Greatest Piano Concertos OF ALL TIME

Greatest Piano Concertos of all time! July 19 – 26 2009, 7:30 p.m.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear five world-class guest artists, five composers and give of the greatest piano concertos of all time performed in one week.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd.  Boulder, CO 80302

303-440-7666 | www.coloradomusicfest.org

Prokofiev – Jie Chen, Piano

Greatest Piano Concertos

The CMF Festival Orchestra, conducted by Michael Christie, with pianist Jie Chen, performs Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. The New York Times writes, “she has shown she is more than a virtuosic clone,” and a critic at the Gilmore Rising Stars Series notes that “Chen displayed almost frightening technical capabilities wedded to superior musicality.” Also on this all-Prokofiev program is Peter & the Wolf performed with the Colorado premiere of the 2008 Oscar - winning short film by British animator Suzie Templeton, and the Suite from “The Love for Three Oranges.”

July 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd.  Boulder, CO 80302

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Grieg – Jon Nakamatsu, Piano

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Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medallist Jon Nakamatsu returns to Chautauqua Auditorium for a performance of Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto in A minor. Michael Christie will also be leading the orches­tra in a performance of the only work as popular as Grieg’s Piano Concerto, his Incidental Music from Peer Gynt.

July 21, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd.  Boulder, CO 80302

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Rachmaninoff – Natasha Paremski, Piano

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Dynamic young pianist Natasha Paremski returns to the Chautauqua Auditorium stage to join Michael Christie and the CMF Festival Orchestra in a performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. “Paremski performs with flawless technique and unbeatable energy” (BBC Music Magazine). Also on the program is Rachmaninoff’s final composition, Symphonic Dances.

July 23, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd.  Boulder, CO 80302

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Beethoven – Spencer Meyer, Piano

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Michael Christie leads the CMF Festival Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 with Spencer Myer, Gold Medalist of the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competi­tion. Also on this all-Beethoven program is his Creatures of Prometheus. Written early in Beethoven’s career, this ballet recounts the story of the demigod Prometheus, who molds humans both literally, from clay, and intellectually, by endowing them with gifts of art and science. This lesser-known work of Beethoven’s is a treasure for music lovers!

July 24, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd.  Boulder, CO 80302

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Mozart – Orion Weiss, Piano

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Pianist Orion Weiss, a Boulder favorite and one of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians, will join Michael Christie and the CMF Festival Orchestra for the final concert in the “Great­est Piano Concertos of All Time” series to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27. Also on this all-Mozart program is La Clemenza di Tito Overture, a story of love, revenge, and forgiveness in ancient Rome, and the composer’s last symphony, No. 41, “Jupiter.”

July 26, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd.  Boulder, CO 80302

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