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WIPF is proud to present internationally acclaimed pianists as part of its concert series. The cost of tickets is included in the participants’ tuition.  All concerts take place in Ward Recital Hall on campus of The Catholic University of America.

Note: The concerts are open to the community, and tickets to individual concerts may be purchased online at Eventbrite.com or at the door.

Ticket Prices:
  • Adults: $30
  • Children and students: $10
  • CUA’s students with a valid student ID: Free admission.

Note: There will be an after-concert WIPF opening reception on July 26 2025. The reception admission is $50 (including the concert ticket).

Saturday

Brian Ganz, piano

When: 6:00pm

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4 Mazurkas Op. 67                           
  •   No. 1 in G major
  •   No. 2 in G minor
  •   No. 3 in C major
  •   No. 4 in A minor
 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4
  • Allegro maestoso
  • Minuetto: Allegretto
  • Larghetto
  • Finale: Presto
 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Intermission

3 Mazurkas, Op. 63                     

  • No. 1 in B major
  • No. 2 in F minor
  • No. 3 in C-sharp minor
 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Barcarolle, Op. 60

Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 

 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Sunday

Joint piano recital with Alexander Tutunov and Francesco Cipolletta

When: 7:30pm

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Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata”, Op. 57
  • Allegro assai
  • Andante con moto
  • Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
  Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
  • Allegro inquieto
  • Andante caloroso
  • Precipitato
 Sergei Prokoviev  (1891-1953)
Alexander Tutunov, piano
Intermission
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31

Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54

 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Sonata No. 2, Op. 36 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1043) 
Francesco Cipolletta, piano

Monday

Joint piano duo recital 
Suk-rahn Kwon & Laehyung Woo
Nikita Fitenko & Katerina Zaitseva

When: 7:30pm

 

Dance Macabre Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1821)
Eine Kleine Nacht Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Salut d’Amour Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Clair de Lune Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Franz Liszt (1811-1986)
Suk-rahn Kwon & Laehyung Woo
Intermission
Petite Suite
  • En bateau
  • Cortège
  • Menuet
  • Ballet
 Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Petrushka
  • The Shrovetide Fair
  • Petrushka’s Room
  • Moor’s Room
  • The Shrovetide Fair and the Death of Petrushka
 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Nikita Fitenko & Katerina Zaitseva
 

Tuesday

Young Pianist Showcase Concert
Antoni Kleczek (piano) the First Prize winner of the 9th CUA Piano Competition

When: 6:45pm 

Sonata in D minor, K. 213
Sonata in A major, K.24

 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Rondeña from Iberia Book 2 Issac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42

Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat Major, Op. 61

 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Joint piano recital with Mary-Victoria Voutsas and Marie Kiyone

When: 7:30 pm

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For a Little White Seashell,Op. 1
1. March
2. Syrtos
3. Conversation with Sergei Prokofiev
4. Tsamikos
5. Mantinada
6. Ballos
7. Nocturne
8. Kalamatianos
9. Pastorale
10. Big Sousta

 Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994)
Rhythmology Op. 28
1. 5/8
2. Hasapiko to Aries
3. 7/8
4. Hasapiko to Taurus
5. 9/8
6. Hasapiko to Gemini in the manner of Erik Satie
7. 11/8
8. Hasapiko to Aquarius
9. 13/8
10. Hasapiko to The Moon
11. 15/8
12. Hasapiko to Virgo

 Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994)
Mary-Victoria Voutsas, piano
Intermission
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47		 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
“Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus” Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
XV. Le baiser de l’enfant Jésus		 Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
“Mirrors”
Alborada del gracioso		 Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Musica Nara Minako Tokuyama (1958-)
Marie Kiyone, piano

Thursday

Young Pianist Showcase Concert
Matthew Chang (piano) the First Prize winner of the 9th CUA Piano Competition

When: 6:45pm

Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58

  • Allegro maestoso
  • Scherzo: Molto vivace
  • Largo
  • Finale: Presto non tanto

 

 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

 

Joint piano recital with Misha Tumanov and Martin Labazevitch

When: 7:30pm

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Sonata in D minor, K. 32
Sonata in G major, K.210
Sonata in C minor, K. 56

 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Fantasy in C minor, K. 475 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sonata No. 1, Op. 12 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Misha Tumanov, piano
Intermission
3 Preludes, Op. 2 (World Premiere) Feliks Rybicki (1899-1978)
Prelude, Op. 11 No. 16
Prelude, Op. 37 No. 1
2 Poems, Op. 69
Sonata, No. 9 Op. 68
Vers la flamme Op. 72		 Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Martin Labazevitch, piano