We are delighted to welcome Hugo Kitano back for a special piano recital. Hugo previously performed at our former North Beach location, and this event marks his first appearance at our Larkin Street venue.
The recital will feature an inspired program performed on our 100-year-old Bush & Lane baby grand piano, whose depth and warmth of tone make it a true centerpiece for this occasion.
📅 Dates & Times:
Frida, December 12 — Doors at 7:00 PM, music begins around 7:30–8:00 PM
Sunday, December 14 — Doors at 3:00 PM, music begins between 3:30–4:00 PM
📍 Location:
Brani Piano Art Atelier 1050 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA (Entrance via 1044 Larkin Street)
Program
J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Franz Schubert Drei Klavierstücke, D. 946
E-flat minor
E-flat major
C major
— Intermission —
Robert Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and Peoples)
Curiose Geschichte (A Curious Story)
Hasche-Mann (Blind Man’s Bluff)
Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)
Glückes genug (Quite Happy)
Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event)
Träumerei (Dreaming)
Am Camin (At the Fireside)
Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobby-Horse)
Fast zu ernst (Almost too Serious)
Fürchtenmachen (Frightening)
Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep)
Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks)
Johannes Brahms Klavierstücke, Op. 119
Intermezzo in B minor
Intermezzo in E minor
Intermezzo in C major
Rhapsody in E-flat major
About the Artist
Praised in International Piano Magazine as “unusual for a player of his age and an excellent augury for the future,” Hugo Kitano has been the first prizewinner of numerous national and international competitions, including the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition and the Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition.
In June 2019, he won third prize at the San Jose International Piano Competition, also receiving awards for Best Bay Area Contestant, Best Performance of a Beethoven Sonata, and Best Performance of a Romantic Work.
Hugo was the highest prizewinner of the Moscow International Frederic Chopin Competition for Young Pianists in 2014 and a five-time recipient of the Chopin Foundation Scholarship for young pianists. He has also appeared as a soloist with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra and the South Carolina Philharmonic.
Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, Hugo began piano studies at age six. He earned his Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto, studying with John Perry and David Louie, and holds undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Music from Stanford University. He currently studies with Awadagin Pratt and is a founding engineer at Chalk AI, a local tech startup.
Please join us for an afternoon or evening of masterworks performed by an exceptional artist on a historic instrument that continues to sing through a new chapter of Brani Piano Art Atelier’s Larkin Street venue. A light reception will follow each performance.
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