Les Amateurs Virtuoses

Be part of the North American debut of Les Amateurs Virtuoses, a Paris-based organization that brings together top international amateur pianists for world-class performances. This concert showcases exceptional pianists from Japan, the United States, Europe, and Canada—including Calgary’s own Thomas Yu—who are redefining what it means to be a virtuoso!

PROGRAMME
Dukas: Fanfare pour précéder “Le Péri” 
Mozart: Concerto No. 10 in E-flat Major for Two Pianos, first movement
Liszt: Hungarian Fantasy
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D-minor, third movement
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major
Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos in D-minor, second & third movements
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F-major, second & third movements

ARTISTS
Thomas Yu, piano
Julien Kurtz, piano
Paul Romero, piano
Masanori Murakami, piano
Lachlin McKinnon, piano
Christopher Shih, piano

Rolf Bertsch, conductor

Presented by: Calgary Civic Symphony

Genre: Orchestra/Large Ensemble