Join us on a journey to the 19th century, the golden age of the piano, during which groundbreaking works of music were created. You will hear pieces by the piano virtuosos Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin performed on a rare Steinway instrument from the French recording studio Lyrinx, as well as compositions by other outstanding pianists, including Schubert, Schumann, and Smetana. The theme of passion is represented in Tchaikovsky’s Aveu passionné.

programme

Franz Schubert:
Impromptu in B-flat major, D. 935

Bedřich Smetana:
Polkas (selection)

Franz Liszt:
Petrarch Sonnet No. 123
Vallée d’Obermann

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:
Aveu passionné

Robert Schumann:
Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Fryderyk Chopin:
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35

performers

Katia Skanavi – piano
David and Filip Mareček –
introductory word