San Francisco International Piano Festival – Jeffrey LaDeur – Sunday, August 20 at 4 pm
San Francisco International Piano Festival
Solo Recital Series II:
Jeffrey LaDeur, piano
Franz Schubert Sonata in A minor, D. 784
Robert Schumann Romance in F-sharp major, Op. 28, No. 2
Johannes Brahms Scherzo, Op. 4
Maurice Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales
Frédéric Chopin Four Mazurkas and Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49
“…an irreproachable legato, a beautiful palette of nuances, and an always well-balanced sound.” Clic Musique Magazine (France)
Founder and Artistic Director Jeffrey LaDeur performs his first solo recital at Old First since 2014. Having inherited a rich tradition of pianism and interpretation from Annie Sherter, student of Vlado Perlemuter and Alfred Cortot, LaDeur has established himself as a compelling exponent of classic and new repertoire. In March of 2018, LaDeur made his solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall on the centennial of Claude Debussy’s death. He appears regularly with orchestra and maintains a repertoire of over 40 concerti. LaDeur’s most recent solo recording features music of Liszt and was released by Music & Arts in April of 2022. A chamber musician of distinction, Jeffrey’s collaboration with mezzo soprano Kindra Scharich has produced To My Distant Beloved, an album exploring the connections between Beethoven and Schumann through cycles in song and solo piano works. LaDeur has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Robert Mann, Bonnie Hampton, Ian Swensen, Axel Strauss, Geoff Nuttall, and the Telegraph, Fry Street, and Alexander String Quartets.