Ivo pogorelich, pianist

Stepped into the planetary spotlight in 1980 during the 10th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, where, for reasons which have never been fully explained, he was eliminated before the final round. This controversial and unfounded decision resulted in dissatisfaction among certain members of the jury, who left the competition in protest, while pianist Martha Argerich explained her decision to leave by declaring Pogorelich a genius.  His debut in New York Carnegie Hall in 1981 was followed by sensational solo performances on the world’s most important stages, as well as those with renowned orchestras such as the Vienna, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestras, the London, Boston and Chicago Symphony orchestras and the Tonhalle and Concertgebouw orchestras to name but a few.  
 
As an exclusive artist of Deutsche Grammophon record label between 1981 and 1998, Ivo Pogorelich released the extensive discography including fourteen albums. In August 2019 he became an exclusive artist of SONY CLASSICAL  and released his first studio recordings in 20 years. In 2022 Pogorelich dedicated a new album entirely to CHOPIN and toured a Chopin recital in almost all major European concert halls?. He  returned to the USA for the first time after 20 years for recitals and toured an extensive European tour with the Baseler Kammerorchster, which will be continued in summer 2023.

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“The ordinary and the easily consumable are simply not an option for this visionary of the 88 keys.” — SALZBURGER NACHRICHTEN
“He played each note exactly, with such a feeling, such expression, he was an entire orchestra – it was as if he played 200 years ahead of our time…”
— NEW YORK TIMES
Website: https://ivopogorelich.com/calendar/

DATES

 

22.09.2024 AMSTERDAM, Concertgebouw
CHOPIN
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 · Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Fantaisie, Op. 49 · Berceuse, Op. 57  · Barcarolle, Op. 60

08.10.2024 GENEVE, Victoria Hall
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59 
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUBERT, 6 Moments Musicaux
 

11.10.2024 RIOJA, Congress Hall
15.10.2024 ZARAGOZA, Auditori
16.10.2O24 MADRID, Auditori Nacional
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59 
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUBERT, 6 Moments Musicaux

20.10.2024 Macao
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUBERT, 6 Moments Musicaux

22.10.2024 SHENZEN, China
25.10.2024 WUHAN, China
27.10.2024 CHANGSA, China
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUBERT, 6 Moments Musicaux

01.11.2024 HANGZHOU, China
Hangzhou Philharmonic
RACHMANINOV, Concerto N° 2

03.11.2024 Changsha, China
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUBERT, 6 Moments Musicaux

10.11.2024 ANTWERPEN, De Singel
12.11.2024 PARIS, Philharmonie 
13.11.20242 BOURGES
14.11.2024 ANGOULEME
18.11.2024 MARSEILLE
20.11.2024 BORDEAUX
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59 
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUBERT, 6 Moments Musicaux

24.11.2024 Bari, Teatro Verdi
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59 
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste£
SCHUMANN, Etudes Symphoniques

27.11.2024 Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59 
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUMANN, Etudes Symphoniques

14.12.2024 Ravenna
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59 
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUBERT, 6 Moments Musicaux

15.12.2024 Messina
CHOPIN, 3 Mazurkas op 59 
CHOPIN, Sonate N° 2
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste
SCHUBERT, 6 Moments Musicaux

18.01.2025 Taipei
Taipei National Orchestra
RACHMANINOV: Concerto N° 2

21.01.2025 TOKYO SUNTORY HALL
Chopin Concerto N° 2
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Toskhiyuki Kamioka, conductor

25.01.2025 KIMITSU Japan
Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K. 540
Mozart: Fantasie in C minor, K. 475
Mozart: Fantasie in D minor, K. 397
Mozart: Piano Sonate No. 11 in A Major, K. 331
Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 59
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.35

26.01.2025 TOKOROZAWA Japan
Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K. 540
Mozart: Fantasie in C minor, K. 475
Mozart: Fantasie in D minor, K. 397
Mozart: Piano Sonate No. 11 in A Major, K. 331
Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 59
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.35

29.01.2025 TOKYO Suntory Hall
Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K. 540
Mozart: Fantasie in C minor, K. 475
Mozart: Fantasie in D minor, K. 397
Mozart: Piano Sonate No. 11 in A Major, K. 331
Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 59
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.35

05.03.2025 POZEGA, Croatia
Recital
Programme tbc

17.03.2025 BERLIN PHILHARMONIE
Rachmaninov Concerto N° 2
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Julia Rachlin, conductor

19.03.2025 MUNICH ISARPHILHARMONIE
Rachmaninov Concerto N° 2
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Julia Rachlin, conductor

09.05.2025 KRAKOW PHILHARMONIC HALL
Chopin: Concerto N° 1
Alexander Humala, conductor

11.05.2025 WARSAW PHILHARMONIC HALL
Chopin: Concerto N° 1
Alexander Humala, conductor
Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAST CONCERTS
 

National Center for the Performing Arts
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 
Chopin: Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Chopin: Fantaisie, Op. 49 · Berceuse, Op. 57 &Barcarolle, Op. 60

20.06.2023 GUANGZHOU, China
Opera House
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 
Chopin: Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Chopin: Fantaisie, Op. 49 · Berceuse, Op. 57 &Barcarolle, Op. 60

