David Fray, piano
Part of the Skyline Piano Artist Series
Friday, February 5, 2027 at 7:30pm CST
Galvin Recital Hall
“This is an artist we need to hear more of.”
—The New York Times
Award-winning French pianist David Fray was named “Newcomer of the Year 2008” by BBC Music magazine. A frequent soloist with leading orchestras, Fray has collaborated with distinguished conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Christoph Eschenbach, Kurt Masur, Pierre Boulez, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and also maintains an active career as a recitalist, performing in the most important and esteemed concert halls across Europe. He has received numerous prizes and awards, including the Diploma for Outstanding Merit at Japan’s Fifth International Hamamatsu Competition and Young Soloist of the Year from the Commission des Radios Publiques Francophones, and his second release, Bach’s four keyboard concertos, earned the German Recording Academy’s 2009 Instrumentalist of the Year award in the Piano category. An exclusive Virgin Classics artist, Fray has recorded albums devoted to Bach, Boulez, Schubert, and others.
Single tickets are $40 for the general public and $15 for students with valid ID.
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J. S. Bach (trans. Wilhelm Kempff), Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031
II. Siciliano
Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer, Premier livre de pièces de clavecin
VI. L’Aimable
XI. Le Vertigo
Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in F Minor, K. 466
Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in C Minor, K. 87
Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in D Minor, K. 1
François Couperin, Les barricades mystérieuses
Jean-Philippe Rameau, Deuxième livre de pièces de clavecin, “Le rappel des oiseaux”
J. S. Bach (trans. August Stradal), Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528
II. Andante
J. S. Bach (trans. Bruno Monsaingeon), Violin Sonata in A Minor, BWV 1003
III. Andante
J. S. Bach (trans. Alexandre Siloti), Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
II. Air on the G String
J. S. Bach (trans. Wilhelm Kempff), Overture to Cantata “Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir,” BWV 29
Richard Wagner, Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, (“Sonata for Mathilde Wesendonck”), WWV 85
Richard Wagner (arr. Hans von Bülow), Prelude from Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner (arr. Franz Liszt), "Liebestod” from Tristan und Isolde
Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
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70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
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Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.
