Brookings grad bringing world’s longest sonata to life in return to South Dakota
South Dakota State University to host global premiere of 7½-hour, 336-page Opus Archimagicum in marathon piano concert
If you think your to-do list is long, try Tellef Johnson’s.
The award-winning filmmaker, composer and pianist next week will sit down with his hands on the ivory keys for a monumental seven-and-a-half-hour performance — with only two short breaks.
This isn’t just any recital; it’s the world premiere concert of Opus Archimagicum — the longest and most fiendishly difficult piano sonata ever written. The 1935 musical behemoth is among the greatest feats of endurance and virtuosity in classical music history.
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