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PUBLIC TALK: AN AUDIENCE WITH EVGENY KISSIN

Took place on November 21, 2011

Time: 18:30 - 19:30

Venue: William MW Mong Building, HKU Sassoon Road Campus


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  A dialogue with Evgeny Kissin

Blog posted on November 21, 2011 by "Maryandmusic"

I was lucky to have won a free ticket for the concert: Kissin plays Liszt. Today I attended a public dialogue with Kissin at The University of Hong Kong.

Kissin was easygoing and friendly. He talked slowly and tried his best to answer every question. He is a child prodigy, but not as proud as some others.

"I think I play better over the years, as I hear more in music, and I want more of myself. " Life is indeed a journey of exploring oneself, and follow one’s heart to wherever it goes.

In the Q&A session, a lady talked about human’s unrestricted potentials intellectually, and asked him if he had any plans about composition or conducting. Kissin was frank enough to say that he didn’t have any time for those. "We only have one lifetime. So I choose the things I’m best at." He said. He further said that living in the world created by those great composers, he didn’t even want to compose any works himself.

"How many books can one read in one’s whole life?" He asked the insightful question. Well, if we suppose that one reads two books per week, and round up the number, one would be able to read 5,000 books in 50 years. It’s just a tip of the iceberg. Therefore, as Kissin put it, "it is a luxury to read all books one can get hold of." This applies to virtually everything in life.

A very important part of growing up is to learn to make decisions, and to give up things that you are not too passionate about or you’re not too good at. I look forward to his performance on the day after tomorrow.

Maryandmusic's Blog

Synesthetic (in harmony with Scriabin)  laughing-smiley-001.gif

2012 Season : Barber's Sonata & Scriabin's Concerto

 
Prerequisite listening
Kissin Recommends:


  • Barber's Sonata - Vladimir Horowitz
  • Scriabin's Concerto - Heinrich Neuhaus

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Listen to Evgeny playing "Widmung" ("Dedication") as a first encore at the Barbican, London 13th February 2011 . . . simply divine!

 

