Behzod Abduraimov, piano

Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov launched his career by winning the London International Piano Competition in 2009 at the age of 18 and has made a seamless transition from prodigy to celebrated career musician. He performs frequently in recital at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, among many others, as well as in chamber music performances and as soloist with leading orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, San Francisco Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, and Concertgebouworkest. The exciting program includes Schumann’s dramatic Kreisleriana and Rachmaninoff’s riveting Variations on a Theme of Corelli.

SCARLATTI Sonata in B minor, K 27, Sonata in D major, K 96
SCHUMANN Kreisleriana, Op. 16
LISZT Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
RACHMANINOFF Variations on a Theme of Corelli