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Category: Piano Sonatas

  • Piano Sonata No. 7

    An energetic homage to Nikolai Kapustin, Sonata No. 7 blends jazz rhythm with classical form, a spirited liberation after the inward journey of the earlier sonatas. →

  • Piano Sonata No. 6

    A three-movement sonata beginning with calm, hypnotic motion, followed by a middle movement of shifting contrasts, and ending in a fast and energetic finale. →

  • Piano Sonata No. 5

    A fusion of late Prokofiev’s drive and Scriabin’s mysticism. The unfinished Fifth Sonata bridges ritual and revelation through an “ancient-modern” idiom of wild harmonic motion and eastern color. →

  • Piano Sonata No. 4

    Begun during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the Fourth Sonata reflects systemic strain, unfolding through weighty chordal writing and long spans of held tension. →

  • Piano Sonata No. 3 “The Esoteric”

    A four-movement cycle of rhythmic trance, introspection, and fugal transformation. The Esoteric concludes the trilogy of sonatas, turning struggle toward transcendence. →

  • Piano Sonata No. 2 “Wormwood”

    A single-movement fantasy-sonata written as a continuous span. Wormwood combines driving toccata writing, fugal textures, and more restrained lyrical material within an uninterrupted form. →

  • Piano Sonata No. 1

    Written during my medical studies, this two-movement sonata reflects a dialogue between vitality and stillness. A lyrical theme unravels into turbulence before fading to silence, a meditation on discipline, fragility, and the final pulse of life. →