Kenneth Hamilton holds master class at the Liszt Academy
The Scottish pianist and musicologist will visit the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music and hold a four part intensive lecture (in English language) at our university.
The title of the course:
The Evolution of Romantic Pianism: From Chopin and Liszt to Horowitz
Date, place:
18–20 December 2018
Auditorium, Main Building
You can download the detailed outline, essential and recommended reading material from here. As part of the program a book introduction will be held introducing the Hungarian translation of Mr. Hamilton’s book: After the Golden Age: Romantic Pianism and Modern Performance.
The master class is open to all students and teachers however those who are not members of the musicology department please send an e-mail to Prof. Gergely Loch (loch.gergely[kukac]gmail.com) and indicate your wish to attend. The deadline for notification is 2018 December 17th 12:00.The musicology students will be participating as active students and the students from other departments will be able to attend as passive students.
Planned schedule:
18 December 2018 (Tuesday), 14.00–16.30:
The Instrument of the Immortals? Written and Recorded Sources for the History of Piano Performance
18 December 2018 (Tuesday), 16.30–18.00:
The introduction of Mr. Kenneth Hamilton’s book: After the Golden Age: Romantic Pianism and Modern Performance published by the Rózsavölgyi Kiadó.
19 December 2018 (Wednesday), 10.00–12.30:
Romantic Improvisation: Preluding, Adaptation, Ornamentation, and the Status of the Score
19 December 2018 (Wednesday), 14.00–16.30:
Chopin, Liszt, and the Evolution of Performance Style
20 December 2018 (Thursday), 10.00–12.30:
The (Temporary?) Decline of Romanticism and the Dawn of “Modern” Performance Style
Kenneth Hamilton was generous enough to donate his three recordings (Back to Bach: Tributes and Transcriptions; Preludes to Chopin; Kenneth Hamilton plays Ronald Stevenson) to the library of the Academy and the CDs will be available for rent soon.