The Washington Conservatory of Music presents
John O'Conor, piano
Saturday, October 1
8 PM
Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ
One Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD
Pay-as-you-can
admission at door
"this artist has the kind of flawless touch that makes an audience gasp" -The Washington Post
Program
Franz Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata in F HXVI:23
John Field 3 Nocturnes: No. 5 in Bb;
No. 6 in F; No. 18 in E 'Le Midi'
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op.13
'Path�tique'
Franz Schubert Sonata in C minor D958
Irish pianist John O'Conor won First Prize at the Beethoven International Piano Competition in Vienna in 1973 and since then has toured the world playing recitals in Europe, the USA, Japan, Korea and China and performing with many of the world's most prestigious orchestras, including the London, Vienna, Cleveland and San Francisco Symphonies, the Czech Philharmonic, and the NHK and KBS Orchestras.
"Impeccable technique and musicality ... it would be hard to imagine better performances."
-The Sunday Times (London)
The Washington Conservatory gratefully acknowledges the generous partial sponsorship of this concert by Culture Ireland as part of the
Imagine Ireland Program.