regrowth (graduation recital)
Performance Hall, Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Rd, South Kensington, London SW7, UK (Google Maps)
Someone, I can’t remember whom, said that Beethoven wrote joyful music when he was miserable. It was as if the musical world was an emotional inversion of the real world, and a way for him to cope.
That’s exactly what comes to my mind about George Enescu’s Piano Sonata no. 3 in D major. Enescu wrote this sparkling, touching bundle of vivacious energy while he was cooped up in a gloomy flat with his partner, who sadly had dire mental health issues. The Sonata combines the spacious colour of Debussy and Ravel, the poignance of folksong, and delightful harpsichord-like touches.
This concert is free and forms my graduation recital from the Royal College of Music, London. It’s open to the RCM community and the general public. The RCM may withdraw public access in exceptional circumstances, but it’s very likely to be public.
The whole recital will be about moving from darkness into light, and regrowth after a harsh, desolate, metaphorical winter. It should be a quasi-theatrical musical experience with colourful lighting and some through-composed interludes by myself.
Svitlana Azarova: Chronometer
Franz Schubert, arranged by Franz Liszt: Frühlingsglaube, Ständchen von Shakespeare, Am Meer
Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo no. 4 in E major
George Enescu: Sonata no. 3 in D major, op. 21 no. 3
Estimated finish time: 17:45
That’s exactly what comes to my mind about George Enescu’s Piano Sonata no. 3 in D major. Enescu wrote this sparkling, touching bundle of vivacious energy while he was cooped up in a gloomy flat with his partner, who sadly had dire mental health issues. The Sonata combines the spacious colour of Debussy and Ravel, the poignance of folksong, and delightful harpsichord-like touches.
This concert is free and forms my graduation recital from the Royal College of Music, London. It’s open to the RCM community and the general public. The RCM may withdraw public access in exceptional circumstances, but it’s very likely to be public.
The whole recital will be about moving from darkness into light, and regrowth after a harsh, desolate, metaphorical winter. It should be a quasi-theatrical musical experience with colourful lighting and some through-composed interludes by myself.
Programme
Expected start at 16:50, running for 55 minutesSvitlana Azarova: Chronometer
Franz Schubert, arranged by Franz Liszt: Frühlingsglaube, Ständchen von Shakespeare, Am Meer
Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo no. 4 in E major
George Enescu: Sonata no. 3 in D major, op. 21 no. 3
Estimated finish time: 17:45