European Piano Recital
Piano Recital by Wojciech Waleczek
Programme Description
European Piano Recital is a musical journey through the 27 member states of the European Union, presenting the richness and diversity of their cultures, traditions and artistic heritage.
The programme brings together music from the Baroque era through Classicism and Romanticism to the twentieth century. Each country is represented by a composer or work connected with its national musical tradition, creating a colourful panorama of European musical identity.
Familiar masterpieces appear alongside rarely performed compositions, offering audiences an opportunity to discover the extraordinary variety of European piano music. The programme also illustrates the exchange of ideas between national traditions: Niccolò Paganini’s Italian virtuosity is transformed through the imagination of the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, while Fryderyk Chopin’s Variations brillantes draw inspiration from an opera by the French composer Jacques Halévy.
Celebrating Europe’s shared cultural heritage while highlighting the individual character of each country, European Piano Recital expresses the idea of unity in diversity through music. The programme is particularly suited to concert halls, festivals, European institutions, cultural organisations, official celebrations and educational events.
Programme
Part I
Approximately 35 minutes
Austria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Turkish March
Belgium
César Franck – The Doll’s Lament
Bulgaria
Tsvetan Radoslavov – Mila Rodino
Croatia
Ivan Zajc – Uvod i Sbor prosjakinjah
Cyprus
David Pentecost – Reverie
Czech Republic
Antonín Dvořák – Lullaby
Denmark
Carl Nielsen – Piano Piece, Op. 3 No. 1
Estonia
Eduard Tubin – Prelude No. 1
Finland
Oskar Merikanto – Laulu
Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach – Aria from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Greece
Spyridon Samaras – Sérénade française
Italy / Hungary
Niccolò Paganini / Franz Liszt – Étude No. 6 in A minor from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141
After Paganini’s Caprice No. 24
Intermission
Part II
Approximately 35 minutes
Ireland
John Field – Nocturne No. 12 in G major
Latvia
Jāzeps Vītols – Prelude, Op. 19 No. 2
Lithuania
Mikalojus K. Čiurlionis – Piano Piece, VL 281
Luxembourg
Jean-Antoine Zinnen – Ons Heemecht
Malta
Nicolas Isouard – Gavotte from La Dansomanie
Netherlands
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck – Toccata in C major
France / Poland
Jacques Halévy / Fryderyk Chopin – Variations brillantes, Op. 12
Portugal
Carlos Seixas – Toccata No. 45
Romania
Ion Ivanovici – Waves of the Danube
Slovakia
Ján Cikker – Sonatina No. 1: I. Movement
Slovenia
Slavko Osterc – Piano Piece No. 4
Spain
Isaac Albéniz – Tango from España
Sweden
Johan Helmich Roman – Sonata No. 1: III. Movement
Format: Piano Recital by Wojciech Waleczek
Duration: Approximately 70 minutes plus intermission
Programme: Flexible and adaptable to the venue or event
Booking & Professional Enquiries
For concert bookings, festival and venue enquiries, please contact Wojciech Waleczek directly.