32 pianists, chosen from the region’s schools (Univ of Michigan, BGSU, Michigan State, Central Michigan University, Wayne State Univ, Interlochen, etc.), performed all the Beethoven piano sonatas at the DSO’s Max Fisher Music Center. Six of the 32 participants were selected to have their performances broadcast on WRCJ. Two of those six chosen were BGSU pianists Xueli Liu, who performed the Sonata in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3, “The Hunt,” and Jianhong Hu, who played the Sonata in F-minor, Op. 57, the “Appassionata.”
Daily Archives: February 25, 2013
Critical praise for Andrew Pelletier
L.A. music critic, Mark Swed’s review of Associate Professor, Dr. Andrew Pelletier’s performance of the U.S. Premiere of Stockhausen: