Tuesday Matinees: Leon Bernsdorf Press Release
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center Presents
Tuesday Matinees: Leon Bernsdorf, piano
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 at 2 pm
FRANZ SCHUBERT Sonata in c minor D 958
FRANZ LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
SCHUBERT/LISZT Transcription of "Auf dem Wasser zu Singen"
SCHUMANN/LISZT Transcription of "Widmung"
LISZT Sonata in b minor
Winner of the Second Prize at the 2010 Liszt International Piano Competition in Moscow, German pianist Leon Bernsdorf has appeared as soloist with orchestras in Hamburg and Berlin performing piano concertos by Grieg, Rachmaninov and Brahms. Upcoming performances include a repeat orchestral appearance in Moscow, a piano recital at the Liszt Festival in Budapest and recitals at international festivals in Bergamo and Verona, Italy.
Merkin Concert Hall’s Tuesday Matinees series presents some of the brightest young classical stars from around the world in the early stages of what are sure to be long and successful careers. The 2011-12 series continues with Musicians from Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute (4/3/12) and the Linden String Quartet (5/1/12).
Merkin Concert Hall
at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam)
New York, NY 10023
Ticket Information
Single tickets: $17
Tickets at 212 501 3330 or http://www.kaufman-center.org
Press Information
Press releases and hi-res images: http://kaufman-center.org/kc/press
Press Contact:
Joan Jastrebski
212 501 3386
joan@kaufman-center.org
Tuesday Matinees are made possible, in part, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Edward T. Cone Foundation, Barbara Bell Cumming Foundation, Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the Fund for the City of New York, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State’s 62 counties. (Updated 7/26/11)
