Up and Forward: Goodmesh Stars on the Rise (Matinée Edition)

Up and Forward:  Goodmesh Stars on the Rise

The future is bright! 

This year, our Annual Goodmesh Concert welcomes Shane van Neerden, one of the most sparkling young pianists in The Netherlands today.

11th of December

Program:

W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Piano Sonata in D major, K. 576 (1789)

I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Allegretto

M. Ravel (1875-1937)

Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55 (1908)

I. Ondine

II. Le Gibet

III. Scarbo

N. Medtner (1880-1951)

Piano Sonata in B-flat minor, “Sonata Romantica” Op. 53, No. 1 (1930)

I. Romanza: Andantino con moto, ma sempre espressivo

II. Scherzo: Allegro

III. Meditazione: Andante con moto

IV: Finale: Allegro non troppo

Pianist Shane van Neerden (b. 1999) has been studying in the Netherlands for three years and has already well established his name throughout the country. He has performed in such venues as het Concertgebouw Amsterdam (live for Radio 4), het Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, as well as on the television program Podium Witteman.

Born in America, he started piano lessons privately from the age of six until three years ago for the majority of his teenage years with professor Carl Cranmer. Among other teachers with whom he has worked include Elisso Virsaladze, Jacques Rouvier, Robert Levin, and Susan Starr.

Shane has won numerous competitions throughout the U.S.A. as well as in France. When he first came to Amsterdam, he won a competition at the Conservatory of Amsterdam resulting in a performance of Liszt’s Totentanz under the direction of Ed Spanjaard.

In addition to his work as soloist, he also has a piano quartet named after the Dutch painter Jan Mankes. The group recently made a four-concert tour through Portugal last summer.