Autumn Piano Festival

In 1926, Henry Wood invited a 72-year-old Leoš Janáček to visit the Academy, where he observed an orchestral rehearsal in the Duke’s Hall. A hundred years later, we’re celebrating Janáček’s passionate, utterly original output for pianists. Students perform his complete solo piano and chamber duo music, as well as ensemble pieces including the Concertino, introduced by our Dame Myra Hess Chair of Piano, Joanna MacGregor.  

‘I hear music constantly in the empty silence, while the intellect is still and all emotional strings are relaxed.’ – Leoš Janáček 

11.15AM 
IN THE MISTS  
Zdenka Variations 
A Recollection 
In Remembrance 
Ej, Denaj!  
Music for Gymnastics 
To my Olga 
Intimate Sketches 
Six Miniatures 
In the Mists   

1PM
UPRISING AND FOLKTALES
Sonata 1. X.1905
15 Moravian Folk Songs
On an Overgrown Path, Series I

2.30PM 
WAR MUSIC 
Dumka for violin and piano 
Romance for violin and piano 
Pohádka for cello and piano 
Violin Sonata 

3.45PM
PARALIPOMENA
Tema con variazoni
On an Overgrown Path, Series II and III

5.15PM 
FOREVER YOUNG 
March of the Bluebirds for piccolo and piano 
Moravian Dances 
Capriccio for piano left-hand and chamber ensemble 
Concertino for piano and chamber ensemble