Benjamin Alwes
Third Prize · Results
Plays Friday, October 9, at 5:55 pm Running order
Benjamin Alwes is a Chicago pianist who recently returned to music after many years away. His repertoire ranges from Bach and Mozart through the major Romantic composers and into the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He is especially drawn to presenting substantial lesser-known works alongside mainstays of the repertoire. Benjamin recently performed his first full recital in more than 20 years. He studies with pianist Michael Finlay at DePaul University.
First Programme
Chopin – Étude in A-flat major, Op. 25, No. 1Chopin – Mazurka in A minor, Op. posth. 67, No. 4Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 2, Aufschwung; No. 3, Warum?; No. 7, Traumes Wirren
Second Programme
Schubert – Sonata in A minor, D. 784: I. Allegro giustoBabajanian – PoemChopin – Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Schedule
Friday, October 9, at 5:55 pm, in Session 4. The full running order is on the schedule page.