24.06.2023 SHANGHAI, China
Concert Hall
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 
Chopin: Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Chopin: Fantaisie, Op. 49 · Berceuse, Op. 57 &Barcarolle, Op. 60

30.06.2023 XI’AN, China
Concert Hall
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 
Chopin: Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Chopin: Fantaisie, Op. 49 · Berceuse, Op. 57 &Barcarolle, Op. 60

08.08.2023 BODO, Norway
Nordland Musikkfestuke
Kammerorchester Basel
CHOPIN: Piano concerto No. 2, op. 21

10.08.2023 LUBECK, Germany
Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival
Kammerorchester Basel
CHOPIN: Piano concerto No. 2, op. 21
Frédéric CHOPIN
Piano concerto No. 2, op. 21
Kammerorchester Basel

12.08.2023 KASSEL, Germany
Kultursommer Nordhessen Festival
Kammerorchester Basel
CHOPIN: Piano concerto No. 2, op. 21

PAST DATES

19.08.2023 WARSAW, Poland
International Music Festival Chopin and His Europe
Kammerorchester Basel
CHOPIN: Piano concerto No. 2, op. 21

21.08.2023 TANNAY, CH
Variations Musicale de Tannay Festival
Kammerorchester Basel
CHOPIN: Piano concerto No. 2, op. 21
10 September 2023 TORINO, MITO FESTIVAL 
Teatro dal Verme (MiTo Festival)
CHOPIN : Prelude, Op. 45
SCHUMANN : Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 (incl. Op. Posth.)
SIBELIUS : Valse Triste, Op. 44
SCHUBERT : Six Moments Musicaux

11 September 2023 MILAN, MITO FESTIVAL
Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi 
CHOPIN : Prelude, Op. 45
SCHUMANN : Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 (incl. Op. Posth.)
SIBELIUS : Valse Triste, Op. 44
SCHUBERT : Six Moments Musicaux

29. & 30 September 2023PODGORICA, Montenegro Muzički centar Crne Gore
Sergei RACHMANINOFF Piano concerto No. 2, op. 18
Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra
Mark Korovitch, conductor

18 October 2023
NOVI SAD, Serbia Sinagoga (Nomus Festival)
Sergei RACHMANINOFF
Piano concerto No. 2, op. 18
Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra
Aleksandar Marković, conductor

07 November 2023 PARIS Philharmonie  
CHOPIN
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 · Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Fantaisie, Op. 49 · Berceuse, Op. 57 – Barcarolle, Op. 60

21 November 2023
Zurich Tonhalle
CHOPIN : Prelude Op. 45
SCHUMANN : Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 – Including Op. Posth.
SIBELIUS : Valse Triste, Op. 44
SCHUBERT : Six Moments Musicaux D 780 (Op. 94)

24 November 2023 SOFIA Bulgaria Hall
CHOPIN
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 · Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Fantaisie, Op. 49 · Berceuse, Op. 57 – Barcarolle, Op. 60

20.01.2024 OSAKA, Symphony Hall
MOZART Fantasie in d minor KV 397 · Fantasie in c minor KV 475 · 
Sonata in A Major KV 331
CHOPIN Mazurkas, Op. 59  · Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.35

21.01.2024 AICHI, Toyota Concert Hall
MOZART Fantasie in d minor KV 397 · Fantasie in c minor KV 475 · 
Sonata in A Major KV 331
CHOPIN Mazurkas, Op. 59  · Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.35

25.01.2024 BEJING National Center for Performing Arts 
MOZART Fantasie in d minor KV 397 · Fantasie in c minor KV 475 · 
Sonata in A Major KV 331
CHOPIN Mazurkas, Op. 59  · Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.35

27.01.2024 TOKYO Suntory Hall
MOZART Fantasie in d minor KV 397 · Fantasie in c minor KV 475 · 
Sonata in A Major KV 331
CHOPIN Mazurkas, Op. 59  · Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.35

18.03.2024  BELGRADE Kolarac Concert Hall
Sergei RACHMANINOFF
Piano concerto No. 2, op. 18
Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra
Aleksandar Marković, conductor

13.04.2024 ZAGREB, Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
MOZART Fantasie in d minor KV 397 · Fantasie in c minor KV 475 · 
Sonata in A Major KV 331
CHOPIN Mazurkas, Op. 59  · Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, Op.35

19. & 20.04.2024 RIJEKA, HNK Ivana Pl. Zajca
CHOPIN Piano concerto No. 2, op. 21
Rijeka Symphony Orchestra
Valentin Egel, conductor

27.04.2024 LISBON, Gulbenkian Concert Hall
CHOPIN, Prelude Op. 45
SCHUMANN, Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 – Including Op. Posth.
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste, Op. 44
SCHUBERT, Six Moments Musicaux D 780 (Op. 94)

03.05.2024 ZURICH, Tonhalle
CHOPIN, Prelude Op. 45
SCHUMANN, Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 – Including Op. Posth.
SIBELIUS, Valse Triste, Op. 44
SCHUBERT, Six Moments Musicaux D 780 (Op. 94)

18.05.2024 SARAJEVO, National Theatre 
CHOPIN
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 · Sonata No. 3, Op. 58
Fantaisie, Op. 49 · Berceuse, Op. 57  · Barcarolle, Op. 60