Chopin - Ballade No. 1 & Piazzolla - Adios Nonino: Improvisation (Gabriela Montero) | Live (6/8)

From the Ruhr Piano Festival at Philharmonie Essen (2009):
Based on a suggestion from the audience, Gabriela Montero performs an improvisation that combines two famous pieces: Frédéric Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 & Astor Piazzolla's "Adiós Nonino".

Part 6 of the event "An evening Gabriela Montero: Improvisations, Brahms and Ginastera", featuring a recital of pieces by Johannes Brahms and Alberto Ginastera, as well as Montero's famous improvisations after suggestions from the audience - on themes by Giacomo Puccini, John Williams, Frédéric Chopin, Astor Piazzolla, and more.

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Frederic Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Astor Piazzolla - Adios Nonino

Gabriela Montero - piano

About "An Evening with Gabriela Montero"

Gabriela Montero loves improvisation. The Venezuelan artist masters this uncommon art like
no other contemporary classical pianist. In her concerts, this remarkable talent has become
the highlight. This recital recording captures Montero's ephemeral gimmicks that fascinate
her audience.
Born in Caracas, Gabriela gave her first public performance at the age of five. She made her
concerto début with the “Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra” conducted by José Antonio Abreu
and was granted a scholarship from the Venezuelan government to study in the USA at the
age of eight. From her first contact with a piano, Gabriela has always improvised. At the
behest of Martha Argerich she decided to make it public, ignoring the possibility of being
perceived improper.

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