Sergei Babayan

Sergei Babayan has long been venerated as a “pianist’s pianist” whose interpretations combine “quiet beauty and emotional fire” (The Times of London).

Celebrated for his solo recitals, chamber concerts, and concerto collaborations with orchestras around the globe, the Armenian American pianist is also one of today’s preeminent pedagogues and an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist with a growing and distinguished discography.

Bachtrack calls him “one of the greatest pianists of our time.”

PROGRAMME

SCHUBERT
[transcr. LISZT]
“Der Müller und der Bach” S. 565 No. 2
“Aufenthalt” S. 560 No. 3
“Auf dem Wasser zu singen” S. 558 No. 2
“Die Stadt” S. 558 No. 11
“Gretchen am Spinnrade” S. 558 No. 8
“Ständchen von Shakespeare” S. 558 No. 8
“Erlkönig” S. 558 No. 4

SCHUMANN
“Liebeslied (Widmung)” S. 566
[transcr. LISZT]

LISZT
Hymne de la nuit S. 173a/1
Romance in E Minor S. 169 “O pourquoi donc”

PONCE
Intermezzo No. 1

RACHMANINOFF
“Where beauty dwells” from Twelve Songs, Op. 21 No. 7
[transcr. VOLODOS]
“Melody” from Twelve Songs, Op. 21 No. 9
[transcr. VOLODOS]
“The dream” from Six Songs, Op. 38 No. 5
[transcr. WILD]

KREISLER
“Liebesleid”
[transcr. RACHMANINOFF]

Intermission (30 min)

MOMPOU
Canción No. 6
Canción No. 1
Canción No. 7
from Cançons i Danses

KOMITAS
“Chinar es”
[transcr. SARGSYAN]

SIBELIUS
V Kuusi “The Spruce” from Five Pieces for piano, Op. 75

ARLEN
“Over the rainbow”
[transcr. JARRETT]

GURIDI
“La carrasquilla” from Danzas viejas

DESYATNIKOV
“Red arrowwood, green leaves” from Songs of Bukovina (2019)

GRIEG
“Ein Traum” (Dream)
[transcr. BABAYAN]

ALBÉNIZ
Malagueña, Op. 71 No. 8

HINDEMITH
“Einleitung und Lied” from Klaviermusik, Op. 37 Pt. 2 “Reihe kleiner Stücke”

KOMITAS
“Semplice” from Seven Songs

REYNOLDS
“Chanson d’automne” from Two Poems in Homage to FAURÉ

POULENC
Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor “Hommage à Edith Piaf” FP 176

FAURÉ
“Au bord de l’eau,” Op. 8 No. 1
[transcr. BABAYAN]

POULENC
“Les chemins de l’amour”

TRENET
“En avril à Paris”
[transcr. WEISSENBERG]

GERSHWIN
“Oh lady, be good!”
[transcr. WHITNEY]

17:00 – 22:00