Os concertos do Ciclo de Residências Artísticas são o culminar da participação de jovens e brilhantes pianistas, as futuras estrelas da música. Estes pianistas vêm trabalhar com grandes pedagogos, desenvolver as suas competências técnicas e musicais, preparar-se para digressões, gravações, concertos importantes, e para dar a conhecer ao mundo a sua arte e talento.
Cada ano são selecionados seis pianistas, oriundos de todos os continentes, que se apresentam num recital a solo no CARA Matosinhos.

Este bilhete único inclui a entrada para ambos os Concertos das Residências Artísticas no dia 6 de agosto, com início às 18h00 e 19h30. Junte-se a nós para um dos concertos nessa noite, ou ambos!

Às 18h00, a pianista britânica Leyla Cemiloglu interpretará um programa inteiramente espanhol, incluindo obras raramente apresentadas em público.
Às 19h30, a pianista canadiana Zi Qi Susannah Zou interpretará obras de Beethoven, Scriabin e Prokofiev.

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Program Notes from the Artist:

I have chosen this program because I deeply resonate with these pieces’ exploration of transformation, both in the evolution of musical language and in the personal journeys of the composers. Each of these sonatas represents a moment of change, whether in style, emotional depth, or artistic vision. Similarly, my own journey has been one of growth and discovery. Moving to Montréal, beginning my master’s studies, and working with a new teacher have all challenged me to expand my perspective, refine my artistry, and embrace new ideas. Performing this program is not just an opportunity to share music I love, but also a reflection of my own transformation as a musician.
Beethoven’s Sonata in A major, Op. 101 marks a turning point in his late style, where counterpoint and lyricism merge into something introspective yet forward-looking. Scriabin’s Sonata No. 2 in G# minor captures a different kind of transformation: the interplay between darkness and light, turmoil and peace. Finally, Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 1 in F minor is his first published composition, it shows the young composer grappling with tradition while foreshadowing the bold voice he would later develop. As I have been learning Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 1, I have deeply reflected on its personal significance to me. Prokofiev’s writing in this piece feels like a desperate attempt to break free from artistic constraints, experimenting with new ideas, colours, and timbres in search of his own voice. This sense of struggle and exploration resonates with me on a deep level, making the piece feel extremely personal as I navigate my own artistic and personal growth. Performing these pieces together feels like tracing a lineage of musical thought, revealing how personal struggles, changing artistic ideals, and bold experimentation shape a composer’s voice, as well as my own. I hope to share these connections with an international audience, offering a journey through music that is both personal and universal.