Programme:
F. Schubert: Piano sonata No. 19 in C minor, D. 958
F. Liszt: Venezia e Napoli for piano, Years of Pilgrimage II, supplemet, S. 162
F. Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat major, S. 541 “Love Dream”
F. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1 in A major, S. 514

Through her work and her generous commitment to her musical mission, Russian pianist Violetta Egorova transcends the magnificent instrument on which she plays. She has become an ambassador of Russian classical music and ensures that it is heard, respected and appreciated wherever she performs. She developed her matchless piano technique and poetic expressiveness at Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Conservatory under the guidance of Lev Naumov, the “godfather of the Russian piano school”. She performs with all the leading Russian symphony orchestras and other internationally acclaimed ensembles. She has given recitals in the most important concert halls in Russia, Monaco, Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria, Turkey, China, Japan and the USA.
In Ljubljana she will pay homage to two composers who made history with their piano music. Each was brilliant in his own way. Schubert’s mastery finds expression in deeply personal music that speaks profoundly to the listener’s inner world. Liszt’s musical showmanship, on the other hand, dazzles and astonishes with its direct brilliance and spirited virtuosity. The Schubert Piano Sonata is a delicate song interlaced with numerous inventive compositional solutions. The Liszt pieces gradually increase in intensity in a dramatic arc that begins serenely with an Italian air, then passes into passionate sentimentality before ending with the fieriness of Mephisto, inspired by the mastery of Paganini.