Dates: June 9, 2012 to June 9, 2012
Location: Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Produced in association with The Royal Conservatory Pianist Stewart Goodyear undertakes the Herculean challenge of playing all 32 Beethoven sonatas in a single day. In an unprecedented test of musical skill and physical endurance, pianist and composer Stewart Goodyear, renowned for his stylistic elegance and exquisite technique, will perform all 32 Beethoven sonatas, in the order they were composed, in one day. This remarkable challenge encompasses 103 individual movements spanning more than ten hours of music. Beethovens sonatas are a pinnacle of the solo piano repertoire; mystical and poetic, haunting, romantic, freewheeling, playful, lyrical and sparkling with energy. PART 1 (10:00 AM 2:00 PM) 4 hours, with intermission. Sonatas No. 1 through 11, as well as No. 19 and No. 20, including the Grand Sonata and Pathtique. PART 2 (3:00 PM 6:30 PM) 3.5 hours, with intermission. Sonatas No. 12 through 23 (except Nos. 19 and 20), including the Moonlight, Pastoral, Tempest, and Appassionata. PART 3 (8:30 PM 11:30PM) 3 hours, with intermission. Sonatas No. 24 through 32, including Les adieux and Hammerklavier. Concert parts to be accompanied with on-stage movement by Indonesian performance artist Melati Suryodarmo. Pre-concert lecture by Dr. Antonio Damasio to be held at 7:30 PM in Mazzoleni Concert Hall. Also, join us for a free conversation with Stewart Goodyear, June 15 @ David Pecaut Square ADMISSION: $35 – $85 (Prices Per Concert) PHONE: 416-368-4849 EMAIL: info@luminato.com
Luminato: Stewart Goodyear: The Beethoven Marathon
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