Guest Artist Recital: Arthur Greene
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Guest Artist Recital

Arthur Greene, piano

Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Ten Last Pieces by Johannes Brahms

Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
Johannes Brahms
(1833 - 1897)

I. Intermezzo in A Minor
II. Intermezzo in A Major
III. Ballade in G Minor
IV. Intermezzo in F Minor
V. Romance in F Major
VI. Intermezzo in E-flat Minor

 

Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119
Johannes Brahms

I. Intermezzo in B Minor
II. Intermezzo in E Minor
III. Intermezzo in C Major
IV. Rhapsody in E-flat Major


INTERMISSION


Four Ballades of Frederic Chopin

Ballade No. 1 in G Minor
Frederic Chopin
(1810 - 1849)

 

Ballade No. 2 in F Major
Frederic Chopin

 

Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major
Frederic Chopin

 

Ballad No. 4 in F Minor
Frederic Chopin


We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the College of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Advancement, 865-974-3331 or ccox@utfi.org.

Arthur Greene

Arthur Greene was born in New York City. He received degrees from Yale, Juilliard, and Stony Brook. Mr. Greene treasures the inheritance of our rich piano repertoire, which he considers among humanity’s greatest achievements, and he is grateful for the opportunity to bring it to life and to share it with as many people as possible.

Mr. Greene was first prize winner in major international competitions. He has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco, Utah, and National Symphonies, the Ukraine National Symphony, the Czech National Symphony, the Tokyo Symphony, and many others. He has played recitals in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Moscow Rachmaninov Hall, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Lisbon Sao Paulo Opera House, Hong Kong City Hall and concert houses in Shanghai, Beijing, and Seoul, and all the major cities in Japan. He was an Artistic Ambassador to Serbia, Kosovo, and Bosnia for the United States Information Agency. Mr. Greene recorded the complete Etudes of Alexander Scriabin for Supraphon, and piano works of the Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko for Toccata Classics. He has made many recordings together with his wife, the violinist Solomia Soroka, for Naxos and Toccata. He has performed the 10 Sonata Cycle of Alexander Scriabin in many important international venues, including multi-media presentations with Symbolist artworks. He has performed mazurkas with the Janusz Prusinowski Kompania, a Polish folk ensemble. He has been a faculty member at many summer festivals, including the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival and Perugia MusicFest. His interests beyond the world of music are diverse and include Renaissance and Pre-Renaissance art, and historical issues of Eastern Europe.

Reviews include: “Incomparable master-pianist” (Upper Austria Krone News, 2019); "A profound musician" - The Washington Post; "A masterful pianist" – The New York Times; "Intoxicating appeal" - Mainichi Daily News, Japan; "A romantic splendor of sound-colors" - Ruhr Nachrichten; "Stellar Scriabinist" - American Record Guide.

Arthur Greene is a member of the piano faculty of the University of Michigan. There he has won the Harold Haugh Award for Excellence in Studio Teaching. He and his students presented a recital series of the complete solo works of Chopin in nine concerts. He is a frequent judge of piano competitions. His current and former students include prizewinners in international competitions, and his former students hold important teaching positions throughout the United States. He is teaching at Korea National University of Arts in Seoul for the 2023-24 year.

Guest Artist Recital: Arthur Greene
Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Guest Artist Recital

Arthur Greene, piano

Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center


PROGRAM


Ten Last Pieces by Johannes Brahms

Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118
Johannes Brahms
(1833 - 1897)

I. Intermezzo in A Minor
II. Intermezzo in A Major
III. Ballade in G Minor
IV. Intermezzo in F Minor
V. Romance in F Major
VI. Intermezzo in E-flat Minor

 

Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119
Johannes Brahms

I. Intermezzo in B Minor
II. Intermezzo in E Minor
III. Intermezzo in C Major
IV. Rhapsody in E-flat Major


INTERMISSION


Four Ballades of Frederic Chopin

Ballade No. 1 in G Minor
Frederic Chopin
(1810 - 1849)

 

Ballade No. 2 in F Major
Frederic Chopin

 

Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major
Frederic Chopin

 

Ballad No. 4 in F Minor
Frederic Chopin


We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the College of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Advancement, 865-974-3331 or ccox@utfi.org.

Arthur Greene

Arthur Greene was born in New York City. He received degrees from Yale, Juilliard, and Stony Brook. Mr. Greene treasures the inheritance of our rich piano repertoire, which he considers among humanity’s greatest achievements, and he is grateful for the opportunity to bring it to life and to share it with as many people as possible.

Mr. Greene was first prize winner in major international competitions. He has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco, Utah, and National Symphonies, the Ukraine National Symphony, the Czech National Symphony, the Tokyo Symphony, and many others. He has played recitals in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Moscow Rachmaninov Hall, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Lisbon Sao Paulo Opera House, Hong Kong City Hall and concert houses in Shanghai, Beijing, and Seoul, and all the major cities in Japan. He was an Artistic Ambassador to Serbia, Kosovo, and Bosnia for the United States Information Agency. Mr. Greene recorded the complete Etudes of Alexander Scriabin for Supraphon, and piano works of the Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko for Toccata Classics. He has made many recordings together with his wife, the violinist Solomia Soroka, for Naxos and Toccata. He has performed the 10 Sonata Cycle of Alexander Scriabin in many important international venues, including multi-media presentations with Symbolist artworks. He has performed mazurkas with the Janusz Prusinowski Kompania, a Polish folk ensemble. He has been a faculty member at many summer festivals, including the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival and Perugia MusicFest. His interests beyond the world of music are diverse and include Renaissance and Pre-Renaissance art, and historical issues of Eastern Europe.

Reviews include: “Incomparable master-pianist” (Upper Austria Krone News, 2019); "A profound musician" - The Washington Post; "A masterful pianist" – The New York Times; "Intoxicating appeal" - Mainichi Daily News, Japan; "A romantic splendor of sound-colors" - Ruhr Nachrichten; "Stellar Scriabinist" - American Record Guide.

Arthur Greene is a member of the piano faculty of the University of Michigan. There he has won the Harold Haugh Award for Excellence in Studio Teaching. He and his students presented a recital series of the complete solo works of Chopin in nine concerts. He is a frequent judge of piano competitions. His current and former students include prizewinners in international competitions, and his former students hold important teaching positions throughout the United States. He is teaching at Korea National University of Arts in Seoul for the 2023-24 year.