Music Matters: Two Chopin Piano Concertos

32 Water Street,Stonington CT 06378

11 December, 2021

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Music Matters: Two Chopin Piano Concertos OLGA VINOKUR & JIAYAN SUN, pianos 1 & 2 1882 Erard concert grand (Paris) 1886 Chickering concert grand (Boston) Frédéric Chopin Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11 Olga Vinokur, piano solo Jiayan Sun, orchestral piano Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21 Jiayan Sun, piano solo Olga Vinokur, orchestral piano In this festive concert, Music Matters rolls the calendar straight back to the mid-19th century. Before New England had more than a very few orchestras, rapt music lovers first experienced new orchestral music on two pianos, piano four-hands, or piano and organ. This was how our ancestors first heard symphonies, oratorios, overtures..... and piano concertos. Eminent pianists Olga Vinokur and Jiayan Sun, already deeply admired by our La Grua audiences, will play the rich, filigreed orchestral fabric underpinning each other's glittering solos. If that were not enough, this opulent pairing of an elegant Parisian concert grand and its masterful Boston sibling is unique on the stages of North America. Seating is not reserved; all seating is first come, first served. Doors open 1/2 hour before the start of the event. Please note, you do not have to bring a paper ticket to the event; simply give your name to the attendant at the door. Masks are required for all attendees, regardless of vaccination status. La Grua Center is a small nonprofit cultural arts center—open to all—offering a wide variety of concerts, talks, and art exhibitions in a welcoming space located in Stonington Borough.