On January 15
th, pianist Alice Sara Ott gave her recital at NCPA, playing Beethoven, Grieg, and Liszt for the audience, raising the curtain of NCPA Piano Virtuosos 2017. On January 16
th, a press conference was held at NCPA to announce the 2017 project and the yearlong schedule.
The press conference of NCPA Piano Virtuosos released the 2017 schedule
Photo by WANG Xiaojing
Beethoven's Für Elise (Dedicated to Alice) is probably one of the most talked-about classical music pieces. These solo piano works have led many viewers to the vast and wonderful world of classical music, but as it is very popular, a lot of people don’t actually have a chance to witness this greatness and carefully listen to the piano in a live concert. On the evening of January 15th, Alice Sara Ott opened with this piano recital work. This elegant and beautiful melody aroused the memories of the audience. NCPA Piano Virtuosos 2017 is also opened with the live performance of Für Elise by Alice.
On the night of the concert, Alice also played the work of Grieg and Liszt. Whether it is Grieg’s “lyric” in the musical imagination or Liszt’s work in highly difficult techniques and thought-challenging music, Alice’s performance has been given a youthful and beautiful taste; the appearance of each phrase was smart and full of vitality which complimented Alice’s delicate figure on the stage.
The recital of Alice Sara Ott opened the annual piano series of NCPA
Photo by WANG Xiaojing
In 2010, NCPA invited Maurizio Pollini, Lang Lang and other domestic and foreign piano masters to interpret Chopin's classics, in memory of the 200
th anniversary of Chopin’s birth. In 2011, NCPA launched its first Piano Virtuosos series. In the past seven years, more than 60 pianists from all around the world have presented their techniques and understanding of classical music in their piano recitals.
16 pianists will dedicate their techniques and interpretation of different genres and schools
Photo by WANG Xiaojing
In the seventh year of NCPA Piano Virtuosos, there will be 16 pianists, including old friends and the new with their NCPA debuts, to explore different genres and present a “piano music encyclopedia” for music lovers. In “master” section, the audience will enjoy Cristina Ortiz, Menahem Pressler and Stephen Kovacevich’s techniques in music mastery. In “charm school” section, Nikolai Demidenko, Jean-Marc Luisada and other pianists will show various piano school characteristic in their profound attainment. The “world class” section will offer the audience with Hélène Grimaud and Andrei Gavrilov. In “natural talent” section, the audience will meet ZHANG Haochen and Daniil Trifonov’s real strength.
It is also worth mentioning that 2017 is the 190th anniversary of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven's death. NCPA will also be planning a special theme of “interpretation of Beethoven”, including the appearance of Lang Lang. At present there are 10 concerts including Beethoven's pieces, from the sonata to the piano pieces, from fantasy to symphony arrangements, focusing on the interpretation of Beethoven’s different genres of piano solo works.
To further enrich the audience’s experience beyond the performance, NCPA will also launch piano-themed exhibitions, according to characteristics of different artists, planning master classes, meet&greet, lectures and other related activities, to create more opportunities to communicate with the masters.
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