“50 Years of the Chopin Society”

    Anniversary concert with ceremony · Under the patronage of Mayor Jochen Partsch

    „50 Jahre Chopin-Gesellschaft“

    About the event

    Four first prize winners of our past Chopin piano competitions in Darmstadt give this recital under the patronage of Mayor Jochen Partsch. Coming from four different countries and all successful pianists today, they confirm the international reach and significance of our Darmstadt competitions.

    Performing are: Janne Mertanen from Finland (1st prize 1992), Ivett Gyöngyösi from Hungary (1st prize 2013), Joanna Marcinkowska from Poland (1st prize 2002) and Claire Huangci from the USA (1st prize 2009).

    Biographies

    Janne MertanenPiano · 1st prize 1992

    Joanna MarcinkowskaPiano · 1st prize 2002

    Claire HuangciPiano · 1st prize 2009

    Ivett GyöngyösiPiano · 1st prize 2013

    Date29 February 2020
    Start6:00 pm
    VenueOrangerie DarmstadtBessunger Str. 44, 64285 Darmstadt
    AdmissionRemaining tickets at the box office: €30 / €25 / €20
    Programme

    “50 Years of the Chopin Society”

    Anniversary concert with ceremony · Under the patronage of Mayor Jochen Partsch

    29 February 2020 · 6:00 pm · Orangerie Darmstadt

    Janne MertanenPiano · 1st prize 1992
    Joanna MarcinkowskaPiano · 1st prize 2002
    Claire HuangciPiano · 1st prize 2009
    Ivett GyöngyösiPiano · 1st prize 2013

    Joanna Marcinkowska (Poland, 1st prize 2002) — Chopin

    Nocturne in D flat major op. 27/2

    Waltzes in A flat major op. 34/1, E flat major op. 18, A flat major op. 42

    Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise in E flat major op. 22

    Janne Mertanen (Finland, 1st prize 1992) — Chopin

    Polonaise in C sharp minor op. 26/1

    Impromptu in G flat major op. 51

    Nocturne in E flat major op. 55/2

    Barcarolle in F sharp major op. 60

    Ivett Gyöngyösi (Hungary, 1st prize 2013)

    Chopin

    Polonaise in F sharp minor op. 44

    Chopin

    4 Mazurkas op. 30: No. 1 in C minor, No. 2 in B minor, No. 3 in D flat major, No. 4 in C sharp minor

    Liszt

    Rhapsody No. 10

    Claire Huangci (USA, 1st prize 2009)

    Chopin

    Bolero in A minor op. 19

    Chopin

    3 Nocturnes op. 9: No. 1 in B flat minor, No. 2 in E flat major, No. 3 in B major

    Paderewski

    Menuet, Nocturne, Caprice and Cracovienne Fantastique