ODESSA CLASSICS TALLINN 2023. Sebastian Knauer

Programme

Michael Nyman
6 Piano Pieces for Sebastian Knauer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major K. 330, II movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major K. 545, I movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major K. 332, III movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasy in C Minor, K. 475

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor K. 310, I movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major K. 311, III movement

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Variations on a theme Ah, vous dirai-je maman K. 265

Internationally renowned composer Michael Nyman wrote six piano pieces related to the piano sonatas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, commissioned by the German pianist Sebastian Knauer. In this concert program, Sebastian Knauer combines two composers whom he highly appreciates and thereby builds a musical bridge between the 18th and 21st centuries.

In June 2015, the Odessa Classics music festival was held in Odessa, Ukraine for the first time. Its founder, pianist Alexey Botvinov’s mission was to create a festival that would help Ukraine move closer to Europe and resist Russian-initiated military aggression. Odessa Classics has been associated with Estonia since its first days, through our musicians, festival guests and supporters. In order not to break the tradition of the festival, Odessa Classics found a temporary home in Estonia and is called Odessa Classics Tallinn.