Pianist Stephen Kovacevich to perform at NCPA, Mumbai on July 16

Stephen Kovacevich

Renowned pianist Stephen Kovacevich, regarded by many as the best Beethoven player in the world, will perform at the National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA) - Tata Theatre on July 16.

"It’s indeed a privilege for the NCPA to present, for the second time, the great pianist, Stephen Kovacevich whose playing of Beethoven’s works is almost peerless," Mr Khushroo Suntook, Chairman, NCPA, said.

"He is one of the best pianists in the world, particularly in the basic classical repertoire. His technical command allied to his great musical sensitivity makes any performance of Stephen’s a memorable experience. His recordings of the Beethoven concerti and sonatas have attained iconic status," he said.

At the NCPA, Kovacevich will play Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 5 in C minor Op 10,

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 31 Op 110 in A flat major and Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat major D960.

He will also be conducting Master Classes for Piano students on July 19, a press release from NCPA said.

The release said Kovacevich, considered one of the most searching interpreters, had won unsurpassed admiration for his rendition of Brahms, Mozart and Schubert, apart from Beethoven. In addition to his long and distinguished career as a soloist, he has conducted for many years, winning praise for his work with orchestras throughout the world in repertoire from the 18th and 19th centuries.

His international reputation has been built both on his concert appearances, renowned for their thoughtfulness and re-creative intensity, and on the highly acclaimed recordings he has made throughout his career, the release added.

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