Martin Stadtfeld Piano Recital Homage to JS Bach [Shibuya]

Program

〜All Bach Program〜

JS Bach
Chorale Prelude "Akatsuki no Hoshi no Ito Utsukushi Kana" BWV 739 (arr. Stadtfeld)
Wie schn leuchtet der Morgenstern 2 Clav. et Pedal BWV 739 (arr. by Stadtfeld)

Toccata in F sharp minor, BWV 910
Toccata in F sharp minor BWV 910

Capriccio "On the Departure of My Beloved Brother" in B flat major, BWV 992 (6 songs) (arr. Stadtfeld)
Capriccio sopra la lontananza de il fratro dilettissimo in B flat major BWV 992 (arr. by Stadtfeld)

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (arr. Stadtfeld)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (arr. by Stadtfeld)

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Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 "Chaconne" (arr. Stadtfeld)
Chaconne from second partita for violin solo in D minor BWV 1004 (arr. by Stadtfeld)

French Overture in B Minor, BWV 831
French Overture in B minor BWV 831

Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582 (arr. Stadtfeld)
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582 (arr. by Stadtfeld)

Profile

Born in Koblenz in 1980, the pianist Martin Stadtfeld won the 2002 Leipzig International Bach Competition as the first German pianist after the reunification of East and West, establishing himself as the heir to orthodox Bach music. have built.
Two years after the competition, released a CD of JS Bach's "Goldberg Variations" from Sony Classical. This CD was compared to the legendary Gould recording (1955) and gained a lot of attention in various fields. Since then, the following CDs have won the Echo Classic Award three times.
As one of the most important performers in the music scene in Europe, America and Japan, he is extremely busy with his performance activities, and has performed with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the Academy Chamber Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Dresden State Opera Orchestra, In addition to performing with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, etc., Sumida Triphoni Hall in Tokyo, Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna Musikverein, Zurich Tonhalle. , Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and other world-class venues, and regularly participates in the Salzburg Festival, the Rhine Festival, the Rockenhaus Festival, the Menuhin Festival, etc.
Recently, he has been active in music activities for young people, and through school visits, he shares his musical views as a pianist with the younger generation.
In 2005, he made his first visit to Japan for the performance of "Goldberg Variations" at Sumida Trifoni Hall. Since then, he has continued to visit Japan.