# Jan Lisiecki at San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, December 3, 2013

[SF Performances](http://sfperformances.org/performances/1314/JanLisiecki.html) presents  
[Jan Lisiecki](http://www.janlisiecki.com/Jan_Lisiecki.html)  
2013-12-03  
[San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall](http://www.sfcm.edu/calendar/calendar.aspx)  
[50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=50+Oak+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Tuesday, December 3, 2013

## Set One

[7:34 PM lights down, announcements by Ruth Felt]

### Olivier Messiaen: Preludes Nos. 1-4

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992): Preludes Nos. 1-4 (1929)

01. [7:36 PM] _La Colombe_ (the Dove)
02. [7:38 PM] _Chan d'extase dans une paysage triste_ (Song of Ecstasy in a Sad Landscape)
03. [7:44 PM] _Le nombre leger_ (The Light Number)
04. [7:46 PM] _Instants defunts_ (Dead Instants)  
[work ends 7:50 PM; greetings from JL and introduction of the next work]

### J.S. Bach: Keyboard Partita No.1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Keyboard Partita No.1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825 (ca. 1730)

01. [7:52 PM] Praeludium
02. [7:54 PM] Allemande
03. [7:56 PM] Corrente
04. [7:59 PM] Sarabande
05. [8:0x PM] Menuet I
06. [8:05 PM] Menuet II
07. [8:07 PM] Gigue  
[work ends 8:09 PM]

### Ignacy Jan Paderewski: Minuet in G Major, Op.14, No.1 & Nocturne in B-flat Major, Op.16, No.4

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)

01. [8:10 PM] Minuet in G Major, Op.14, No.1 (1887)
02. [8:13 PM] Nocturne in B-flat Major, Op.16, No.4 (ca. 1891)  
[work ends 8:17 PM]

### Bohuslav Martinu: Trois Danses Tchèques, H.154

Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959): Trois Danses Tchèques, H.154 (1926);

01. [8:19 PM] Okrocák: Tempo di Polka
02. [8:21 PM] Dupák: Allegro con brio
03. [8:23 PM] Polka: Rubato: Tempo di Polka  
[set ends 8:26 PM]

## Set Two

[8:42 PM lights down, comments from JL]

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Études, Op.10 (1833)

01. [8:44 PM] Étude No. 1 in C Major, "Waterfall"
02. [8:46 PM] Étude No. 2 in A minor, "Chromatic"
03. [8:48 PM] Étude No. 3 in E Major, "Tristesse"
04. [8:52 PM] Étude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, "Torrent"
05. [8:54 PM] Étude No. 5 in G-flat Major, "Black Key"
06. [8:56 PM] Étude No. 6 in E-flat minor
07. [8:59 PM] Étude No. 7 in C Major, "Toccata"
08. [9:01 PM] Étude No. 8 in F Major, "Sunshine"
09. [9:03 PM] Étude No. 9 in F minor
10. [9:05 PM] Étude No. 10 in A-flat Major
11. [9:08 PM] Étude No. 11 in E-flat Major, "Arpeggio"
12. [9:10 PM] Étude No. 12 in C minor, "Revolutionary"  
[set ends 9:13 PM]  
   
**Encore**
13. [9:14 PM] Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Étude No. 12 in C minor, Op. 25 (1837), "Ocean"  
[show ends 9:17 PM]


## Performers

* [Jan Lisiecki](http://www.janlisiecki.com/Jan_Lisiecki.html): piano.


## Notes 

For his first engagement in San Francisco, I thought Jan Lisiecki made a strongly positive impression. To begin, he exhibited a marvelously charming demeanor, engaging the crowd via witty introductions to most of the pieces. Secondly, as he was undoubtedly aware, the program consisted of terrifically difficult pieces. Stephen Smoliar seemed to think (xref review) that Lisiecki was a bit one-dimensional, but to my ear, his performance was utterly engaging. I look forward to seeing hikm again as he matures!

Stephen Smoliar has posted both a [[http://www.examiner.com/article/canadian-pianist-jan-lisiecki-to-make-his-san-francisco-debut-with-sfp|promo article]] and a typically sour [[http://www.examiner.com/article/canadian-pianist-jan-lisiecki-gives-his-san-francisco-debut-performance|review]].

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