Russian Masterpieces: Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Stravinsky

The ‘quintessentially Russian’ (International Piano Magazine) pianist Yulia Chaplina curates a programme of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin and Stravinsky to celebrate International Music Day and dedicated to the Russia – UK Year of Music 2019.

In a concert dedicated to the cultural exchange between Russia and the UK, the programme is performed by artists from the UK, Russia, Italy, Germany and Switzerland.  Artists include Russian violinist Igor Yuzefovich, the new joint leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He is joined by Russian violinist Yuri Kalnits is the two-time recipient of the prestigious Diapason d’Or award and British violist Roger Chase, has been praised by the Sunday Times for ‘outstanding expressive eloquence’.

Timothée Botbol, a Park Lane Group Young Artist and Concordia Artist from Switzerland, plays the cello, as does German musician Julia Morneweg, who has ‘striking communication of emotion and expressive fluidity’ according to MusicWeb International.

On wind, British clarinettist Peter Cigleris is the winner of the John Ireland Chamber music award, Welsh bassoonist Angharad Thomas is the winner of the John Fussell Award for Welsh Postgraduate Musicians, and British hornist Mark Smith is the winner of the Douglas Moore Horn Prize.

The piano is played by Simone Tavoni, Italian winner of the BBC pathway scheme 2016.

This concert is kindly supported by the Rossotrudnichestvo, Russian Culture House in the UK.

Programme

Rachmaninov
Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor
Elégie in E flat minor, Op.3 No.1
Tchaikovsky
October (Autumn song) from The Seasons
Valse sentimentale, Op.51 No.6
Scriabin Fantasy in B minor, Op.28

Interval

Stravinsky Septet
Rachmaninov
Vocalise, Op.34 No.14
Etude-tableau in E flat minor, Op.39 No.5
Scriabin Etude in D sharp minor, Op.8 No.12
Tchaikovsky
Mélodie in E flat
Méditation from Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op.42
Valse-scherzo in C, Op.34

Performers

Yulia Chaplina piano
Igor Youzefovich violin
Yuri Kalnits violin
Roger Chase viola
Timothée Botbol cello
Julia Morneweg cello
Peter Cigleris clarinet
Angharad Thomas bassoon
Mark Smith horn
Simone Tavoni piano