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钢琴和钢琴家的“前世今生”：跨越 300 年的“演”奏旅程
The Evolution of The Piano
June 7, 2025
Saturday, 3:00-5:00 PM
Location:
OPERA America's Rehearsal Hall
330 7th Ave 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001
这是一场充满热情与浪漫的钢琴“演奏/讲座”会。演出将以几位古典音乐历史上重要作曲家的代表性钢琴作品为线索，带领观众从巴洛克时期出发，穿越古典、浪漫，再到近现代，一步步探索“乐器之王”--钢琴的发展轨迹与艺术魅力。同时将一起探讨，何为钢琴家？如何理解这个职业的大众符号和自我定义？等等。
This passionate and romantic concert/lecture will take the audience on a musical journey. Through representative piano works of great classical composers, it will guide us from the Baroque era through Classical and Romantic periods into the modern age, unfolding the piano’s artistic evolution and expressive depth. We’ll also reflect on the question: What is a pianist? How does public perception align—or not—with a pianist’s own self-definition? And so on.
This passionate and romantic concert/lecture will take the audience on a musical journey. Through representative piano works of great classical composers, it will guide us from the Baroque era through Classical and Romantic periods into the modern age, unfolding the piano’s artistic evolution and expressive depth. We’ll also reflect on the question: What is a pianist? How does public perception align—or not—with a pianist’s own self-definition? And so on.
🌟 参考曲目（以现场为准）｜Sample Repertoire (Subject to Change)
🎹 弗朗索瓦·库普兰，《羽管键琴组曲》选段｜钢琴的前身：羽管键琴，通过拨弦方式发声。作品展现了巴洛克时期音乐的精致、优雅与情感的克制表达。
🎹 Excerpts from Pièces de Clavecin, François Couperin｜The predecessor of the piano, the harpsichord, produces sound by plucking strings. This piece reflects the refinement, elegance, and emotionally restrained expression characteristic of Baroque music.
🎹 Excerpts from Pièces de Clavecin, François Couperin｜The predecessor of the piano, the harpsichord, produces sound by plucking strings. This piece reflects the refinement, elegance, and emotionally restrained expression characteristic of Baroque music.
🎹 弗朗茨·舒伯特，《降G大调即兴曲》｜早期钢琴的歌唱性在此曲中得以展现。旋律仿佛人声吟唱，体现古典时期作曲家对情感细腻表达的追求。
🎹 Impromptu in G-flat Major, Franz Schubert｜The singing quality of the early piano is showcased in this piece. The melody resembles a vocal chant, reflecting Classical-era composers’ pursuit of delicate emotional expression.
🎹 Impromptu in G-flat Major, Franz Schubert｜The singing quality of the early piano is showcased in this piece. The melody resembles a vocal chant, reflecting Classical-era composers’ pursuit of delicate emotional expression.
🎹 弗朗茨·李斯特，《歌剧〈弄臣〉主题幻想曲》｜通过复杂的和声、炫目的技巧与立体声响，李斯特将钢琴演绎为具有交响乐气势的乐器，展现其“乐器之王”的戏剧性与辉煌。
🎹 Paraphrase on Verdi’s “Rigoletto”, Franz Liszt｜Through complex harmonies, dazzling techniques, and rich stereophonic effects, Liszt transforms the piano into an instrument with symphonic grandeur, showcasing its dramatic brilliance as the “king of instruments.”
🎹 Paraphrase on Verdi’s “Rigoletto”, Franz Liszt｜Through complex harmonies, dazzling techniques, and rich stereophonic effects, Liszt transforms the piano into an instrument with symphonic grandeur, showcasing its dramatic brilliance as the “king of instruments.”
🎹 谢尔盖·拉赫玛尼诺夫，《爱的喜悦》（改编自克莱斯勒）｜20世纪钢琴黄金时代的代表作品之一，将技巧与抒情完美结合，既是技术挑战，也展现钢琴的深情与光辉。
🎹 Liebesfreud (after Kreisler), Sergei Rachmaninoff｜As one of the iconic works from the golden age of 20th-century piano music, this piece perfectly blends virtuosity with lyricism. It is both a technical challenge and a testament to the piano’s depth of emotion and radiant brilliance.
🎹 Liebesfreud (after Kreisler), Sergei Rachmaninoff｜As one of the iconic works from the golden age of 20th-century piano music, this piece perfectly blends virtuosity with lyricism. It is both a technical challenge and a testament to the piano’s depth of emotion and radiant brilliance.
🎹 莫里斯·拉威尔，《大圆舞曲》｜以钢琴模拟整个交响乐团的声音层次与节奏动感，是印象派风格对钢琴多样色彩与极限技巧的极致探索。
🎹 La Valse, Maurice Ravel｜Emulating the layered sound and rhythmic vitality of a full orchestra through the piano alone, this piece represents the Impressionist style’s ultimate exploration of the instrument’s tonal diversity and technical limits.
🎹 La Valse, Maurice Ravel｜Emulating the layered sound and rhythmic vitality of a full orchestra through the piano alone, this piece represents the Impressionist style’s ultimate exploration of the instrument’s tonal diversity and technical limits.