Please allow me that, apart from my regrettable ignorance of the Hungarian language, I remain Magyar in my heart and soul from birth to the grave. As a consequence, I earnestly wish to further the progress of Hungarian music.

Liszt to Antal Augusz
Nikolai Lugansky Piano Recital

19 March 2019, 19.30-22.00

Grand Hall

Nikolai Lugansky Piano Recital Presented by Liszt Academy

MVM Concerts

Debussy: Suite bergamasque
Debussy: Deux Arabesques
Debussy: L’isle joyeuse

intermission

Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 (‘Sonate-fantasie’)
Scriabin: Préludes (excerpts)
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23

Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

Nikolai Lugansky’s career as a pianist began with a red toy piano that his father gave him at the age of five and a half. Hearing his father’s off-key play, the precocious child showed him which keys to strike in order to obtain a good tune. From here, it was a straight line to becoming a musician: music school, competitions, then in 1996 debuting at the Hollywood Bowl at a concert on the tour of the Kirov Theatre Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev. Since then, Lugansky has appeared on numerous stages with leading orchestras; he has also been to Hungary several times. His Rachmaninov and Chopin recordings are especially highly rated. Besides performing and recording, the Russian artist teaches at the Moscow Conservatory as assistant to professor Sergei Dorensky.

Presented by

Besszer Concert, Liszt Academy Concert Centre

Tickets:

HUF 3 000, 4 000, 5 000, 6 000, 8 000, 10 000