The return of this poet of the piano that every year delights the festival's audience with lyrical and virtuosic programs. José Ramón Mendez is one of the great Spanish pianists and pedagogues of our time and returns to Porto Pianofest for the ninth annual recital, maintaining the festival's tradition of hosting this fantastic musician in a solo concert.
José Ramón Mendez will present a sensational program of works by Soler, Turina, Albeniz, and the mighty Rachmaninoff Sonata no.2.
Free Entrance
A. Soler
Sonata in D-Major, No.84
Sonata in D-Flat Major, No. 88
J. Turina
Sonata-Fantasia, Op. 59
I. Lento. Allegro molto moderato
II. Coral con variaciones
I. Albeniz
El Puerto
Evocacion
Triana
(pause)
S. Rachmaninoff
Prelude in E-Flat Major, Op.23, No.6
Prelude in C Minor, Op. 23, No.7
Prelude in B Minor, Op 32, No. 10
Sonata No.2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36 (revised version)
