The Program

Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903
Beethoven: 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80
Debussy: Pour le Piano
Chopin: Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat Major, Op. 61
Chopin: Scherzo in B-flat Minor, Op. 31

Pre-concert Lecture at 6:45 pm by Jeffrey Kallberg

The Artist

Ivan Moravec was born in Prague in 1930.  He studied piano at the Prague Conservatory and the Prague Academy and in Italy with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.  Moravec made his American debut in January 1964 with the Cleveland Orchestra and George Szell at Severance Hall; the following month he made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall.  Since then he has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Minnesota Orchestras, the Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Toronto and Pittsburgh symphonies and the Los Angeles and Orpheus chamber orchestras among many others. As one of the world's most acclaimed recitalists, Mr. Moravec has appeared in recital at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center and on the major recital series in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Cleveland and Philadelphia.  He has released numerous acclaimed recordings for Nonesuch, Supraphon, The Connoisseur Society and other labels and is one of the pianists included on Philips' historic series Great Pianists of the 20th Century.  In 2002 Moravec was awarded the Cannes Classical Award for lifetime achievement.  For more information on Ivan Moravec visit www.ivanmoravec.net.