Sunday 19 February 2012
The Shoe Factory, Nicosia
(Limited Seating / Pre-booking essential)
After his phenomenal recital for the Pharos
Arts Foundation in 2010, Yevgeny Sudbin returns to The Shoe Factory for
another exciting performance on Sunday 19 February. Hailed by Daily
Telegraph as potentially one of the greatest pianists of the 21st century, Sudbin will perform works by Scarlatti, Chopin, Liszt, Medtner, Rachmaninov
and Scriabin.
Yevgeny Sudbin / piano
'Once in a blue moon a record appears by a hitherto unknown artist who seems
destined to take his place among the elect. Both musically and technically,
this debut is on a par with those two greatest of Scarlatti pianists,
Horowitz and Pletnev. As eloquent in the most poignant sonatas as he is
brilliant in the showstoppers, Sudbin is already a master.' Daniel Steans
for Piano Magazine
'Yevgeny Sudbin is already hailed as potentially one of the greatest
pianists of the 21st century'
The Daily Telegraph
In the midst of 7-year and 14-album collaboration with BIS Records, Yevgeny
Sudbin's recordings have met with overwhelming critical acclaim. His release
of works by Scriabin was chosen CD of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, CD of
the Month by BBC Music Magazine, and was awarded the MIDEM Classical Award
for best solo instrument CD at Cannes.
Sudbin has performed in many of the world's finest venues, both in recital
and with orchestra. In 2009-10, Sudbin's many recitals include appearances
at Tonhalle (Zurich), Wigmore Hall Master Series (London), Concertgebouw
(Amsterdam), San Francisco Performances, the Gilmore International Piano
Festival, and ProArte Musical (San Juan, Puerto Rico). Orchestral
engagements include performances of Scriabin's Piano Concerto with the
London Philharmonic under Neeme Järvi, and Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2
with the Philharmonia under Sokhiev, both at the Royal Festival Hall in
London, and his debut at the Mostly Mozart Festival under Osmo Vanska at
Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, New York.
Other recent engagements with orchestra include performances with the
Minnesota Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, the Tonhalle
Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra. Sudbin's performance of Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 1 with the BBC
Philharmonic under Tortelier at the 2008 BBC Proms was described by the
Daily Telegraph as "sublime." Recitals during 2010 included the
International Piano Series at London's Southbank and Amsterdam's
Concertgebouw.
Sudbin has performed at music festivals throughout the world including the
Aspen Festival, La Roque d'Antheron, and he is a frequent participant at the
Verbier Festival in Switzerland. In 2008-09, Sudbin embarked on recording
the complete cycle of Beethoven concertos for BIS. This is a multi-year
undertaking in collaboration with the Minnesota Orchestra under Osmo Vänskä.
His recording of Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 4, in its original 1926 version
coupled with Medtner's Concerto No 2, with the North Carolina Symphony, was
enthusiastically received. Sudbin has recently released a CD with Chopin's
solo works.
Programme:
Scarlatti: 3 sonatas - K 466, K 455 and K27
Chopin: Ballade No. 3
Liszt: Transcendental Studies, Harmonies du Soir and F minor
interval
Medtner: Sonata Tragica
Rachmaninov: 4 preludes
Scriabin: Sonata No 5
Ticket Prices:
Adults: EUR25
Friends and Supporters of the Pharos Arts Foundation / Concessions: EUR20
Click
here to purchase your tickets online or telephone 7000 9304