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Evgeny Kissin Tour Schedule

Date
Country
City
State
Venue
Repertoire
Feb 4 & 6 & 7 2012
Italy
Rome
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Academia Santa Cecilia
Grieg's Piano Concerto with Vladimir Jurovsky
Feb 12 2012
Portugal
Lisbon
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The Gulbenkian Foundation
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Feb 16, 2012
Switzerland
Zurich
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Tonhalle
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Feb 22 2012
Netherlands
Rotterdam
-
Grote Zaal
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Feb 26 2012
Netherlands
Amsterdam
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Concertgebouw
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Mar 2 2012
United Kingdom
London
-
Barbican
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Mar 9 2012
France
Paris
-
La Salle Pleyel
Scriabin's and Chopin's Concertos No. 1. with Myung Whun Chung
Mar 23 2012
Germany
Munich
-
Philharmonie
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Mar 27 2012
Austria
Vienna
-
Musikverein
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Mar 31 2012
Germany
Freiburg
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Hochschule für Musik
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Apr 22 2012
USA
Chicago
IL
Symphony Center
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Apr 26 2012
Canada
Montreal
-
OSM Hall
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
Apr 29 2012
Canada
Quebec
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Grand Théâtre de Québec
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
May 3 2012
USA
New York
NY
Carnegie Hall
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata, Barber: Sonata,
Chopin: Nocturne As-Dur opus 32 No. 2 and Sonata No. 3.
May 17 & 19 2012
Canada
Toronto
Roy Thomson Hall
Grieg's Piano Concerto with Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis
May 23 2012
USA
New York
NY
Avery Fisher Hall
Grieg's and Scriabin's Concertos with New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert
June 1 2012
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
-
-
Solo recital
June 4 2012
Brazil
Sao Paulo
-
-
Solo recital
June 8 2012
Argentina
Buenos Aires
-
-
Solo recital
June 12 2012
Chile
Santiago
-
-
Solo recital
June 15 2012
Uruguay
Montevideo
-
-
Solo recital
June 23 2012
Colombia
Bogota
-
-
Solo recital
June 27 2012
Brazil
Sao Paulo
-
-
Solo recital
July 2 2012
Peru
Lima
-
-
Solo recital
July 6 2012
Ecuador
Guayaquil
-
-
Solo recital
July 10 2012
Ecuador
Quito
-
-
Solo recital
Sep 8 2012
Russia
Moscow
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-
Chopin. Concerto No 1. The New Russia Orchestra/Yuri Bashmet.
Sep 27 2012
Armenia
Yerevan
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 4 2012
Georgia
Tbilisi
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 15 2012
Greece
Athens
-
Megaron Concert Hall
Solo recital
Oct 18 2012
Portugal
Lisbon
-
The Gulbenkian Foundation
Solo recital
Oct 22 2012
Spain
Madrid
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 26 2012
Italy
Milan
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 29 2012
Italy
Bologna
-
-
Solo recital
Nov 1 2012
Italy
Rome
-
-
Solo recital
Nov 11 2012
Ireland
Dublin
-
-
Solo recital
Nov 15 2012
United Kingdom
Birmingham
-
-
Solo recital
Nov 20 2012
United Kingdom
London
-
Barbican
Solo recital
Dec 2 2012
Monaco
Monte Carlo
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-
Grieg's Concerto. Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo and Kent Nagano
Dec 5 & 6 2012
France
Paris
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-
Grieg's Concerto. Orchestre de Paris and Andris Nelsons
Dec 12 2012
France
Strasbourg
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-
Grieg's Concerto. Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg and Jan Latham-Koenig
Feb 17 2013
Switzerland
Zurich
-
-
Solo recital
Feb 21 2013
Switzerland
Geneva
-
Victoria Hall
Solo recital
Feb 25 2013
Switzerland
Basel
-
Solo recital
Mar 2 2013
France
Paris
-
Salle Pleyel
Solo recital
Mar 7 2013
Austria
Vienna
-
Musikverein
Solo recital
Mar 11 2013
Germany
Munich
-
Philharmonie
Solo recital
Mar 14 2013
Germany
Hamburg
-
Laeiszhalle
Solo recital
Mar 18 2013
Germany
Berlin
-
Philharmonie
Solo recital
Mar 24 & 31 2013
Austria
Salzburg
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-
Chopin's Concerto No. 1. with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Myung-Whun Chung
May 19 2013
USA
New York
NY
Carnegie Hall
the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and James Levine (repertoire TBC)
Jul 5 2013
France
Colmar
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-
Solo recital
Jul 11 2013
France
Vichy
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-
Chamber music concert with Silvia Marcovici and Alexander Kniazev. Brahms. Trio # 1. Rachmaninoff. Trio G-moll. Schubert. Trio # 2.
Jul 20 2013
France
Montpellier
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Chamber music concert with Silvia Marcovici and Alexander Kniazev. Brahms. Trio # 1. Rachmaninoff. Trio G-moll. Schubert. Trio # 2.
Jul 26 2013
Switzerland
Verbier
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Salle des Combins
Solo recital
Jul 31 2013
Switzerland
Verbier
-
Salle des Combins
Chamber music concert.
Sep 12 2013
Czech Republic
Prague
-
-
Solo recital
Sep 16 2013
Hungary
Budapest
-
-
Solo recital
Sep 19 2013
Croatia
Zagreb
-
-
Solo recital
Sep 23 2013
Romania
Bucharest
-
-
Solo recital
Sep 26 2013
Romania
Bucharest
-
-
Chamber music concert
Sep 30 2013
Slovenia
Ljubljana
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 3 2013
Serbia
Belgrade
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 16 2013
France
Aix-en-Provence
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 20 2013
France
Paris
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 24 2013
France
Montpellier
-
-
Solo recital
Nov 16 2013
Switzerland
Lucerne
-
Lucerne Concert Hall
Solo recital
Nov 20 2013
Switzerland
Lucerne
-
Lucerne Concert Hall
Orchestral concert
Nov 24 2013
Switzerland
Lucerne
-
Lucerne Concert Hall
Chamber music concert
Dec 4 2013
Italy
Milan
-
-
Solo recital
Jan 16 2014
Austria
Vienna
-
Musikverein
Solo recital
Jan 19 2014
Germany
Munich
-
Philharmonie
Solo recital
Jan 24 2014
Germany
Frankfurt
-
-
Solo recital
Jan 27 2014
Germany
Berlin
-
Philharmonie
Solo recital
Sep 28 2014
Iceland
Reykjavík
-
-
Solo recital
Oct 2 2014
Iceland
Reykjavík
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-
Concert with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy


 
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