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An Afternoon With Alexander Kobrin
Week 1 Piano Recital
Chautauqua School of Music Piano Program Guest Faculty Recital: Alexander Kobrin

June 28, 2022
CHQ School of Music
Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall @ 4:00-5:30PM
Van Cliburn gold medalist and guest piano faculty member Alexander Kobrin returns with a program that includes works by Schubert, Brahms, Chopin, and features Rachmaninoff’s virtuosic masterwork, Variations on a Theme of Corelli.

COVID Protocol

Our COVID protocols vary depending on the nature of the program involved. Thank you for helping us navigate these varied protocols so we can endeavor to bring you a summer of brilliant program without interruption. Please note that where masking is in effect, surgical, KN95, or N95 masks are required. All protocols are subject to change; Chautauqua Institution will remain in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. 

While the majority of venues and circumstances at Chautauqua Institution are operating with optional masking, Chautauqua Institution WILL be requiring audiences to mask when attending:

  • Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory performances in Norton Hall and other indoor venues
  • Chautauqua Theater Company performances in Bratton Theater and other indoor venues
  • All indoor student performances and studio visits
Performance Pieces

Andante and Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6             
Joseph Haydn   1732-1809

Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 537                                   
     I. Allegro ma non troppo
    II. Allegretto quasi Andantino
   III. Allegro vivace
Franz Schubert   1797-1828

                      IntermissionBerceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57                                   Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
Frédéric Chopin 1810-1849Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42           
Sergei Rachmaninoff  1873-1943   Theme. Andante   Variation 1. Poco piu mosso   Variation 2. L'istesso tempo   Variation 3. Tempo di Minuetto   Variation 4. Andante   Variation 5. Allegro (ma non tanto)   Variation 6. L'istesso tempo   Variation 7. Vivace   Variation 8. Adagio misterioso   Variation 9. Un poco piu mosso   Variation 10. Allegro scherzando   Variation 11. Allegro vivace   Variation 12. L'istesso tempo   Variation 13. Agitato   Intermezzo   Variation 14. Andante (come prima)   Variation 15. L'istesso tempo   Variation 16. Allegro vivace   Variation 17. Meno mosso   Variation 18. Allegro con brio   Variation 19. Piu mosso. Agitato   Variation 20. Piu mosso   Coda. Andante

Biography
Alexander Kobrin
Pianist