Schaghajegh Nosrati

Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828

Béla Bartók
Dance Suite, Sz 77, Version for Piano

INTERMISSION

Joseph Haydn
Fantasy in C major, Hob. XVII:4 "Capriccio"

Charlotte Seither
Red Roots

Charles Valentin Alkan
Symphonie pour piano seul

For several years, Schaghajegh Nosrati has championed the music of French composer and pianist Charles Valentin Alkan, contributing to his rediscovery with an acclaimed recording of several of his piano works. As the final piece of her solo recital, she has chosen Alkan’s unconventional and highly virtuosic “Symphony for Solo Piano.” The program also includes works by Bach, Bartók, Haydn, and contemporary German composer Charlotte Seither.