Guest Artist Series
Friday I February 24, 2023 I 7:30 pm
Faye Spanos Concet Hall
Impromptu in G-flat major, D. 899, op. 90, no. 3 (1827)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, op. 2, no. 3 (1794–95)
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Scherzo: Allegro
Allegro assai
Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 63 (1894)
L’isle joyeuse (1903–04)
Intermission
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C-sharp minor (1953; 1991)
Allegro energico
Theme and Variations
Allegro con brio
Nocturne in C minor, op. 48, no. 1 (1841)
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53 (1842–53)
With a performing career that has taken him to Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, and throughout the United States, Frank Wiens has maintained an active concert career since 1974. Possessing a concerto repertoire of over thirty-five works, he has been a frequent soloist with symphony orchestras in this country and abroad. His recitals have taken him to major cities such as London, Warsaw, Vienna, Seoul, New York, and Los Angeles.
Frank Wiens gave his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1984. His London recital debut took place in May of 1986. He made his European continental debut in Vienna, Austria, in May of 1987 at the Brahms-Saal of the Musikverein. Other international performances have included a concert tour of the Soviet Union, two tours of South Korea, and engagements in Romania and Poland. In the 1990–91 season Frank Wiens returned to New York with a recital celebrating the 100th anniversary of Prokofiev’s birth, and he was invited to tour the Soviet Union in April of 1991 in numerous solo and orchestral engagements as part of the celebrations of that anniversary. In the fall of 1994 he travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia, to record a compact disc including the Rachmaninoff Third Piano Concerto with the Slovakia National Orchestra and the Rachmaninoff Piano Sonata No. 1.
Frank Wiens won first prize in the North American Young Artists Competition and the Southwest Pianists Foundation Competition. He has performed as soloist with the Atlanta, Denver, and Detroit Symphonies, and he has been a touring artist with the Iowa and California Arts Councils.
In addition to maintaining his active performance schedule, Frank Wiens has established a strong reputation as a trusted teacher and mentor of younger talent, and he has served as an adjudicator in many important competitions including the Gina Bachauer International Competition. Beginning in 1976 he served on the faculty at the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music, where he received the Research-Lecturer Award and Distinguished Faculty Award. He was awarded the Order of Pacific at his official retirement in 2020. In 2009 he was the recipient of the Stockton Arts Commission’s award for Outstanding Achievement in Music.
A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Frank Wiens lives in Stockton, California with his wife, mezzo-soprano Lynelle Frankforter Wiens. In his spare time he enjoys playing golf and trying his hand at gourmet cooking.
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UPCOMING CONSERVATORY EVENTS
Feb. 25 | 2:30 pm
Student Recital
Ella Hebrard, bassoon
Recital Hall
Feb. 25 | 5:00 pm
Student Recital
Marcella Stone-Fox, violin
Recital Hall
Feb. 25 | 7:30 pm
Student Recital
Charlotte Han, violin
Recital Hall
Feb. 26 | 9:00 am
Pacific Brass Day
Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Registration is required. music.pacific.edu