Piano Duet:
"B like Britannia"

Start: 19:00.

Tickets can be purchased on the website (pushkinmuseum.art) and at the box office of the museum (Volkhonka St., 12). The concert ticket also includes a passage to the Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and London School exhibition. Please note that on April 21 the museum exposition and temporary exhibitions are open until 20:00. Please take into account the museum’s working hours and recommend planning a visit to the exhibition before the concert.

The program for two pianos “B like Britannia” almost entirely consists of Russian premieres. It will feature works by the composers of the 20th century English musical Renaissance Arnold Bucks and York Bowen, the "British Orpheus" Benjamin Britten and, finally, the "many faces" of Richard Rodney Bennett, the composer of the post-war generation. Listeners will have a fascinating voyage: from impressionism to neoclassic and jazz, to a mixture of “high” and “low”, so characteristic of the art of the late XX century.

Program:

Arnold Bucks (ArnoldBax; 1883-1953)
Hardanger (1927)
The Poisoned Fountain (1928)
Benjamin Britten (Benjamin Britten; 1913-1976)
"Mazurka elegiaca", op. 23 No. 2 (1941)
Introduction and rondo à la burlesca, Op. 23 No. 1 (1940)
York Bowen (York Bowen; 1884-1961)
Theme & variations, op. 139 (1951)
Richard Rodney Bennett (1936-2012)
Four Piece Suite. Divertimento for two pianos (1974)

Performers:
Lyudmila Berlin (piano)
Arthur Ansel (piano)

REFERENCE.

Year of the music of Great Britain and Russia 2019

The Year of Music of Great Britain and Russia 2019 continues a series of successful Russian-British programs - the Year of Culture of Great Britain and Russia 2014, the Year of Language and Literature of Great Britain and Russia 2016 and the Year of Science and Education of Great Britain and Russia 2017.

The program of the Year of Music 2019 is based on the recognition of the rich cultural heritage and musical traditions of the UK and Russia and helps to strengthen ties between the peoples of the two countries.

Goals of the Year of Music of Great Britain and Russia 2019

• present a broad, inclusive and innovative program that changes the usual perception of classical and modern music;
• provide opportunities for professional cooperation between creative industries, as well as between individual specialists and organizations, including between agencies and promoters, conservatories and music schools, etc.
• help strengthen the interaction between the peoples of the two countries through cultural exchange;
• to attract as many young people as possible to educational and cultural events.

At the heart of the Year of Music 2019 program is the principle of cultural diversity. The British music scene will be represented by both academic and contemporary trends. The wide audience is waiting for a diverse program of live performances and educational events, as well as special online projects.