Elisi

Oklahoma State University Michael and Anne Greenwood School of Music Guest Artist Recital Enrico Elisi, piano Echoes of Vienna: Bridging Musical Eras

Allegretto in C Minor, D. 915 (1827)

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)

Six Momens musicals [sic] D. 780 (1823-28) (Moments musicaux)

No. 1 in C Major: Moderato No. 2 in A-Flat Major: Andantino No. 3 in F Major (Air russe): Allegro moderato

No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor: Moderato No. 5 in F Minor: Allegro vivace No. 6 in A-Flat Major (Plaintes d’un Troubador): Allegretto

Piano Sonata, Op. 1 (1907–8)

Alban Berg (1885–1935)

~Intermission~

2024-2025

2:30 pm Saturday, March 8, 2025 McKnight Center for the Performing Arts, Recital Hall

Enter and exit during applause only. The use of photographic, recording equipment, and cell phones is forbidden during performances.

Menuett and Trio in A Major, D. 334

Franz Schubert

Menuett in C-sharp Minor, D. 600 (ca. 1814)

(1797–1828)

Waltz in G-Flat Major (“Kupelwieser-Walzer”), AI/14 (1826) Deutscher Tanz in D Major, D. 975 Scherzo in B-Flat Major, D. 593, No. 1 Waltz in G Major (Albumblatt), D. 844 (1825) Waltz in G Major, D. 979 (1826)

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo II. Prestissimo III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

Variation I: Molto espressivo Variation II: Leggiermente Variation III: Allegro vivace Variation IV: Etwas langsamer als das Thema Variation V: Allegro, ma non troppo Variation VI: Tempo I del tema

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ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST Italian-born pianist Enrico Elisi has earned international recognition for his performances across four continents. Praised for his “mastery of elegance, refinement, and fantasy” (La Nueva España) and “remarkable sensitivity, imagination, and polish” (Baltimore Sun), he has given recitals at major venues throughout Europe, and has performed to acclaim in Japan, South Korea (IBK Hall, Seoul), China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Peru (Cen- tro Cultural de España, Lima), and Canada (Banff Centre) and at notable venues in the United States, including the National Gallery of Art, the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC, the New York Public and Morgan Libraries, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall. He recorded works by Mozart, with an upcoming release featuring selected Partitas and Preludes by J. S. Bach. Additionally, he has been featured in TV broadcasts, including the Rádio e Televisão de Portugal and WPSU (USA). He has appeared on radio stations such as Montebeni Classica FM (Italy), WCLV Cleveland, UNC, KCNV Nevada Public Radio, and KGCS. Via Classica Radio showcased him in a two-hour recital and interview broadcast from Hamburg (Germany). An avid chamber musician, Elisi collaborated with the New Orford String Quartet and principal players from the Baltimore, Chicago, and American Symphony Orchestras and worked with accomplished partners such as Federico Agostini. A frequent guest at music festivals worldwide, Elisi performed and conducted masterclass- es at Cincinnati’s “Art of the Piano,” Interlochen Center for the Arts, Texas State, Artciál, RPPF, and the Chautauqua Institution in the USA; VIPA Valencia in Spain; Todi Music Masters, Conero Festival, Amalfi Coast in Italy; Borromeo in Switzerland; The Thinking Pianist in England; and the Ameri-China Foundation and Sichuan International Piano Festival in China. He served on the jury of numerous international contests, including the Peabody Yale Gordon, Iowa, SMU Concerto, and Dallas International competitions in the United States; the Stepping Stone and RCM’s Glenn Gould School Concerto competitions in Canada; the Pacific Rim in Australia and New Zealand. Elisi also served as the chairper - son for the Nuova Coppa Pianisti in Osimo and the Palma d’Oro in Italy. He has taught a myriad of masterclasses at prestigious institutions across the United States, Canada, Peru, Denmark, Italy, Turkey, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, and Korea; he has also been a featured concert artist at state conferences for the Florida, Missouri, and Oklahoma Music Teachers Associations and has participated in the American Liszt Society Festivals at Northwestern University and the University of Georgia. Dr. Elisi holds the Harold D. and Imogene Herndon Endowed Professorship of Music in Piano at Texas Christian University. Throughout his distinguished teaching career, he has taught at the University of Toronto (which has recognized him with the FoM Teaching Award for his excellence, commitment, and innovation in teaching), the Eastman School of Music, Penn State University, and UNLV. Elisi’s primary teachers include Leon Fleisher, Lazar Berman, Alexander Lonquich, Franco Scala, Boris Petrushansky, and Giuseppe Fricelli. His musical education began at the Conservatories of Bologna and Florence; it continued at the International Piano Academy of Imola, the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and the Taos and Ravinia Festivals, where he delved into chamber music with Robert McDonald, Mena- hem Pressler, Gilbert Kalish, and Claude Frank. He became a citizen of the United States of America in 2012 and is a Steinway Artist.

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Dates and times of events are subject to change. Please feel free to confirm this information by calling (405) 744-6133. For ticket availability and pricing of all events in a McKnight Center venue, please call the McKnight Center Box Office at (405) 744-9999. Tuesday, March 11, 5:00pm, Senior Recital; Troye Jirka,cello- MCPA Recital Hall Tuesday, March 11, 7:30pm, OSU Wind Ensemble- MCPA Performance Hall Wednesday, March 12, 5:00pm, Guest Artist; Brian Chapa, saxophone-Seretean Concert Hall Wednesday, March 12, 7:30pm, Graduate Recital; Jordan Fansler, conducting- MCPA Recital Hall Thursday, March 13, 7:30pm, Junior Jazz Recital; Cyrus Rowe, Double Bass - MCPA Recital Hall Saturday, March 8, 5:00pm, Senior Recital; Hannah Hartwig, flute- MCPA Recital Hall Saturday, March 8, 7:30pm, Junior Recital; Daniel Fair, horn- MCPA Recital Hall Sunday, March 9, 2:30pm, Senior Recital; Hannah Hartwig, flute- MCPA Recital Hall Sunday, March 9, 2:30pm, Clarinet Ensemble- MCPA Recital Hall Sunday, March 9, 7:30pm, Faculty Recital; Faculty Chamber Ensemble- MCPA Recital Hall

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