A legendary style, interpretations that defy convention, a pianism that has been controversial for over forty years. Since his beginnings in the 1980s – when his elimination from the Chopin Competition caused a scandal – he has imposed an unprecedented musical vision. He returns to Mittelfest in the edition dedicated to taboos: Pogorelich not only performs, but also evokes and disorients with elegance. Each of his concerts is a direct confrontation with sound, time and silence. His piano becomes the place where our taboos are revealed: between the abyss and peace. 

Program
Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata n. 8 in C minor, op. 13 Pathétique
Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
Adagio cantabile
Rondò. Allegro

Piano Sonata n. 17 in D minor op. 31 n. 2 Tempest
Allegro vivace
Adagio grazioso
Rondò. Allegretto

Bagatelle op. 33 n. 6 in D major
Allegretto, quasi andante  

Bagatelle op. 126 no. 3 in E flat major
Andante, cantabile e grazioso

Piano sonata n. 23 in F minor, op. 57 Appassionata
Allegro assai 
Andante con moto 
Allegro, ma non troppo