Thomas Pandolfi is an exciting virtuoso praised by critics for his passionate artistry and amazing technique. A graduate of The Juilliard School, he is sought after by audiences worldwide. In honor of the 175th year since the death of Frédéric Chopin and the 150th year since the birth of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Thomas will present an electrifying program of music by these two Romantic period virtuoso pianists and composers.

PROGRAM

Chopin works:
Polonaise in A, Op. 40, No. 1
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, No. 2
Two Waltzes (C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2; A-flat, Op. 69, No. 1)
Two Mazurkas (Op. 67, No. 2 & 3)
Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp minor, Op. 66
Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53 (“Heroic”)
Etudes (Op. 10, Nos. 3, 8 & 12; Op. 25, Nos. 1, 6, 8 & 12)

Rachmaninoff works:
Elegie in E-flat Minor, Op. 3, No. 1 
Etude-Tableau in D, Op. 39, No. 9
Prelude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. S. Rachmaninoff)