Photo: ©Giorgia BertazziMartin Helmchen – December 3, Pollack Hall LiveEvents November 27, 2017 2099 The Ladies’ Morning Musical Club presents Martin Helmchen German pianist Martin Helmchen leaped onto the international scene when he won the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition in 2001 at the age of nineteen. His first CD was released in 2007 (Mozart piano concerti), and he went on to record nearly a dozen more to date, with Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Dvořák among the standouts. With Julia Fischer he has recorded all of Schubert’s music for violin and piano. Beginning in 2011, Helmchen made a series of sensational debuts with major American orchestras, including those of Boston, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, San Francisco and Dallas. In Europe he has played with the London Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, among others. Above all Helmchen values chamber music, and has collaborated with many of the world’s most renowned artists such as Gidon Kremer, Heinrich Schiff, Sabine Meyer and Christian Tetzlaff. He also performs often in duo recitals with his wife, cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, with whom he recently released a recording of the Brahms sonatas. LMMC debut. Programme: SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Novelletten, Opus 21 (1838) No. 1 in F major, Markirt und kräftig No. 2 in D major, Äußerst rasch und mit Bravour No. 3 in D major, Leicht und mit Humor No. 4 in D major, Ballmäßig, sehr munter No. 5 in D major, Rauschend und festlich No. 6 in A major, Sehr lebhaft, mit vielem Humor No. 7 in E major, Äußerst rasch No. 8 in F sharp minor, Sehr lebhaft BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) 33 Variations on a theme by A. Diabelli, Opus 120 (1823) Tema: Vivace var. 1 Alla marcia maestoso var. 2 Poco allegro var. 3 L’istesso tempo var. 4 Un poco più vivace var. 5 Allegro vivace var. 6 Allegro ma non troppo e serioso var. 7 Un poco più allegro var. 8 Poco vivace var. 9 Allegro pesante e risoluto var. 10 Presto var. 11 Allegretto var. 12 Un poco più mosso var. 13 Vivace var. 14 Grave e maestoso var. 15 Presto scherzando var. 16 Allegro var. 17 (Allegro) var. 18 Moderato var. 19 Presto var. 20 Andante var. 21 Allegro con brio var. 22 Molto allegro var. 23 Allegro assai var. 24 Fughetta: Andante var. 25 Allegro var. 26 (Piacevole) var. 27 Vivace var. 28 Allegro var. 29 Adagio, ma non troppo var. 30 Andante, sempre cantabile var. 31 Largo, molto espressivo var. 32 Fuga: Allegro var. 33 Tempo di menuetto, moderato To learn more about Martin Helmchen , visit: www.schmidtart.com The LMMC is a non-profit organization. For more information and to purchase tickets: online at www.lmmc.ca (Please note that web reservations must be done by 1pm on the Friday before the concert.) By phone at 514-932-6796 Monday to Friday, from 10am to 1pm. Reservations are recommended as concerts often sell out. If tickets are still available, they can be purchased at Pollack Hall’s box office as of 2:30pm on the day of the concert.