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The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam has a nice series of concert each season with about 12 pianists (can vary a little). Here's the program for next season:

Jonathan Biss - 24 September 2006 — 20:15
Beethoven - Sonata nr. 27 in e, op. 90
Schönberg - Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, op. 19
W.A. Mozart - Sonata in F, KV 533 / 494
Schumann - Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6

Murray Perahia - 29 October 2006 — 20:15
Works by W.A. Mozart, J.S. Bach and Chopin

Lang Lang - 12 November 2006 — 20:15
W.A. Mozart - Sonata in C, KV 330
Chopin - Sonata nr. 3 in b, op. 58
Schumann - Kinderszenen, op. 15
Rachmaninov - Prelude in Bb minor, op. 23 no. 2
Prelude in g, op. 23 no. 5
Liszt - Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Liszt/Horowitz - Hungarian rapsody no. 2 c#

Nikolai Lugansky - 26 November 2006 — 20:15
Franck - Prélude, Choral et Fugue, op. 21
Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit
Rachmaninov - Moments musicaux, op. 16
Sonate no. 2 in Bb minor, op. 36

Maurizio Pollini recital 1 - 4 February 2007 — 20:15
Works by Chopin

Maurizio Pollini recital 2 - 17 February 2007 — 20:15
Classical/Contemporary Program

Radu Lupu - 11 March 2007 — 20:15
Schubert - Sonata in A, D 664
Debussy - Preludes, book II (selection)
Brahms - Four Ballades, op. 10
Beethoven - Sonata no. 18 in Eb, op. 31 no. 3

Severin von Eckhardstein - 22 April 2007 — 20:15
Works including:
Prokofiev - Sonate nr. 6 in A, op. 82
Mendelssohn - Lieder Ohne Worte (selection)
Liszt - Sonate in b

Grigory Sokolov - 6 May 2007 — 20:15
Works by L. v. Beethoven and J.S. Bach

Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire - 20 May 2007 — 20:15
Works for 2 pianos:
Rachmaninov, Ravel, Schubert (will be announced later)

Maria João Pires 3 June 2007 — 20:15
Works by W.A. Mozart and F. Schubert

Evgeny Kissin - 10 June 2007 — 20:15
Schubert - Sonata in Eb, D 568
Beethoven - 32 Variations on an own theme in c, WoO 80
Brahms - 6 Klavierstücke, op. 118
Chopin - Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, op. 22

Alfred Brendel - 17 June 2007 — 20:15
Haydn - Sonata in c, Hob.XVI:20
Beethoven - Sonata no. 31 in Ab, op. 110
Schubert - Impromptu in f kl.t., D 935 no. 1, Impromptu in Bb, D 935 no. 3
W.A. Mozart - Sonata in c, KV 457


I hope I didn't make any mistakes translating .

Just wanted to share. And which recital would you go to if you were me (please not too expensive, like 65 euros for Martha Argerich etc.)?

Sokolov, without out a doubt.

But if I was feeling wealthy, my #2 would be Argerich/Freire and #3 Lupu.

If Argerich/Friere plays La Valse it will be excellent!

Yeah, I bet they will do La Valse and one of the Rach suites, which are awesome.
My top picks:
Lupu
Perahia
Brendel

Sokolov. DUH.

Brendel and Argerich as well.

S O K O L O V !!

Playing Bach and Beethoven??!! That would be amazing; well anything would be amazing really. In my opinion, Horowitz was not the last of the great russians.

Lupu
Argerich
Sokolov

Sokolov
Argerich
Lugansky
Eckhardstein

Lang Lang, Kissin, Freire-Argerich, Sokolov, Perahia, Lupu...

Sokolov

then we'll see

Who is Jonathan Biss? I only know he is a 24 year old American or something .

I would go to see Brendel, while he's still in serviceable shape (and the program is great, too, with Beethoven's op. 110, Mozart's C minor sonata, etc.)...

This is the website:

www.meesterpianisten.nl

Too bad it's in Dutch. Just wanted to tell that almost all concert are recorded and broadcasted on Dutch radio (radio 4 classic) and that within 1 week the concerts can be heard online (usually with some Dutch commercials before it really starts, but that doesn't really matter, right ?). Just click on the link in the right (the little box (scroll down little) with some names of pianists and the text:

De recitals worden uitgezonden door
op radio 4

zo 30 apr – 20.00u:
Mikhail Pletnev
zo 7 mei – 20.00u:
Leif Ove Andsnes
zo 28 mei – 20.00u:
Enrico Pace

Alle opgenomen recitals zijn tot een week na uitzending on-line te beluisteren met behulp van RealPlayer

So at this moment there is no online free concert, wait till the week of 30 april to hear Mikhail Pletnev. When it can be heard online you will find a link in the same box.

I don't consider the other 2 as pianists, LangLang & Brendel.

Severin von Eckardstein is an exception on the list of pianists above as he does not have a high international profile. What does the board here think of him ?

I saw Brendel do the above program in March at Walt Disney Hall here in Los Angeles and, not surprisingly, it was spectacular.

Unfortunately, I had to miss Perahia as he did the program listed above at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa the very same night!

Geez--I wonder if Lang lang will use my edition of the Schumann--hehe. Talented young man, though.

Lupu, most certainly.