Per Tengstrand - performs Chopin's 24 Preludes

The master pianist Per Tengstrand returns to one of his absolute favorite stages, this time with a program centered around one of classical piano music's greatest masterpieces: Frédéric Chopin's 24 Preludes. The concert features not only the famous "Raindrop Prelude" – all the preludes are masterpieces, and the collection is a journey of striking contrasts, from the super-virtuosic to the enchantingly beautiful.

As always, Per shares insights about the music and the composer, and the program will also include other classical piano gems by Chopin – a composer he has studied in depth while working on his new film, Piano Rivals, which will premiere in Sweden in the spring of 2025.

Per Tengstrand – piano – was born in Växjö and has become one of Sweden's most distinguished concert pianists. Among his many awards and honors, it is worth noting that he won first prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition and, as the youngest recipient ever, was awarded the Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus.

Per was the main subject of the documentary The Soloist by Magnus Gertten and Stefan Berg and has produced his own film about Ludwig van Beethoven's music, Freedom of the Will, which premiered in the fall of 2022. The film explores people and events influenced by Beethoven's music and how music can empower individuals. Per currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife, Shan-shan Sun.