{"id":13305,"date":"2026-02-17T12:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lingottomusica.it\/?post_type=news&p=13305"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:05:28","slug":"igor-levit-debutta-ai-pianisti-del-lingotto-con-un-programma-dedicato-a-beethoven-chopin-e-schumann","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/lingottomusica.it\/en\/news\/igor-levit-debutta-ai-pianisti-del-lingotto-con-un-programma-dedicato-a-beethoven-chopin-e-schumann\/","title":{"rendered":"Igor Levit makes his debut at Sala 500 playing Beethoven, Chopin and Schumann"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday, March 2nd, at 8.30 PM at Sala 500<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One of the most influential musician on classical scene, Igor Levit<\/strong><\/a> makes his debut at Sala 500 for the third concert in the Pianisti del Lingotto<\/em> series. Widely acclaimed for his Beethoven’s interpretations, the Russian-German pianist presents a program devoted to the evolution of the piano sonata from Classicism to Romanticism. On Monday, March 2nd at 8:30 PM<\/strong>, the recital spans from early Sonata Op. 2 No. 1 by Beethoven<\/strong> to the celebrated \u201cAppassionata\u201d Op. 57<\/strong>, alongside Schumann\u2019s FourNachtst\u00fccke<\/em> Op. 23<\/strong> and Chopin\u2019s Sonata No. 3 Op. 58<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Igor Levit<\/h3>\n

Born in Nizhny Novgorod and raised in Germany from the age of eight, Levit studied in Hanover. In 2005 he was the youngest participant at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv, winning second prize. As a leading presence on major international stages, Levit combines his intense concert career with an award-winning discography. His complete recording of Beethoven\u2019s 32 Piano Sonatas (2019) earned him Gramophone\u2019s \u201cArtist of the Year\u201d and the Opus Klassik award, while On DSCH<\/em> (2021) received top honors from BBC Music Magazine. Deeply committed to the social and civic dimension of music, Levit has also been recognized with the International Beethoven Prize. He received the Gilmore Artist Award in 2018. He has been piano professor in Hanover since 2019 and has served as Co-Artistic Director of the Heidelberger Fr\u00fchling Music Festival since 2022\u201323 season.<\/p>\n

A journey through the evolution of piano sonata language<\/h3>\n

The program presents over half-century of transformation in piano writing. Beethoven\u2019s Sonata Op. 2 No. 1<\/strong> (1795) still reflects the Viennese Classical tradition of Haydn and Mozart. The Sonata Op. 57 \u201cAppassionata\u201d<\/strong> (1804\u201305) expands the sonata form with structural breadth and expressive unity. Schumann\u2019s Four Nachtst\u00fccke, <\/em>Op. 23<\/strong> (1839) move away from formal conventions as a series of contrasting, nocturnal visions shaped by poetic freedom. Finally, Chopin\u2019s Sonata No. 3<\/strong> (1844) offers a significant synthesis: while retaining the piano sonata structure, it reimagines the sonata form through a deeply lyrical idiom.<\/p>\n

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