C l a s s i c a l
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 &
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 (2 concerts)
at La Maison Française
Admission:
- General: $25
- Students w/id.: $20
- Combo (both concerts): $40
Tickets: InstantSeats.com
A limited amount of free parking within the Embassy of France will be available on a first come, first served basis. Additional parking is available on Reservoir Road and across the street at Georgetown University Hospital’s pay lot.
BEETHOVEN: The complete piano and cello sonatas
(2 concerts)
François-Frédéric Guy, piano
Marc Coppey, cello
A reception to meet the artists will follow the program.
Schedule
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Variations in G maj. on Handel’s See the conqu'ring Hero comes, WoO 45'
Sonata in F major no. 1, Op. 5
Variations in F maj. on Mozart’s Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen, Op. 66’
Sonata in G minor no. 2, Op. 5
Friday, October 29, 2010
Sonata in C major no. 4, Op. 102
Sonata in D major no. 5, Op. 102
Variations in E flat major on Mozart’s 'Bei Männern, WoO 46'
Sonata in A major no. 3, Op. 69
CD’s will be available for sale at each performance.
"...Guy presented a wondrous sleight of hand, pulling one mood out of another, diminishing mountains into molehills and blowing them up all over again, so seamlessly that it was hard to notice the transitions." — The Washington Post
"With stunning lyricism, Marc Coppey treats us to a devastating, breathtaking version of Beethoven’s sonata (op. 102 n°2)" — Le Monde de la Musique
Pianist François-Frédéric Guy has a growing reputation for interpretations of authority, intensity and insight. He is especially renowned for his performances of large-scale works in the Austro-German tradition — in November 2006, BBC Radio 3’s CD Review selected his Naïve recording of Beethoven’s epic Hammerklavier Sonata as the finest in the catalogue. In addition to his admiration of Beethoven — whom he describes as "the Alpha and Omega of music" — he has special affinities with the music of Bartók, Brahms, Liszt and Prokofiev and a strong commitment to contemporary music with close links to composers such as Ivan Fedele, Marc Monnet, Gérard Pesson and Hugues Dufourt, who recently dedicated the significant new piano piece Erlkönig to him.
- Artist’s Link: www.ffguy.com
Cellist Marc Coppey, winner of the two highest prizes at the 1988 Bach competition in Leipzig — first prize and special prize for the best interpretation of Bach — is considered to be one of the leading cellists today. He has appeared on numerous occasions in Europe, North and South America and Asia and in some of the most prestigious concert halls of the world such as Wigmore Hall in London, the Schauspielhaus in Berlin, the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Marc Coppey’s choice of repertoire is eclectic and innovative. He frequently plays the complete Bach Suites and other well-known and loved concert repertoire, also performing works that are rarely heard.
- Artist’s Link: www.marccoppey.com/
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François-Frédéric Guy
Marc Coppey
photo: courtesy of Adrien Hippolyte