The 7th annual San Francisco International Piano Festival returns to Old First with a celebration of French keyboard music across the centuries. In addition to highlighting the music of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) in his centennial year, opening night will feature works by Couperin, Chabrier, and Séverac, celebrating a variety of musical voices within the French tradition. Festival favorite and fellow Francophile Gwendolyn Mok will join artistic director Jeffrey LaDeur and special guests Sarah Yuan and Munan Cheng in this opening concert. Bienvenue à tous!
Gwendolyn Mok, piano
Jeffrey LaDeur, piano
Sarah Yuan & Munan Cheng, piano
François Couperin (1668-1733)
Ordre No. 25 (1730)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Nocturne No.1 Op.33 No.1
Impromptu No.3 Op.34
Impromptu Op.86b
Selections from Dolly Suite Op.56
Déodat de Séverac (1872-1921)
from Cerdaña
Fêtes
Les muletiers devant le Christ de Llivia
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
Habanera
Bourrée fantasque