Thomas Kelly piano (2023/24 Benjamin Britten Piano Fellow)
Brahms (arr Busoni) Herzlich tut mich verlangen Chorale Prelude no 10 op 122
Schumann Piano Sonata no 1 in F sharp minor op 11
Liszt (arr Busoni) Fantasie und Fuge über den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam S 259
As º£½ÇÂÒÂ×¹Ù·½ 2023/24 Benjamin Britten Piano Fellow, Thomas Kelly is no stranger to London’s stages, having performed the dazzling piano cadenzas in the RCM’s packed performance of Messiaen’s °Õ³Ü°ù²¹²Ô²µ²¹±ôî±ô²¹ at the Royal Festival Hall last summer.
For this programme, Thomas Kelly performs a solo recital of three extraordinary works, two of them arranged by Busoni – famed for his fiendishly challenging and richly textured transcriptions. Based on Lutheran chorales, Brahms’ 11 Chorale Preludes were the last composition he ever completed. The tenth is a piece of brooding profundity, reflecting Brahms’ grief for the recent loss of his friend, Clara Schumann – who was also the dedicatee of Robert Schumann’s heartfelt First Piano Sonata, while Liszt’s Fantasy and Fugue encompasses grandeur and devout meditation.
Supported by the Philip Loubser Foundation
