Alexandre Kantorow, 2024 Gilmore Artist, piano

The day after performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, 2024 Gilmore Artist Alexandre Kantorow returns to give a solo recital, showcasing his varied repertoire. Anchoring the program is the final piano sonata by Beethoven and the first piano sonata by Nikolai Medtner. Kantorow also presents the US Premiere of a new work by leading Swedish composer Anders Hillborg, which Kantorow commissioned through his Gilmore Artist Award; he will premiere the work at the Lucerne Festival in January 2026.

Pre-concert talk at 7 pm with Dr. Zaide Pixley in Room 130

More from Alexandre Kantorow:
From Cliburn to Kantorow: A Celebration of Tchaikovsky | May 1, 2026 at 7 pm | LEARN MORE

Program
J.S. BACH /arr. LISZT
Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen S. 180
N. MEDTNER
Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5
F. CHOPIN
Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45
ANDERS HILLBORG
The Kalamazoo Flow
U.S. Premiere, commissioned by Alexandre Kantorow, with assistance from The Gilmore
L.v. BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111