Rising Star | Clayton Stephenson, 2022 Gilmore Young Artist
Named a 2022 Gilmore Young Artist, Clayton Stephenson won over audiences during his Gilmore premiere during the 2022 Festival. He has performed at BeethovenFest in Bonn and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and became the first Black finalist at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition this year. Stephenson is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics at Harvard and a master’s degree in piano performance at the New England Conservatory.
This concert has SOLD OUT, but you can still join us virtually, get your virtual tickets here. (Also available below.) Or – join us on YouTube during the concert!
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You can also bring your kids or grandkids to Stephenson’s FREE Baby Grands performance at Battle Creek’s Willard Library on Saturday, February 4, at 11 AM.
Program
A. SCRIABIN
- Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30
J. S. BACH /arr. M. HESS
- "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,BMV 147 (Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life)
L.v. BEETHOVEN
- Sonata No. 23, Op 57 (“Appassionata")
: INTERMISSION :
S. PROKOFIEV
- Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
V. YOUMANS / arr. A. TATUM
- Tea for Two
G. GERSHWIN
- Rhapsody in Blue
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