Vadym Kholodenko / Piano Recital

• Classical Music

At aged 15, Vadym Kholodenko first attracted attention when he decided upon the Maria Callas piano competition in Athens. By winning the gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in the USA, the career of the Ukrainian pianist finally gained momentum. Concerts took him throughout Europe, Asia and North America and always garnered rave reviews. As a result, Kholodenko is still one of the rather quiet stars on the scene, who instead of media noise prefers musical quality. Now, it is best to convince yourself of this at his Elbphilharmonie debut as part of »Pianomania«.

Kholodenko is consequently the perfect candidate for the current theme of »Transcriptions« because he has also made several arrangements of well-known works for the piano himself. In Hamburg, however, he now presents two unfamiliar arrangements: firstly, the piano version of Mozart’s Requiem, made by the German composer and pupil of Liszt, Karl Klindworth. Then, Franz Liszt’s appropriation of Hector Berlioz’s famous »Symphonie fantastique« – a wild musical ride, which Berlioz’s vast score congenially captures using 88 keys.

PERFORMERS

Vadym Kholodenko piano

PROGRAM

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D minor, KV 626

- Interval -

Franz Liszt
Épisode de la vie d’un artiste, grande symphonie fantastique par Hector Berlioz, S 470