Visiting Artists Series: Joseph-Maurice Weder Piano Recital

JOSEPH-MAURICE WEDER, piano

PROGRAMME

LISZT

Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178

– Intermission –

J. S. BACH arr. BRAHMS

Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (arrangement for piano, left hand)

BEETHOVEN

Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110

I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

II. Allegro molto

III. Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro ma non troppo

ABOUT THE ARTIST

"A wonderful musician with an amazingly brilliant technique"  Star-Cellist Gautier Capuçon

Since launching his international career with winning the prestigious Swiss Ambassador's Award in London and his debut recital at London's Wigmore Hall in 2013, the Swiss pianist Joseph-Maurice Weder has continued to capture the attention of critics and audiences.

In recent seasons he has performed at some of the most prestigious concert halls around the world including Carnegie Hall in New York, Berliner Philharmonie, Musikverein Vienna, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Wigmore Hall London, Tonhalle Zurich and Wiener Konzerthaus. Furthermore he was on tour several times in South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay) and in Europe (England, Germany, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Wales, Norway, Switzerland).

Joseph-Maurice Weder entered the Musikhochschule Basel at the age of 12, under the guidance of Prof. Adrian Oetiker. From 2011 until 2015 he studied with Prof. Filippo Gamba. He attended master classes with Piotr Anderszewski, Dmitri Alexeev, Prof. Homero Francesch, Prof. Gérard Wyss and Louis Lortie.

Besides his concert activity, his great passion is teaching. In 2017 he was appointed to the piano faculty at the College in Aarau (Switzerland). Furthermore he was invited as a Guest Professor to give masterclasses at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (Wales) , Universidad Nacional de Música in Lima (Peru), Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan (Armenia), Universidad EAFIT in Medellín (Colombia), Music Academy in Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine), "Instituto de Artes da Universidade Estadual Paulista" de São Paulo (Brazil) and at the Fundación Musical Simon Bolivar („EL SISTEMA“) in Caracas (Venezuela).

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Visiting Artist Joseph-Maurice Weder performs in recital, presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore.

TICKETING INFORMATION

Out of respect for the participants and other spectators, no children under 6 years of age will be allowed admission.

To help keep our community safe, here are the measures that we will be adhering to:

• Only individuals who are fully vaccinated or exempted from Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures (VDS)* may be admitted to performances with more than 500 audience members.

• *Exempted from VDS: Individuals who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection and are within 180 days of their first positive test result, individuals who are medically ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination, and children aged 12 and below.

• All audience members must warrant that all vaccination and VDS information is correct when requested for disclosure.

• All audience members must consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal data in relation to the ticket holders’ vaccination and VDS data.

• Do bring along your photo identification and proof of vaccination. We regret that patrons who do not have their photo ID or proof of vaccination may be denied entry. Please visit the MOH website for details.

* Please refer to ystmusic.nus.edu.sg for the latest event updates.