Pianist Bolai Cao presents a recital of Schumann's Sonata No. 2, Beethoven's 'Les Adieux' and Ravel's 'Miroirs' in the Faculty/Guest Recital Series.
Bolai Cao brings a piano recital to Timashev Recital Hall on Monday, October 26, from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. It's part of the Faculty/Guest Recital Series, and the program moves from the high-drama Romanticism of the first half into the shimmering French impressionism of the second.
The first half pairs Robert Schumann's Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 with Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 81a, known as Les Adieux. Schumann's sonata is driven by the marking So rasch wie möglich—as fast as possible—and its final ringing G pivots directly into the opening horn-call of Beethoven's Les Adieux. That sonata follows a programmatic narrative of farewell, solitary absence, and exuberant reunion.
The second half is devoted to Maurice Ravel's Miroirs, a five-movement suite that trades linear storytelling for acoustic color and optical reflection. It brings together Noctuelles, Oiseaux tristes, Une barque sur l'océan, Alborada del gracioso, and La vallée des cloches.
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Between the two halves, the evening shifts from the ardent expression of Schumann and Beethoven to the luminous textures of Ravel. It's free and open to the public, no ticket required. The recital runs from 7:30 to 9:00 PM at Timashev Recital Hall, 1866 College Rd, Columbus OH 43210.
