G r a n d s p i a n i s t e s
RECENTLY
at La Maison Française
François-Frédéric Guy
Program - Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle
- Sonata no. 1 in F minor, opus 2
- Sonata no. 2 in A major, opus 2
- Sonata no. 3 in C major, opus 2
Followed by a wine reception.
November 14 - 4:00 p.m.
- Sonata no. 5 in C minor, opus 10
- Sonata no. 6 in F major, opus 10
- Sonata no. 7 in D major, opus 10
Snacks available between concerts (cash bar).
November 14 - 7:00 p.m.
- Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, opus 7
- Sonata no. 9 in E major, opus 14
- Sonata no. 10 in G major, opus 14
- Sonata no. 8 in C minor, opus 13 ‘Pathétique’
November 15 - 4:00 p.m.
- Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, opus 22
- Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, opus 26 ‘Funeral March’
- Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, opus 27 ‘Quasi una fantasia’
- Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, opus 27 ‘Moonlight’
November 16 - 7:00 p.m.
- Sonata no. 16 in G major, opus 31
- Sonata no. 17 in D minor, opus 31 ‘The Tempest’
- Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, opus 31
November 17 - 7:00 p.m.
- Sonata no. 15 in D major, opus 28 ‘Pastorale’
- Sonata no. 19 in G minor, opus 49
- Sonata no. 20 in G major, opus 49
- Sonata no. 21 in C major, opus 53 ‘Waldstein’
November 20 - 7:00 p.m.
- Sonata no. 22 in F major, opus 54
- Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, opus 78
- Sonata no. 23 in F minor, opus 57 ‘Appassionata’
- Sonata no. 25 in G major, opus 79
- Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, opus 81a ‘Les Adieux’
November 21 - 7:00 p.m.
- Sonata no. 27 in E minor, opus 90
- Sonata no. 28 in A major, opus 101
- Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, opus 106 ‘Hammerklavier’
November 22 - 4:00 p.m.
- Sonata no. 30 in E major, opus 109
- Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, opus 110
- Sonata no. 32 in C minor, opus 111
Followed by a wine reception to meet the artist.
"François Frederic Guy... offered a performance of the Fourth Concerto (Beethoven) that spoke quiet volumes about his exceptional talent. His playing combined an undemonstrative manner with real authority, while finding lyrical loveliness at every turn..." - Pianist Magazine
François-Frédéric Guy is an established pianist of immense interpretative authority and superlative technique, especially admired in music of the Austro-German tradition.
With his exceptional command of the keyboard, he has made a speciality of works on the grandest scale, such as the major piano works of Brahms, the Liszt B Minor Sonata, and Beethoven’s Hammerklavier. His recording of this last work for Näive was recently declared the "best available" by BBC Radio’s Building a Library.
He is now embarking on an important phase in his career, performing all the Beethoven sonatas and concertos around the world. He will also appear at festivals and international concert venues to perform Brahms, Prokofiev, Bartók and contemporary music.
François-Frédéric Guy studied with Dominique Merlet and Christian Ivaldi at the Conservatoire de Paris. 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, Gerard Pesson and Hugues Dufourt, who recently dedicated the significant new piano piece Erlkönig to him.
Mr. Guy has performed worldwide with orchestras such as the Berlin Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Hallé, Helsinki Philharmonic, Japan Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Lyon and San Francisco Symphony. In the summer of 2006 he made his BBC Proms début at the Royal Albert Hall performing the Ravel Piano Concerto with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia. Other outstanding conductors with whom he has worked include Bernard Haitink, Daniel Harding, Neeme Järvi, Wolfgang Sawallisch and Michael Tilson Thomas.
Artist's website: www.ffguy.com
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