The works are a high point of the Romantic piano repertoire.
The four Ballades range from dramatic and virtuoso to lyrical and meditative.
- Four Ballades share a mirror recapitulation.
- Programme includes funeral march, nocturnes, prelude, polonaise, mazurka.
- Kawaguchi plays a Pleyel from 1843.
- Chopin influenced Liszt and Brahms.
- Liszt and Brahms later wrote ballades.
Questions
When does Naruhiko Kawaguchi, Poetry in Virtuosity: Chopin's Ballades start and end?
Naruhiko Kawaguchi, Poetry in Virtuosity: Chopin's Ballades runs Sunday, 21 February 2027, 15:00 until 16:15.
Where is Naruhiko Kawaguchi, Poetry in Virtuosity: Chopin's Ballades?
Naruhiko Kawaguchi, Poetry in Virtuosity: Chopin's Ballades takes place at AMUZ, Kammenstraat 81, Antwerpen.
How much are tickets for Naruhiko Kawaguchi, Poetry in Virtuosity: Chopin's Ballades?
Tickets for Naruhiko Kawaguchi, Poetry in Virtuosity: Chopin's Ballades cost from €5 on the official ticket shop.
What is on the programme?
Chopin's four Ballades, framed by:
a funeral march
nocturnes
a prelude
a polonaise
a mazurka
Kawaguchi plays a Pleyel from 1843.
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Getting there
AMUZ, Kammenstraat 81, 2000 Antwerpen, Antwerpen, BE
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