Los Angeles Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich

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4/8/2017

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Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich, Los Angeles

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Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich Walt Disney Concert Hall Saturday, April 8, 8:00pm ARTISTS Martha Argerich, piano Stephen Kovacevich, piano PROGRAM Mozart: Andante and Variations in G, K. 501 Debussy: L’apres midi d’un faune Debussy: En blanc et noir Program Notes Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (c. 35 minutes) ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE Two of the greatest pianists of our time make a rare joint appearance here, performing music by composers with whom they are closely associated. When she was sixteen, Argentina-born Martha Argerich won the Geneva International Music Competition and, three weeks later, the Ferruccio Busoni International Competition. She won the seventh International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw when she was only 24. In musical circles, she is a legend. San Pedro native Stephen Kovacevich moved to the U.K. when he was 18 to study and has remained a part of Britain’s music scene ever since. At 21, he made a sensational debut at London’s Wigmore Hall, playing Alban Berg’s Sonata, preludes and fugues by Bach, and Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. One of the most revered musicians of his generation, he has won unsurpassed admiration as a searching interpreter of the core classical repertoire. Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.