2006 Bachauer Gold Medalist, acclaimed as “strikingly original... an interpretive voice all his own” (Fanfare Magazine), dazzles in a program of lyrical luminosity with exquisite music by Rachmaninoff, Bauer, Liszt, and Mendelssohn.
Born and raised on a farm in eastern Washington, Stephen Beus began piano lessons at age five and made his orchestral debut four years later. In the space of four months, he won first prize in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, the Vendome Prize International Competition in Lisbon, and was awarded the Max I. Allen Fellowship of the American Pianists Association in Indianapolis. Mr. Beus is currently a Professor of Piano at Brigham Young University and a Steinway Artist.
RACHMANINOFF
Prelude in G Major, op. 32, no. 5
RACHMANINOFF
Etude-tableau, op. 39, no. 9
MARION BAUER
Preludes, op. 15
LASSEN / LISZT
Löse Himmel, meine Seele
MENDELSSOHN
Sonata in E Major, op. 6
CHINESE TRADITIONAL
Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon
