Piano Masters Series: Beethoven250 Piano Celebration Featuring Aleksandr Polyakov
NOTE: This is a rebroadcast of Polyakov's original December 16 performance.
Boston Conservatory faculty member Aleksandr Polyakov performs a virtual Piano Masters Series concert in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
Polyakov, the newest piano faculty member at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, has won top prizes at 20 international piano competitions, including the Liszt Competitions in Utrecht and Weimar. Also a conductor, he has performed widely around the world. Read Polyakov's full bio. He presents a spectacular concert on Beethoven's birthday, including Liszt's transcription of the "Eroica" Symphony for solo piano.
BEETHOVEN: 10 Variations on La Stessa la stessissima, WoO.73
BEETHOVEN-LISZT: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat ("Eroica")
This performance concludes the series of virtual performances celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday, kicked off by acclaimed German pianist Jan Jiracek von Arnim's four lecture-concerts performed live from Vienna.