Recital
The Chinese Beethoven 2: Jiayan Sun
About the performance
Jiayan Sun plays the second concert in the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra's Chinese Beethoven series. The first half holds the Sonata No. 4 (Op. 7) and the Sonata No. 24, 'à Thérèse' (Op. 78); the second half holds the two sonatas of Op. 14, Nos. 9 and 10. About 85 minutes with the interval. All four carry dedications to women, the SSO's notes say: Op. 7 to Countess Keglevich, Op. 14 to Baroness Braun, Op. 78 to Countess Brunsvik. Sun was born in Yantai, Shandong. He took his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees at the Juilliard School, and won third prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2012.
Program
Beethoven 贝多芬 (1770–1827)
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 "Grand Sonata"
降E大调第四钢琴奏鸣曲，作品7「大奏鸣曲」
Beethoven 贝多芬 (1770–1827)
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 "A Thérèse"
升F大调第二十四钢琴奏鸣曲，作品78「献给泰蕾兹」
Duration: about 85 minutes · with interval
Performers
- Soloist, piano
- Jiayan Sun
Tickets
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Same night
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1380 Middle Fuxing Road
Metro Line 1 / Line 10 / Line 12 — South Shaanxi Road, 8 min walk
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