Concerts at Sviatoslav Richter Memorial Apartment

Bolshaya Bronnaya, 2 / b, apt. 58 (16 floor)

"The English History of German Music"
December 9, 18:00

The concert program is dedicated to German and Austrian clavier music of the 18th – 19th centuries, which was inspired by English culture by composers.

The program includes: Suite No. 5 in E Major by G. F. Handel, English Suite No. 2 in A minor by I. S. Bach, Fantasy in F Sharp Minor (Op. 28) by F. Mendelssohn and Sonata in E-Flat Major Hob. XVI / 52 J. Haydn.

Performer: Peter Laul (piano) - laureate of international competitions, teacher of the St. Petersburg Conservatory; performs with tours in Russia and abroad with symphony orchestras under the direction of such conductors as V. Gergiev, N. Alekseev, V. Ziva, F. Korobov, T. Sokhiev, J. -K. Casadesus, M. Shostakovich. In 2016, P. Laul played all 32 L. van Beethoven piano sonatas in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Critics compare the universal repertoire and interpretation of the author’s text by Peter Laul with the manner of Svyatoslav Richter.

Klavierabend laureate of international competitions Elizabeth of Leon (Vienna)
December 14, 19:00

The program includes: piano sonatas in C major KV 330, F major KV 332 and B flat major KV 333 V. A. Mozart, Six Little Pieces for Piano (Op. 19) by A. Schoenberg, Variations (Op. 27) for Piano A Webern.

Performer: Elizaveta Leonskaya (piano) - student, friend and partner on the stage of Svyatoslav Richter. Together with E. Leonsky, the maestro played and recorded the sonatas of V.A. Mozart in the arrangement of E. Grieg for piano four hands.

“Rusquartet and Alexander Gindin wish Merry Christmas”
The concert will be held in the exhibition space of the exhibition “Years of wanderings of Svyatoslav Richter. England is America. ”
December 20, 19:00

In the program: Lera Auerbach (Russia / USA) and Jonathan Douw (England) string quartets rarely performed in Russia, Piano Quintet of the English classic Edward Elgar.

Performers: Honored Artist of Russia Alexander Gindin (piano), as well as a laureate of many prestigious competitions, the string quartet RUSQUARTET will perform for the first time in the Svyatoslav Richter Memorial Apartment.

““ B ”like Britain”
Program premiere
The concert will be held in the exhibition space of the exhibition “Years of wanderings of Svyatoslav Richter. England is America. ”
December 25, 19:00

The name of the program, “B” like Britain, beats the letter “B”, which begins with the names of the composers - Bucks, Britten, Bone and Bennett - whose works will sound in concert.

Program: Arnold Bucks - Hardanger, The poisoned fountain, Moy Mell, The Devil that tempted St. Anthony (4 pieces); Benjamin Britten - Mazurka elegiaca, Intro and rondo alla burlesca (op. 23); York Bowen - Theme and variations (op. 139); Richard Rodney Bennett - Divertimento for two pianos.

Performers: piano duet of Lyudmila Berlin and Arthur Ansel.