i Noctuelles (Night Moths), ii Oiseaux tristes (Sad Birds), iii Une barque sur l’océan (A Boat on the Ocean), iv Alborada del gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester), v La vallée des cloches (The Valley of Bells)
Miroirs (French for “Mirrors”) is a five-movement suite for solo piano written by French composer Maurice Ravel between 1904 and 1905. First performed by Ricardo Viñes in 1906, Miroirs contains five movements, each dedicated to a fellow member of the French avant-garde artist group Les Apaches.
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Ballade No. 3 in A♭ major, Op. 47
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Frédéric Chopin’s Four Ballades are single-movement pieces for solo piano, composed between 1831 and 1842. They are considered to be some of the most important and challenging pieces in the standard piano repertoire.
Yuzhang Li - Piano
As a Tillett Artist, Yuzhang Li debuted at the Wigmore Hall and King’s Place shortly after her first UK appearance at the 2021 Leeds Piano Competition. After graduating top of her class at the Central Conservatory in China, she earned a full scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, where she completed her master’s degree with distinction. Yuzhang now performs actively across the UK and China and has embraced her new role as a researcher, having begun her PhD studies at the Royal Academy of Music.
Violin/Piano Duo
13 February 2025
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