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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Adam Golka\n\n**CHANGE OF PRO
 GRAM:\nPlease note that due to non-Covid illness\, John Moore will regrett
 ably withdraw from tomorrow's performance.\nIn his place\, Adam Golka is d
 elighted to present a virtuosic solo program of dramatic sonatas by Brahms
  and Liszt.**\n\n5 PM Doors & Pre-Reception\n6 PM Recital\n7 PM Post-Recep
 tion\n\n_____\n\n**Adam Golka**: Brahms & Liszt Sonatas\n\n[Gotham Arts](h
 ttps://www.facebook.com/GothamArts/) in collaboration with [Groupmuse](htt
 ps://www.groupmuse.com/) is delighted to present an intimate private recit
 al by pianist [Adam Golka](https://www.adamgolka.com/) of sonatas by Brahm
 s and Liszt.\n\nAn array of wine and snacks will be served.\n\n**Program:*
 *\n\nJohannes Brahms (1833–1897): Sonata No. 2 in f-sharp minor\nFranz L
 ist (1811–1886): Sonata in b minor\n\n__________\n\n[Watch Adam perform 
 Beethoven's Sonata Op. 111](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EBVlvfYhIw)\n
 \n**Adam Golka**\n\nPolish-American pianist **Adam Golka** (born 1987) fir
 st performed all of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas when he was 18 years-old\, a
 nd he considers the 32 masterpieces to have been his saving grace during t
 he Covid crisis. "The reason I can't stay away from Beethoven is that he p
 ut himself through absolute hell in an attempt to marry the rawest express
 ions of his subconscious to the unattainable ideals of his mind. No other 
 composer before or since has been willing to explore this internal warfare
  as deeply as he did\, and I constantly feel that I'll somehow redeem myse
 lf by surrendering to the fight which is at the core of performing his wor
 ks."\n\nIn 2020-2021\, Adam Golka performed the eleven-hour cycle of Beeth
 oven's Sonatas five times in its entirety\, three times for socially dista
 nced audiences at the **Bach Festival Society of Winter Park** (Florida)\,
  once at the **Archway Gallery** in Houston\, and also a live-streamed cyc
 le at the Saint **Thomas Church Fifth Avenue** (NYC)\, with a growing live
  audience as the year-long series proceeded. Adam's performances were comp
 lemented by 32 short films he created\, known as *32@32* (available on You
 Tube)\, documenting his preparation for climbing the Everest of the piano 
 literature\, and featuring an amalgam of distinguished guests\, from astro
 physicists to Alfred Brendel. First Hand Records in London has released hi
 s "Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol. 1" in 2020\, recorded at the **Tippet Rise
  Art Center** in Montana. "Adam Golka plays [Sonatas op. 10] with a certai
 n brio\, fiery\, very free. After all\, Beethoven dares in them fantasies\
 , embellishments\, cadenzas that the pianist seizes with a sense of improv
 isation\, variations of mood\, which never make you forget the simple beau
 ty of his touch\, the obviousness of his speech." *Artamag* (France)\n\nAs
  public events in the United States re-opened\, Adam was engaged by the **
 Buffalo Philharmonic** and **Asheville Symphonies** to film concertos by B
 ach\, Mozart\, Clara Schumann\, Saint-Saëns\, Brahms\, Rachmaninoff\, and
  Shostakovich for online release. He has also recorded a recital for the *
 *Chelsea Music Festival** at **High Line Nine**\, and he performed for liv
 e audiences at **Chamber Music Sedona**\, as well as a series of recitals 
 with cellist Jonathan Swensen\, including the **Morgan Library** in NYC.\n
 \nIn 2021-2022\, Adam plays Beethoven's *Emperor* with the **California Sy
 mphony** and he tours with a recital featuring Beethoven's *Les Adieux*\, 
 Liszt's *Sonata*\, Grażyna Bacewicz's *Piano Sonata No. 2*\, as well as e
 tudes by Nicolai Kapustin and his own *Relevant Etude* (2021)\, including 
 stops at the **PianoTexas International Festival**\, **Minnesota Beethoven
  Festival**\, and **Brattleboro Music Center**. He also joins violinist It
 amar Zorman for recitals at **Wigmore Hall** in London and the **Israel Co
 nservatory** in Tel-Aviv\, pianist Yannick Rafalimanana for a two-piano re
 cital at **Kammermusik-Verein Halberstadt** (Germany)\, and he will also e
 njoy a two-week residency at the **Krzyżowa-Music Festival** (Poland).\n\
 nAdam Golka is deeply indebted to his two main teachers\, José Feghali\, 
 with whom he studied at Texas Christian University\, and Leon Fleisher\, w
 ith whom he worked as part of the Artist Diploma program at the Peabody Co
 nservatory. Since finishing his formal studies\, Adam has continued to dev
 elop his artistry through private mentorship from his favorite artists: Al
 fred Brendel\, Richard Goode\, Murray Perahia\, Ferenc Rados\, and András
  Schiff\, who invited Adam to give recitals at the **Klavier-Festival Ruhr
 ** and **Tonhalle Zürich** for the *Sir András Schiff Selects* concert s
 eries.\n\nAs a concerto soloist\, he has appeared with dozens of orchestra
 s\, including the **BBC Scottish Symphony**\, **NACO** (Ottawa)\, **Warsaw
  Philharmonic**\, **Shanghai Philharmonic**\, as well as the **San Francis
 co\, Atlanta\, Houston\, Dallas\, Milwaukee\, Indianapolis\, New Jersey\, 
 and San Diego symphonies**. Adam has enjoyed collaborations with conductor
 s such as Donald Runnicles\, Pinchas Zukerman\, Mark Wigglesworth\, Joseph
  Swensen\, and he has made countless concerto appearances with his brother
 \, conductor Tomasz Golka. Adam gave his **Carnegie Stern Auditorium** dé
 but in 2010 with the **New York Youth Symphony** and his New York recital 
 début at **Alice Tully Hall**\, presented by the Musicians Emergency Fund
 .\n\nAdam's professional life began when he was awarded the first prize an
 d audience prize at the 2nd China Shanghai International Piano Competition
 . In 2009\, he won the Max I. Allen Fellowship from American Pianists Asso
 ciation. As a pedagogue\, he acted as Artist-in-Residence for six school y
 ears at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester\, Massachusetts. Adam h
 as recorded works by Beethoven\, Schumann\, and Brahms for First Hand Reco
 rds and he has premiered works composed for him by Richard Danielpour\, Mi
 chael Brown\, and Jarosław Gołębiowski.
LOCATION:Flatiron
SUMMARY:Gotham Arts: Adam Golka: Brahms & Liszt Sonatas
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/12372-gotham-arts-adam-golka-brahms-li
 szt-sonatas
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