Concert Announcement

André Watts, Piano
Duke University
Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8:00 pm


Ticket prices are $46, $38, $22, $5 for Duke Students
Tickets for Watts

André Watts was born to an American father and a Hungarian mother, the latter of whom famously used stories of Liszt's work ethic to inspire Watts to practice as a child. This paid off when he was selected to fill in for Glenn Gould with the New York Philharmonic in 1963, where he did a outstanding performance of Liszt's first concerto. In Durham, the Avery Fisher Prize recipient trains an all-Liszt program in honor of Liszts bicentennial. 


During my internship with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, I had the opportunity to work and spend time with Watts. He is one of the most humble and outstanding musicians of our generation. 

PROGRAM:

LISZT: Étude de Concert No. 3, “Un Sospiro”

LISZT: Les Jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este

LISZT: Piano Sonata in B Minor

LISZT: Bagatelle ohne Tonart

LISZT: Nuages Gris

LISZT: En Rêve

LISZT: La Lugubre Gondola No. 2

LISZT: Schlaflos, Frage und Antwort

LISZT: Étude No. 5, “La Chasse,” from Six Grand Études de Paganini

LISZT: Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F Minor

LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 in A Minor