Pianists in the Diamond: Alexander Melnikov (RU)
Hear the music in its original sound when pianist Alexander Melnikov brings five different keyboard instruments to the Queen's Hall!
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788): Fantasy in F# minor, Wq 67, H.300 (1787)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Fantasy in C minor, KV475 (1785)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847): Fantasy in F# minor, Op. 28, 'Sonate écossaise' (1833)
Intermission
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849): Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 (1841)
Aleksandr Scriabin (1872-1915): Fantasy in B minor, Op. 28 (1901)
Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998): Improvisation and Fugue, Op. 38 (1965)
Five different keyboard instruments on the same evening. You can look forward to experiencing that when pianist Alexander Melnikov visits the Queen's Hall and brings five different instruments with him on stage.
Melnikov's interest in playing the works on this historically correct instrument has led to the programme Many Pianos, and the concept provides an idea of the original sound of the works, the composer's starting point and an insight into the rapid development of piano construction.
The last time he visited the Queen's Hall with violinist Isabelle Faust in the fall of 2024, Politiken gave him six hearts. This evening, Melnikov is on solo piano.
Participants
Alexander Melnikov
Pianist Alexander Melnikov (RU) graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. He is known for his unique musical and programmatic decisions, and early in his career developed an interest in the historical context of music, both technically and instrumentally. Melnikov often plays with distinguished ensembles such as the Freiburger Barockorchester, Musica Aeterna and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.
Part of the series Pianists in the Diamond
Photo: Laura Stamer
A handful of times a year we let the best pianists of the time get their hands on The Black Diamond's grand concert piano for a solo concert.
The event is part of the series Pianists in the Diamond.
Pianists in the Diamond is supported by Beckett-Fonden.
