princetonuniversityconcerts.org Tuesday, September 27, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INFO: 609-258-2800 TICKETS: 609-258-9220 CONTACT: Dasha Koltunyuk, dkoltuny@princeton.edu, 609-258-6024

PIANISTS SERGEI BABAYAN AND DANIIL TRIFONOV, TEACHER AND STUDENT

VIRTUOSO DUO, PRESENT FIRST TWO-PIANO PROGRAM SINCE 1982

On Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 8PM, in Princeton University Concerts’ first two-piano evening since 1982,

winner of both the Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky International Piano Competitions Daniil Trifonov, and his

teacher, the prominent Armenian pianist Sergei Babayan, will present four 19th-century masterpieces by Robert

Schumann, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, and Sergei Rachmaninoff at Richardson Auditorium in

Alexander Hall. A pre-concert talk given by Ruth Ochs at 7PM is free to ticketholders.

The following morning, Trifonov and Babayan will share insights into piano-ensemble repertoire when they coach

talented Princeton University student pianists in a workshop at 9:30 AM at Richardson Auditorium, free and

open to all. As part of the new Performers as Teachers series, this class is an opportunity to learn directly from the

artists as they shed light on the process of preparing multi-piano works and the art of piano chamber music. The

workshop will offer anyone, regardless of any experience with piano music, a fascinating peek into what happens

before pianists—particularly piano ensembles—take the stage. The Performers as Teachers series will continue in

March and April 2017 with workshops led by violinist Rainer Schmidt of the Hagen String Quartet, and violinist

Pamela Frank.

25-year-old Trifonov has in record time made the transition from competition wunderkind to one of the most

respected and established piano virtuosos of our time. Recently hailed as the Gramophone Artist of the Year

2016, he has performed with virtually all of the leading orchestras around the world and in the five years since

bursting into the spotlight has already made debuts at the most prestigious concert venues in the U.S., Europe,

and Asia. While maintaining his full touring schedule, Trifonov still finds the time to continue his studies at The

Cleveland Institute of Music with Babayan. In this rare appearance together, the duo will allow us to witness the

cherished passing of music from one generation to the next right before our eyes.

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LISTING INFORMATION

SERGEI BABAYAN, piano; DANIIL TRIFONOV, piano.

WHEN: Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 8PM

Workshop with Trifonov and Babayan coaching Princeton Students: Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9:30AM, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall

WHAT: SCHUMANN: Andante and Variations in B-flat Major, Op. 46

SCHUBERT: Fantasie in F minor for Piano Four Hands, D. 940

BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances WoO. 1

RACHMANINOFF: Two Suites for Two Pianos

WHERE: Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton

University

TICKETS: $50, $40, $25 General; $10 Students. Tickets are available online at

princetonuniversityconcerts.org, by phone at 609-258-9220, or in person two hours prior to

the concert at the Richardson Auditorium Box Office. VERY LIMITED AVAILABILITY.

Pianist Sergei Babayan

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Pianist Daniil Trifonov/Photo by Dario Acosta

For further information please contact Dasha Koltunyuk at dkoltuny@princeton.edu or 609-258-6024

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