Zlata Chochieva, piano

The piano étude originates in the purely technical, a piano exercise. But with Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann the genre is elevated to an art form, and behind the outward brilliance lie some of the most concentrated and poetic works in the piano literature. Zlata Chochieva combines supreme technique with a rare sensibility, so that the études appear as living, personal narratives, and virtuosity becomes a means - not an end. A concert that is guaranteed to impress and become an encounter with some of the lesser-known gems of the piano literature. PROGRAMME Franck/Friedman: Prelude, Fugue and Variation, Op. 18 Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25 *** Bach/Bartók: from Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 530 - II. Lento Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13