Hilton Head Piano Competition 2020 Winners
We are in the Palmetto state tonight - Hilton Head Island to be exact - for an evening of performances from the top winners of this year's 2020 Hilton Head Piano Competition. Last week we met bronze medalist Tyler Kim, and tonight we hear from the silver and gold medalists, 13 year-old Piotr Akulov, and 15 year-old Kevin Chen, in both solo and concerto performances.
Program:
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique,"
- Piotr Akulov, piano
Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 - 1. Andante sostenuto
- Piotr Akulov, piano; John Morris Russel, cond.; Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Bach: Prelude & Fugue #3 in C-sharp Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
- Kevin Chen, piano
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 - 1. Allegro non troppo
- Kevin Chen, piano; John Morris Russel, cond.; Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra (optional)
Arutiunian: Suite for Piano Trio - 2. Scherzo
- The Zodiac Trio