Yoanna Prodanova & Mihai Ritivouiou

Romanian pianist Mihai Ritivoiu is the laureate of numerous international competitions including the George Enescu International Competition in Bucharest. He has given recitals throughout the UK, Romania, Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany and Japan, and has performed concertos with the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra.

n March 2018 Ritivoiu released his debut solo album, ‘Transcendence’, a recording of large-scale solo works by Cesar Franck, (Prelude Choral et Fugue), George Enescu (Piano Sonata No. 1) and Franz Liszt (Piano Sonata in B minor), on the Leipzig-based label, Genuin.

Mihai is a City Music Foundation Artist, a Yeoman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, and has received generous support from the Liliana and Peter Ilica Foundation for the Endowment of the Arts, the Erbiceanu Cultural Foundation, and the Ratiu Family Charitable Foundation.

Programme

Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73
Janáček Pohádka
Shostakovich Sonata for cello and piano in D minor Op. 40

Performers

Yoanna Prodanova cello
Mihai Ritivouiou piano