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Jakob Fichert: A 21st Century View on Liszt - Join us on 14th April at 14:30pm    when Jakob Fichert, pianist, pedagogue, examiner and lecturer will premiere a a new commentary of Liszt's Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année: Italie. Jakob Fichert has  commissioned three composers of highly differing styles and approaches to write commentaries on this masterpiece. Join Jakob  on  a grand tour through this innovative, musical landscape in one of Leeds most unique and intimate venues, Besbrode Pianos Steinway showroom
 

Jakob Fichert: A 21st Century View on Liszt

 
Jakob Fichert, pianist, pedagogue, examiner and lecturer will premier his eclectic works "A 21st century view on Liszt" in one of Leeds most unique and intimate venues, Besbrode Pianos Steinway showroom.
 
Join us on Sunday, 14th April 2019, 14:30pm
 
 
Venue: Besbrode Pianos, 39 Holbeck Lane, Leeds, LS11 9UL
Email: marketing@besbrodepianos.com
Tel: 0113 2448344
 
This is performance is free admission with donations welcome.
 
Programme includes:
  • Liszt - Sposalizio in E major
  • Desmond Clarke - Liszt Fields
  • Liszt - Il penseroso in C♯ minor
  • Desmond Clarke - Liszt Fields
  • Liszt - Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa in A major
  • Desmond Clarke - Liszt Fields
  • Liszt - Sonetto 47 del Petrarca in D♭ major
  • Liszt - Sonetto 104 del Petrarca in E major
  • Liszt - Sonetto 123 del Petrarca in A♭ major
  • Frederick Viner - Sonnetto
  • Liszt - Après une lecture de Dante: Fantasia Quasi Sonata in D minor
  • Robert Fokkens - Précis: On hearing a work by Liszt
 
Revered for his revolutionary approach to piano technique, Liszt was equally innovative as a composer, inspiring the likes of Ravel, Bartok and Ligeti. Liszt’s music keeps influencing the composers of today, and the popularity of his piano works continues to soar. This event therefore aims to explore the impact Liszt’s writing has on music written in the 21st century. - Jakob Fichert
 
"Années de Pèlerinage" is a set of three suites for solo piano. This work is widely considered the encapsulation of Liszt's musical style, spanning most of his adult life and ranges from the youthful virtuoso to his late experimental approach. The second Suite, "Deuxième Année: Italie", inspired by Liszt's experiences in Italy, its cultural legacy and the creative community he encountered there, is the stimulus for this event.
 
The Principal Lecturer in Piano at Leeds College of Music has commissioned three composers of highly differing styles and approaches to write commentaries on this masterpiece.
 
Desmond Clarke, multiple award winning composer, interested in the use of algorithmic and stochastic processes, microtonality and spectral techniques, has created music reflecting the first section. His work "Liszt Fields" consists of three small pieces which are to be performed in-between the first three items of the cycle.
 
The Petrarch Sonnets are the basis of Frederick Viner’s composition, "Sonnetto". Currently Composer in Residence at Eton College, he has won numerous prestigious competitions, his music being widely published and performed. He has shown an affinity to the late Romantic style and some of his works have been written with reference to works of that period. "Sonnetto" will be performed as an afterthought to the three Sonnets by Liszt.
 
The South African composer Robert Fokkens, a widely recognised artist and Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University, has contributed a commentary on the Dante Sonata, referencing Liszt’s "After Reading Dante". Robert's work is entitled "Précis: On hearing a work by Liszt". His music explores a range of influences from traditional African to 20th and 21st century experimental music, creating works characterised by twisted cycles, rhythmic energy and microtonal inflections.
 
As Liszt invited his contemporaries to "Listen in new ways", Jakob Fichert presents a fresh perspective on this seminal work through these three contemporary voices. Join Jakob on a grand tour through this imaginative, musical landscape as he throws new light on this evergreen opus with poetic master strokes.
 
 
About Jakob Fichert
Jakob Fichert is a pianist with an international profile. He has performed extensively in the UK and abroad and has recorded for Toccata Classics and Naxos to great critical acclaim both as a soloist and collaborating artist.
Chamber Music and Lied repertoire has always been at the heart of his playing career. On concert stage and in recording studio he has collaborated with musicians such as Janet Hilton, Alfia Naqipbekova, Karin de Fleyt, Simon Desbruslais, Sebastian Müller, Lucy Baker and many more.
Jakob won numerous prizes at international competitions both as a soloist and chamber musician. He studied at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe with Wolfgang Manz before undertaking a postgraduate course at the Royal College of Music in London under the tutelage of Yonty Solomon. He also obtained a Masters Degree in Chamber Music graduating in 2001 after which he was awarded a RCM Junior Fellowship.
A much in demand pedagogue Jakob has given numerous master classes for conservatoires, universities and music specialist schools in the UK, China and Mexico. He works as an examiner for ABRSM and holds the position of Principal Lecturer in Piano at Leeds College of Music and Principal MA Piano Tutor at University of York. He is also an Associate of the Universities of Leeds and Hull.
www.jakobfichert.com