Sunday, April 27th, 6pm
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| Ting Yuan |
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| Tomislav Baynov |
performed by Tomislav Baynov
Haydn: Sonata in B minor Hob. XVI/32
Mozart: Sonata in A minor K310
Beethoven: Sonata no.31 op. 110
Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody
Tomislav Baynov was born in 1958 in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a musical family. He began piano lessons at age four and won his first national competition in Prowadia at six. He studied at the Music Academy in Sofia under Konstantin Ganev and Julia Ganeva, also exploring composition, before moving to Germany in 1981. There, he completed his studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen, earning a Concert Diploma in 1991. He was a prizewinner at the 1990 S. Rachmaninov Competition in Italy. He founded the Baynov-Piano-Ensemble in 1989, focusing on multi-piano works, and has performed globally across five continents, recording 20 CDs. Since 1998, he has been a professor at Trossingen, where he also champions six- and eight-hand piano music through workshops, competitions, and his leadership of the Association for the Promotion of Multi-Handed Piano Playing.
Ting Yuan
Ting Yuan studied at the Central Conservatory of Music Beijing with Prof. Hua Chang. She continued her studies in Germany from 2008 at the Detmold University of Music with Prof. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and at the Stuttgart University of Music with Prof. Nicholas Hodges. At the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Ting Yuan completed her master's degree in 2018 with Prof. Peter Lang and then continued additional postgraduate studies in the same class. Ting Yuan has won prizes in international competitions in Germany, Bulgaria, Portugal, Belgium, China and Korea. She has performed as a soloist, chamber and piano ensemble musician in Germany, Austria, Italy, Bulgaria and Slovakia. She is a fine pianist as can be attested from her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tingyuan8084
Haydn: Sonata in B minor Hob. XVI/32
Haydn’s Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32, composed in 1776, is a fine example of his middle period, combining playfulness and emotional intensity that prefigures the Sturm und Drang movement with its dramatic contrasts and brooding character.
Mozart: Sonata in A minor K310
Mozart’s Piano Sonata in A minor, K. 310, composed in 1778 during his Paris sojourn, stands out as one of his most emotionally charged works, reflecting the personal turmoil of his mother’s death that year and his struggles in the city.
performed by Ting Yuan
Beethoven: Sonata no.31 op. 110
Late Beethoven at his most profound and triumphal. This sonata was composed in 1821 and is the penultimate of the set of 32. The finale is a complex blend of Adagio ma non troppo, Arioso dolente, and a double fugue. It is the soul of the sonata—starting with a mournful recitative and a lamenting Arioso in A-flat minor, it transitions into a radiant fugue in A-flat major, only to revisit the Arioso’s despair before a triumphant inversion of the fugue.
Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody
Franz Liszt’s Spanish Rhapsody (Rhapsodie espagnole), S. 254, composed in 1863, is a dazzling virtuoso showpiece that captures the fiery spirit of Spanish folk music. The work weaves together themes like the folía—a traditional Spanish dance pattern—and a lively jota aragonesa, blending them with dramatic flourishes, shimmering arpeggios, and thunderous octaves that push the piano’s technical limits.
Tomislav Baynov
Tomislav Baynov was born in 1958 in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a musical family. He began piano lessons at age four and won his first national competition in Prowadia at six. He studied at the Music Academy in Sofia under Konstantin Ganev and Julia Ganeva, also exploring composition, before moving to Germany in 1981. There, he completed his studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen, earning a Concert Diploma in 1991. He was a prizewinner at the 1990 S. Rachmaninov Competition in Italy. He founded the Baynov-Piano-Ensemble in 1989, focusing on multi-piano works, and has performed globally across five continents, recording 20 CDs. Since 1998, he has been a professor at Trossingen, where he also champions six- and eight-hand piano music through workshops, competitions, and his leadership of the Association for the Promotion of Multi-Handed Piano Playing. Ting Yuan
Reservations: 1,000 baht per person. Email asiachart@hotmail.com. All proceeds to the musician.
Tickets: No tickets will be issued for concerts. Admission to the music room on the day of the concert will be in accordance with the sequence of receipt of payment (ie, who pays first goes in first and can select their desired seat).
Etiquette: Photos may be taken during the encore only. During the main performance please put your phone in silent mode and put it away.
Children: Children aged eight years and older may attend the concert depending on the suitability of the program.
Cancellations and credits: Credit will be allowed for future concerts in the event of illness. Please don't come if you're feeling sick or recovering but still coughing.
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