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Saleem Ashkar

Piano Recital

Part of the Oxford Piano Festival 2017

Add to my Calendar 31-07-2017 20:00 31-07-2017 22:00 36 Saleem Ashkar Saleem Ashkar's interpretations of Beethoven's masterworks for the piano have been described as smoulderingly romantic, virtuosic yet elegant, and his complete Beethoven sonata cycle project has left audiences around the world in awe. Ashkar will perform four sonatas for the Oxford Piano Festival including the 'Appassionata' from Beethoven's set of 32 sonatas, a body of work of such importance as to have been famously compared to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Christ Church Cathedral
St Aldate's
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1DP
England

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.6 in F major, Op.10 no.2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, Op.111
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.10 in G major, Op.14 no.2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor ‘Appassionata’, Op.57

Performers

Saleem Ashkar – piano

Other concerts in this Festival ▼

Sir András Schiff – Piano Recital

Zhang Zuo – Piano Recital

John Lill – Piano Recital

Richard Goode – Piano Recital

Programme Note

Saleem Ashkar's interpretations of Beethoven's masterworks for the piano have been described as smoulderingly romantic, virtuosic yet elegant, and his complete Beethoven sonata cycle project has left audiences around the world in awe. Ashkar will perform four sonatas for the Oxford Piano Festival including the 'Appassionata' from Beethoven's set of 32 sonatas, a body of work of such importance as to have been famously compared to Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier.

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