Artists
- Steven Isserliscello
- Alexander Melnikovpiano
Archived Event
Shostakovich, Pletnev, Kissin and Rachmaninov
Steven Isserlis cello; Alexander Melnikov piano
- Date
- Wed 21 Feb 2018, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40
- Mikhail Pletnevb. 1957
- Cello Sonata:
- Sonata for cello and piano
Interval
- Evgeny Kissinb. 1971
- Sonata-Ballade for cello and piano
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19
Encore
- Aleksandr Skryabin1872-1915
- Romance for horn and piano:
- Romance for cello and piano
Overview
Works by Mikhail Pletnev andEvgeny Kissin, two of today’sfinest pianists, stand shoulder toshoulder with scores by two greatcomposer-pianists from the past.
Steven Isserlis and AlexanderMelnikov explore their enchantingcombination of virtuosity,nostalgia, pathos and poetry.
This concert is supported by the Rubinstein Circle