Piano music of three cultures: Russia, Ukraine, Ireland by Svetlana Rudenko
Svetlana Rudenko, Greystones based Ukrainian pianist will present a programme connecting three cultures: Russian, Ukrainian and Irish.
John Field Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin 2
Prices: €15 (Concessions: €12)
10% discount for Friends of the National Concert Hall
Svetlana Rudenko, piano
Sergei Rachmaninov( Russia) Complete op.32 Preludes(1910)
Igor Shamo(Ukraine) ‘Paintings of Russian painters’, ‘Gutsul Watercolours’(1972/73)
Ian Wilson(Ireland) ‘A Haunted Heart’(1996)
John Buckley(Ireland) ‘The silver apples of the moon, The golden apples of the sun’ (1993)
‘The origins of professional piano performance in Russia go back to the time when a 20-year-old Dubliner, John Field arrived in Russia and settled for good. Among Field’s many distinguished students were composer Mikhail Glinka and Alexander Dubuque. Dubuque’s numerous students included the composer Mily Balakirev and Nikolai Zverev, who, in turn, taught the young Sergei Rachmaninov and Alexander Scriabin.’ - Anatole Leikin
Field sowed the seeds of the Russian melodic piano style, with its characteristic beauty of tone which make the piano sing.
Presented by Svetlana Rudenko