About the Performer

Pianist Stephen Hough wins accolades for his “profound sensitivity and poetry” and “personal charisma” (Gramophone). His playing is “lucid, rich with colors and full of surprises” and enthralls with “a wonderful immediacy” (The New York Times).

One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career as a pianist with those of composer and writer. Since taking first prize at the 1983 Naumburg Competition in New York, he has performed with many of the world’s major orchestras and given recitals at the most prestigious concert halls. Named by The Economist as one of Twenty Living Polymaths, Hough was the first classical recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship “Genius” award.

“Hough’s complete technical mastery, fresh musical insights, and deep stylistic sympathy constantly yield revelatory results” (Classics Today).

Pre-concert Talk

This virtual event begins with a Pre-concert Talk given by Stephen Hough and Sam Dixon.

Program

• J.S. BACH/Ferruccio BUSONI: Chaconne, from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
• Robert SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
• Franz LISZT: Funérailles, from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses III, S. 173 No. 7
• Franz LISZT: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
• Robert SCHUMANN: Träumerei, from Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 7

Sponsors

Spivey Hall Friends Virtual Event Sponsor: Richard C. Owens, in honor of Mary Ammons

Spivey Hall gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the Walter and Emilie Spivey Foundation and the Charles Loridans Foundation, Inc. as 2020-21 Season Sponsors.