Mikhail Pletnev’s solo piano recital

Dear listeners!

The concert may only be attended by persons who can present a negative Covid-19 test result, have been vaccinated against or recovered from Covid-19.

All attendees aged 12 and up will have to present a Covid-19 certificate in compliance with the safety level as well as personal identification and concert ticket at the entrance. Face masks must be used and a 2 m distance must be observed in the public areas of the concert hall and during the concert.

Please arrive at least 1 hour before the beginning of the concert to leave time for document inspection.

In gratitude for your understanding,

the Uniting History Foundation

 

The Uniting History Foundation, in collaboration with the Riga Jurmala Music Festival, are honored to present the inhabitants and guests of Liepāja with a concert of an outstanding pianist Mikhail Pletnev at Great Amber Concert Hall in Liepāja!

Mikhail Pletnev (1958) is considered one of the most unusual musicians of the current era, because he has been equally successful as a pianist, conductor and composer. Both the audience and his colleagues are always excited by his perfect technique, fine sense of style and the freshness of his interpretation. “Pletnev performs each composition as his own. His interpretations are staggering. It is unlikely that any other pianist can do the same” (BBC Music Magazine).

In 2006, Pletnev’s arrangement of Prokofiev’s Cinderella for two pianos, recorded with Martha Argerich, won a Grammy award. He was also nominated for a Grammy for a recording of Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev piano concertos, in which the Russian National Orchestra was conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich. He won a Gramophone Classical Music Award in 1996 for his album of Domenico Scarlatti sonatas, and in 2007, The New Yorker made his album of all Beethoven’s symphonies and piano concertos (Deutsche Grammophon) Album of the Year.

Today, he is one of Russia’s most influential artists. But he still calls himself merely a musician.

Featuring: Mikhail PLETNEV – piano

Program:

Part I:

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, op. 2, no. 1

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, op. 111

Part II:

Tchaikovsky The Seasons, op. 37b, TH 1

Tickets: starting from 10 euros

The concert is intended for an adult audience. Children under the age of 7 may be denied attendance to concerts intended for adult audiences. Separate tickets must be purchased for children aged 7 and up.

Please be advised that balcony seats are located over the stage area and have limited visibility.

Discounts:

•  Students, teachers, seniors – 25%

•  Persons with group I and II disability, and their companions – 25%

NB. Attendees must present a document validating the discount when attending the concert.

Organized by: The Uniting History Foundation in collaboration with the Riga Jurmala Music Festival.