PIANO FAVOURITES Kathryn Stott

Acclaimed pianist Kathryn Stott returns for her final recital in the Crucible Playhouse.

Acclaimed pianist Kathryn Stott, familiar in Sheffield as a long-term collaborator with the Lindsay String Quartet and Guest Curator of Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2023, returns for her final recital in the Crucible Playhouse. As Kathy draws her performing career to a close, she brings an eclectic programme spanning four centuries of music, showcasing her diverse musical loves and friendships.

Opening with exquisite Bach and concluding with a brand-new farewell commission, via a Scandinavian wedding celebration from Grieg, the spirit of Broadway and a masterful Chopin Mazurka, this promises to be a whirlwind tour through a unique musical career from a captivating performer much-loved in Sheffield and across the world.

Performers

Kathryn Stott (Piano)

Programme

• BACH: Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C BWV846 (5’)
• L BOULANGER: Thème et Variations (9’)
• FAURÉ: Barcarolle No.4 in A flat Op.44 (4’)
• RAVEL: Jeux d’eau (5’)
• GRIEG: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op.65 No.6 (6’)
• PIAZZOLLA: Milonga (5’)
• SHOSTAKOVICH: Prelude & Fugue No.24 in D minor Op.87 (12’)
• FITKIN: Scent (4’)
• RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN (arr. HOUGH): ‘My Favorite Things’ (3’)
• SHAW: Gustave Le Gray (11’)
• CHOPIN: Mazurka Op.17 No.4 in A minor (4’)
• GRAINGER: Molly on the Shore (4’)
• Molly on the Shore (4’): Short Story (3’)
• FITKIN: Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly (8’)