BORIS GILTBURG
These concerts are generously sponsored by John Barker.
SUN, DEC 3, 2023
4:00PM / Lincoln Performance Hall, PSU
TUES, DEC 5, 2023
7:30PM / Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
“virtuosity in service to the sublime”
Boris Giltburg, whose "pianism is ideally suited to late Beethoven ... enormously pleasurable and revelatory" (BBC Music Magazine), opens his PPI recitals with the composer's lyrically rhapsodic Sonata No. 31 — a work of both serene respite and operatic pathos that, even upon first listen, envelops the soul with its loving embrace.
From a dark, desolate opening to the heavenly ascension experienced in its final phrase, Liszt's Sonata in B Minor charts a journey of emotional catharsis filled with plenty of heart-racing moments, while Rachmaninoff's final preludes showcase the composer's ability to create grand cinematic scenes using even the most miniature of musical forms.
BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, op. 110 (1822)
LISZT Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 (1859)
— Intermission —
RACHMANINOFF Thirteen Preludes, op. 32 (1910)
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Box Office
Seating Map (PDF)
We participate in the Arts for All ticketing discount program. Student tickets, $10.
Questions? Call (503) 228-1388
or email robin@portlandpiano.org.Lincoln Performance Hall at Portland State University
1620 SW Park Ave (at Market St.)
Portland, OR 97201Driving Directions | Trimet Directions
Parking is available nearby in PSU Parking Structure 2, diagonally across the street from Lincoln Hall. However, there is a parking fee. Please visit the kiosk at the entrance and have your license plate number handy. Park in the areas marked "Permit Parking Only".
For more information about parking and Lincoln Performance Hall, call our office at 503.228.1388. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 9am - 4pm.
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Box Office
Seating Map (PDF)
We participate in the Arts for All ticketing discount program. Student tickets, $10.
Questions? Call (503) 228-1388or email robin@portlandpiano.org.
The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
12625 SW Crescent St.
Beaverton, OR 97005Driving Directions | Trimet Directions
Parking is available at this venue for a nominal fee in the parking garage adjacent to The Reser.
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PRE-CONCERT LECTURE: Arrive early to the concert and listen to an insightful pre-concert lecture given by Bill Crane, executive director of PPI — 3:15 PM (Sunday) and 6:45 PM (Tuesday).
PROGRAM NOTES: Get a start on learning about this program by reading the program notes.
GET TO KNOW BORIS GILTBURG
NATIONALITY: Israeli
HOME: London, England
NOTEWORTHY: Mr. Giltburg feels a strong need to engage audiences beyond the concert hall. His blog “Classical music for all” is aimed at a non-specialist audience, and he complements it with articles in publications such as Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, The Guardian, The Times, and Fono Forum.
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