Theremin Workshop & Concert

Invented 100 years ago by Russian Physicist Lev Thermen, the Theremin is a unique instrument which is played without being touched. The workshop will be led by British based composer Lydia Kavina, the inventor’s last protégée. The programme includes works by Tchaikovsky, Medtner, Rachmaninov as well as contemporary composers Popov, Rostovskaya, and Yusupova.

No prior knowledge of musical notation is required for the workshops, which will be accessible to both English and Russian speakers.

Workshops:  11am-1pm, 1pm – 3pm

Theremin presentation and concert: 4pm – 6pm

Programme

Glinka The Lark from ‘A Farewell to Saint Petersburg’
Varlamov ‘Ne shey ty mne matushka’
Rachmaninov ‘Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne’, Op. 4 no. 4, Spring Waters, Op. 14 no. 11
Tchaikovsky Waltz sentimentale, Op. 51 no. 6
Medtner Sonate-Vocalise, Op. 41 no. 1
Nazarova-Medtner Crying Yaroslavna (UK Première)
Rostovskaya ‘Julietta’ (UK Première), ‘Russian Bell’
Popov Sagebush
Kavina In Green; Vox Fox
Yusupova ‘The Wind Rose’, Ave Maria (UK Première)

Performers

Lydia Kavina theremin, composer
Alexander Karpeyev piano