Horn evening
Beethoven meets Gershwin
- Hanxuan Liang, horn
- Ryo Yamanishi, piano
Horn player Hanxuan Liang is one of the most prominent horn players of his generation. His international concert career has already taken him to major venues such as the BBC Proms and the Lucerne Festival. His recent successes include a sold-out recital at the renowned Shanghai Concert Hall and the release of his award-winning debut CD, 'DEBUT'. His recital in Fort Collins, Colorado, marked his brilliant US debut. Hanxuan Liang has worked with leading conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Mark Elder.
He is accompanied by Japanese-born pianist Ryo Yamanishi. The winner of numerous national and international competitions – including first prize at the 6th International Lake Constance Music Competition – now works as an academic assistant for accompaniment at the Freiburg University of Music.
Together, the two musicians take their audience on a fascinating journey through the ages – an evening that combines tradition and modernity: virtuosic, poetic and surprising.
- Charles Gounod, Six mélodies pour cor et piano (Nr. 1 & 5)
- Robert Schumann, Drei Fantasiestücke für Klavier, op. 111
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonate für Horn und Klavier in F-Dur, op. 17
- Astor Piazzolla, Ave Maria & Yo soy María (Arrangement: H. Liang
- Liu, Das Lied von Chile & Das Yue-Lied (Arrangement: H. Liang)
- George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (Arrangement für Horn und Klavier)