Peter Serkin, Piano

Schoenberg: Three Pieces, Op.11
Debussy: .Epigraphes Antiques
Kurtag: Four Pieces from Játékok
Wuorinen: Scherzo [World Premiere]
Chopin: Polonaise in C Minor, Op.40, No.2
Chopin: Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op.29
Chopin: Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op.15, No.2
Chopin: Nocturne in B Major, Op.32, No.1
Chopin: From Trois Etudes Nouvelle, No.2 in A-flat Major
Chopin: Prelude in A-flat Major, Op. Post.
Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op.62, No.2
Schoenberg: Suite, Op.25
"Serkin approaches contemporary music with the same depth as he does the classics, and he is unique among the superstars in that he approaches it at all." - Ned Rorem
Peter Serkin first attended The Curtis Institute of Music in 1958 and performed at the Marlboro Music Festival the following year. His performance garnered invitations to play with both the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras. In 1966, at age 19, Mr. Serkin received a Grammy Award for Best New Classical Artist. Three of his recordings have since been nominated, including his rendition of six Mozart piano concertos and works by Messiaen. Throughout his career he has successfully conveyed the essence of four centuries of musical repertoire, and his performances with symphony orchestras, recital appearances, chamber music collaborations, and recordings are respected worldwide. An avid proponent of the music of twentieth- and twenty-first-century composers, Peter Serkin has given many world premieres, including works written for him by Tōru Takemitsu, Peter Lieberson, Oliver Knussen, and Alexander Goehr.