Nikola Meeuwsen

SUN, MAY 9 2027
4:00PM / Lincoln Performance Hall, PSU

“a near excess of excitement”

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Transcription for the left hand of Bach’s Violin Chaconne
(from 5 Studies for Piano, Anh. 1a/1, no. 5)

FRANZ LISZT

Three Sonetti del Petrarca, S. 270

Pace non trovo
Benedetto sia ’l giorno
I’ vidi in terra angelici costumi

FRANZ SCHUBERT

Four Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899

No. 1 in C Minor
No. 2 in E-flat Major
No. 3 in G-flat Major
No. 4 in A-flat Major

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Sonata no. 29 in B-flat Major, op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”)

I. Allegro
II. Scherzo: Assai vivace
III. Adagio sostenuto
IV. Largo – Allegro risoluto (Fuga)

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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, and Amelia De Vaal, Director of Operations and Resident Musicologist — 3:15 PM.

    PROGRAM NOTES: Get a start on learning about this program by reading the program notes.

GET TO KNOW NIKOLA MEEUWSEN

NATIONALITY:

Dutch

Media Applause

"Suave technique tapped right into the delicacy and beauty of everything he played."

— The Times

What is a piece of music you return to when you need to remember why you became a musician?

Mozart’s Piano Concerto, No. 22

What is a work of art that you think more people should know about and why?

Jan van Eyk ‘ ‘Het Lam’s God’ made a huge impression on me

when I visited Gent! I was very moved although I can’t describe

why.

How do you unwind after a performance?

Eating a great meal with friends!!

What is a place in the world that has changed the way you think about sound?

I often think of the landscapes I saw in Orkney, Scotland when

I’m practicing.

What is something you’ve learned to do in the last five years that has nothing to do with the piano?

I got very good at riding bikes very fast! During COVID when

there were no concerts my friends and I were cycling 500km

every week..!

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