Travel Pick: Classical Music in United States
Robert DeGaetano, piano

A native of New York City, Robert DeGaetano graduated from The Juilliard School where he studied with Adele Marcus and Rosina Lhevinne. As the first musician to be awarded a Rotary International Scholarship he studied in Paris with Alexis Weissenberg and Sviatoslav Richter. DeGaetano made his Carnegie Hall recital debut in 1999, and has  eight recordings on the Crystonyx Productions label.

Programme:

Beethoven: Sonata No. 14, "Moonlight"
DeGaetano: Forgiveness, Op. 7 No. 9 (World Premiere)
Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu, Op. 66
Chopin: Etude, Op.10, No.12 "Revolutionary"
Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, No. 2
Chopin: Polonaise, Op. 53 "Heroic"
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7, Op. 83
Liszt: Liebestraum
Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39 No.5
Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 23, No. 5
Rachmaninov: Prelude, Op. 32, No. 5
Rahcmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39 No. 9