Friday, September 8, 2023
Anna Geniushene, piano
The Olivier Music Barn, 5:30 PM
Program
MUZIO CLEMENTI: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 1 No. 1
Allegro comodo
Tempo di Minuetto
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Two Pieces, Op. 1
Scherzo à la russe. Allegro moderato
Impromptu. Allegro furioso
SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 38
Allegro tranquillo
Andantino
Un poco allegretto
VALENTYN SILVESTROV: Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 302 (2020) – Tippet Rise Commission and World Premiere
Moderato
Waltz of the Moment
Serenade
Waltz of the Moment
PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 29
Allegro molto sostenuto
Andante assai
Allegro con brio, ma non leggiero
Pianist Anna Geniushene is the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Cliburn Silver Medal. Of her performances at the competition, Musical America stated, “powerhouse sound, forceful musical personality, and sheer virtuosity…had this critic on the edge of his seat.” Born in Moscow, Anna made her recital debut at age seven and has since developed a diverse and versatile career as an artist. She currently resides in Lithuania with her husband and their young children. For her debut performance at Tippet Rise, Geniushene will perform works by virtuosos Muzio Clementi, Tchaikovsky, and Prokoviev, as well as the World Premiere of the Tippet Rise Commission – Valentyn Silvestrov’s Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 302 (2020). This is the seventh of ten works commissioned by the art center and written by Silvestrov, Ukraine’s most important composer who is now living in exile because of the war.
Geniushene appears by arrangement with the Cliburn.
Allegro comodo
Tempo di Minuetto
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Two Pieces, Op. 1
Scherzo à la russe. Allegro moderato
Impromptu. Allegro furioso
SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 38
Allegro tranquillo
Andantino
Un poco allegretto
VALENTYN SILVESTROV: Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 302 (2020) – Tippet Rise Commission and World Premiere
Moderato
Waltz of the Moment
Serenade
Waltz of the Moment
PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 29
Allegro molto sostenuto
Andante assai
Allegro con brio, ma non leggiero
Pianist Anna Geniushene is the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Cliburn Silver Medal. Of her performances at the competition, Musical America stated, “powerhouse sound, forceful musical personality, and sheer virtuosity…had this critic on the edge of his seat.” Born in Moscow, Anna made her recital debut at age seven and has since developed a diverse and versatile career as an artist. She currently resides in Lithuania with her husband and their young children. For her debut performance at Tippet Rise, Geniushene will perform works by virtuosos Muzio Clementi, Tchaikovsky, and Prokoviev, as well as the World Premiere of the Tippet Rise Commission – Valentyn Silvestrov’s Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 302 (2020). This is the seventh of ten works commissioned by the art center and written by Silvestrov, Ukraine’s most important composer who is now living in exile because of the war.
Geniushene appears by arrangement with the Cliburn.