Join us on Saturday, June 13 for a performance by the award-winning Croatian pianist Aljoša Jurinić. The program features the music of Frédéric Chopin and some of his 19th-century contemporaries.
Following his win at the 2012 International Robert Schumann Competition in the composer’s hometown of Zwickau, Aljoša Jurinić was a laureate at the 2016 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition and the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, as well as a finalist at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.
Currently based in Boston, Aljoša is a visiting artist at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science.
Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Frédéric Chopin | Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 | 1832 |
| Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 | 1840 | |
| Intermission | ||
| Frédéric Chopin | Nocturne in E minor, Op. posth. 72 No. 1 | 1827 |
| Clara Schumann | Notturno in F major, Op. 6 No. 2 | 1836 |
| Frédéric Chopin | Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 “Heroic” | 1842 |
| Fanny Mendelssohn | Das Jahr, H. 385: VI. June (First Version) | 1841 |
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | The Seasons, Op. 37a: VI. June | 1876 |
| Frédéric Chopin | Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 | 1834 |
About the Artist
Aljoša Jurinić
Hailed as a startlingly subtle and visionary pianist with a rare blend of charm and mastery, Croatian pianist Aljoša Jurinić [al-yo-sha YOO-ri-nich] has established himself as a laureate of the world’s most prestigious piano competitions.
Following his win at the 2012 International Robert Schumann Competition in the composer’s hometown of Zwickau, he was a laureate at the 2016 Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition and the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, as well as a finalist at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. In 2019, the president of Croatia awarded him the Order of the Morning Star for outstanding achievements in culture and the international promotion of his country.
Aljoša has appeared as a soloist and with orchestras at prominent venues in around 40 countries across five continents, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, Wiener Musikverein, Salle Cortot in Paris, Gasteig in Munich, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Osaka Symphony Hall, La Sala Verdi in Milan, BOZAR in Brussels, Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, and many others. Further highlights include a 35-day recital tour across China and five sold-out performances in Croatia of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
Aljoša holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree from the University of Toronto and a Konzertexamen from the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar. His artistic development has been shaped by renowned pianists and pedagogues across Croatia, Austria, Italy, Germany, and Canada. Currently based in Boston, USA, he is a Visiting Artist at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, where he collaborates on research projects investigating the biomechanics of piano playing.
Aljoša Jurinić is a Steinway Artist.
About the Concert
The performance begins at 3:00 pm. If you like, come an hour earlier for our pre-concert discussion (afternoon concerts only). After the performance, you’ll have an opportunity to meet the artist(s) and learn about their backgrounds and career plans.
The address of the venue is 103 North Road, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879. Driving time from Providence, Newport, Westerly, and southeastern Connecticut is under an hour, and Amtrak’s Kingston Station is only five miles away.
The suggested contribution for this concert is $40 per person, collected at the door. We accept cash, personal checks, and cards. Checks should be payable to “Core Memory Music”. All contributions go directly to our performing artists. To make your contribution in advance, click here.
Children under 18 are welcome to join us free of charge.
If you’d like to attend this concert, send us an email with the full name of each person in your party and we’ll confirm your reservation. If you can’t attend the concert, we invite you to listen to the audio livestream (no reservation required).
| Last | First | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | Tony | |
| Andeweg | Patricia | |
| Brandon | Neil | |
| Gale | Peggy | |
| Harrie | Nadine | |
| Margulies | Peter |