The 'Musical Pushkin' Lecture-Recital on Sat 19 Oct will be rescheduled to start at 7:00pm (one hour early). Ticket holders may present their original QR Codes for entry to the Grand Hall. The event will be approximately 2 hours long with no intermission. Thank you for your support!
| REMARKS |
In Putonghua
Patrons under the age of 8 will not be permitted.
Approximately 2 hours without intermission
Guests are advised to arrive punctually.
No latecomers will be admitted until a suitable break in the programme.
Programmes and artists subject to change
Alexander Pushkin is considered by many to be the founder of modern Russian literature. With extraordinary imagination and talent, Pushkin penned countless poems, dramas, and novels that have continued to inspire many generations of readers, writers, as well as composers.
Divided into three sections, this lecture-recital will feature art songs, opera excerpts, and other musical works inspired by Pushkin’s poems, theatre works, and other writings. It will take us on a journey through epic political drama, melancholic love stories, and eerie fantasies. Join us on this one-of-a-kind musical tour of Russian literature!
| PROGRAMME |
MEDTNER ‘The Singer’ from Seven Poems after Pushkin, Op. 29
BRITTEN ‘Nightingale and Rose’ from The Poet’s Echo
RACHMANINOV Sing not to me, beautiful maiden, Op. 4, No. 4 (Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne)
TCHAIKOVSKY Lensky’s Aria, from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 (arr. L. Auer for violin and piano)
MUSSORGSKY ‘Death of Boris’ from Boris Godunov
TCHAIKOVSKY Lisa’s Aria (Canal Scene), from The Queen of Spades, Op. 68
RACHMANINOV Aleko’s Cavatina from Aleko (Ves’ tabar spit)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV The Golden Cockerel (arr. E. Zimbalist for violin and piano)