Faculty Concert: Gilles Vonsattel, piano - Beethoven Sonata Series #1
October 22, 2026, 7:30 pm ET
Bezanson Recital Hall; Free
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026 @ 7:30pm, Bezanson Recital Hall; Free
Faculty Concert: Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Beethoven Sonatas Series, Concert #1
The first program in the cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas traces the extraordinary evolution of his compositional language—from his first published sonata to the heroic "Waldstein" and finally to the "Hammerklavier," the definitive, hard-earned breakthrough to his late style.
Sonata No. 1 in F minor for Piano, Op. 2, No. 1 (1795)
Sonata No. 21 in C major for Piano, Op. 53, "Waldstein" (1803-04)
Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major for Piano, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier" (1817-18)