Hear Swedish pianist Per Tengstrand perform the famous “Tempest” Sonata, the second sonata in the Opus 31: a dark and dramatic piece.

Tengstrand will also play the humorous and upbeat third and last sonata in this opus, for contrast.

About Per Tengstrand

Per Tengstrand has firmly established himself as one of today’s most exciting pianists. He has been described by The Washington Post as “technically resplendent, powerful, intuitively secure,” and by The New York Times as “a superb Swedish pianist” whose recital “was rewarding, both for its unusual programming and for his eloquent, technically polished performances.”

Tengstrand is the subject of the acclaimed Swedish documentary The Soloist, directed by Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg (Sweden, 2003), which was featured at the International Festival of Cinema and Technology in New York. In 2005 he was decorated by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden with the “Litteris et Artibus” Medal for outstanding service to the arts.

Tengstrand’s 2014-15 concert season included performances on both sides of the Atlantic: in Sweden he played Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 (1900-01), Johannes Brahms’ Concerto No. 2, Op. 83 (1878-81), and Igor Stravinsky’s Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments (1923-24); and the Tengstrand-Sun Piano Duo performed an adaptation of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (1913) before returning to the U.S., where he continues his Music on Park Avenue series at Scandinavia House in New York City. He was recently named artist-in-residence at the new Spira Concert House in Jönköping, Sweden.

About Music on Park Avenue

In his sixth season of musical programming at Scandinavia House Swedish pianist and artistic director Per Tengstrand performs a series of concerts with a focus on a chamber music repertoire, highlighting distinguished composers and guest musicians.

The 2016 Music on Park Avenue concert series is supported in part by generous grants from The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.

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Image courtesy of Per Tengstrand

THU—2-4—8 PM
Pre-concert talk—7:15 PM
$25 ($20 ASF Members)