Horn recital with Hanxuan Liang - Beethoven meets Gershwin

Hanxuan Liang, horn

Ryo Yamanishi, piano

Horn player Hanxuan Liang is one of the most distinguished horn players of his generation. His international concert activities have already taken him to major stages such as the BBC Proms and the Lucerne Festival. His most recent successes include a sold-out recital at the renowned Shanghai Concert Hall and the release of his multi-award-winning debut CD "DEBUT". He also made a glittering US debut with his recital in Fort Collins, Colorado. Hanxuan Liang has already worked with leading conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Mark Elder.

He will be accompanied by Japanese-born pianist Ryo Yamanishi. The winner of numerous national and international competitions - including first prize at the 6th International Lake Constance Music Competition - he now works as an academic assistant for accompaniment at the College of Music in Freiburg.

Together, the two musicians will take their audience on a fascinating journey through the ages - an evening that combines tradition and modernity: virtuosic, poetic and surprising.

Program:

Charles Gounod, Six mélodies pour cor et piano (No. 1 & 5)

Robert Schumann, Three Fantasy Pieces for piano, op. 111

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata for horn and piano in F major, op. 17

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Astor Piazzolla, Ave Maria & Yo soy María (arrangement: H. Liang)

Liu, The Song of Chile & The Yue Song (arrangement: H. Liang)

George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (arrangement for horn and piano)

Copyright: Hanxuan Liang