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Artists
- Nikolai Luganskypiano
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Nikolai Lugansky
Image credit: © Marco Borggreve
- Date
- Thu 18 May 2023, 7.30pm
- Tickets
- Archived Event
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Moments musicaux Op. 16
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36
Interval
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- 13 Preludes Op. 32
Encore
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Lilacs Op. 21 No. 5
- Prelude in C minor Op. 23 No. 7
Overview
The Russian pianist is highly regarded for his Rachmaninov. Of his CD bringing together the two sonatas, BBC Music Magazine wrote, ‘This is very exciting playing in two very taxing works ... Lugansky produces plenty of fire and brimstone, but also creates a tender and refined sound.’