Mikhail Voskresensky | Piano Recital

18:30, Doors Open

19:00, Concert

Mikhail Voskresensky is amongst the most prominent Russian pianists of our time. Voskresensky was a professor and the chair of the piano department at the Moscow Conservatory until he fled Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. Voskresensky's large repertoire includes all the Beethoven sonatas, the complete works of Chopin, and 64 piano concerti which he has performed under conductors including Kurt Masur, Evgeny Svetlanov, Charles Dutoit and others. He has recorded more than 50 CDs. This recital kicks off Voskresensky's three day residency at the Davidsbündler Music Academy.

Program:

Mozart, Fantasy in D minor, K397

Schubert, 4th Impromptu Op.90

List, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A minor

-Pauze-

Brahms, 3rd Sonata in F minor Op.5

I. Allegro maestoso

II. Andante

III. Scherzo - Allegro energico avec trio

IV. Intermezzo, Andante molto

V. Finale - Allegro moderato ma rubato

Mozart’s Fantasy in D minor, K. 397 opens the program with music of striking freedom and contrast. Its improvisatory character moves between moments of lyrical tenderness, dramatic intensity, and almost operatic gesture. Schubert’s Impromptu in A♭ major, Op. 90 No. 4 offers a very different kind of spontaneity: a flowing, song-like melody unfolds over a restless accompaniment, balancing intimacy with a sense of effortless motion. Before the break, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A minor brings the first half to a virtuosic close. Drawing on the spirit of Hungarian folk and dance music, Liszt combines contrasting moods and rhythms with brilliant pianistic writing, transforming the rhapsody into a dazzling display of color and character.

After the pause, Brahms’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 forms the monumental centerpiece of the evening. Written when Brahms was just twenty, it already reveals the depth and ambition that would define his mature music. In five movements, Brahms moves between stormy drama, lyrical introspection, a playful scherzo, and a deeply expressive intermezzo, culminating in a powerful finale. The sonata is both youthful in its passion and remarkably mature in its emotional and structural vision.

The beautiful Steinway in our salon is on loan from The Netherlands Musical Instrument Foundation.