Scarlatti, Ravel, Say

Introductory talk with Rainer Lepuschitz one hour before the concert in the box

The Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say is one of the most individual musicians of our time. He enthuses the audience at the Carnegie Hall as well as in jazz clubs, at the Salzburg Mozart Festival and at chamber music festivals – a keyboard tiger amazing with bewildering virtuosity, which is never considered as an end in itself. The reason is that Fazil Say breathes music, whether it is baroque, classical or modern, oriental or occidental. His scope of expression ranges from Scarlatti to Berg and a matter of course includes jazz and the music tradition of his home country. In 2008, Fazil Say was appointed ambassador for intercultural dialogue by the European Union.

Programme Domenico Scarlatti: Three sonatas. Alban Berg: Sonata op. 1. Fazil Say: Inside Serail. Maurice Ravel: Sonatine. Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, op. 111

Soloist Fazil Say Klavier

Tastentiger im Festspielhaus (Keyboard tiger in the Festspielhaus)
Young people make music and everyone is invited to take part. "Young and old, tall  and small", says the artistic director Joachim Schloemer, "may play four-hand with each other and find pleasure in exploring the world of keyboards".
In cooperation with the department of keyboard instruments of the music school of St Pölten
From 17:00 in the foyer / Admission free!

Otto Lechner
The exceptional accordionist from Austria: "The only thing this has in common with an accordion concert is the instrument", he said. And: "When I play solo, I play myself, I play with me." Or: "Kafka becomes a fan of Pink Floyd."
Afterwards, approx. 21.00 h at Café Publik / Tickets EUR 4

Karten EUR 40 / 36 / 30 / 20 / 8

Festival Keyboard Music