PROGRAM
Mendelssohn
6 Songs Without Words, Op. 67
Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14
Bizet
Extase
Romance Sans Paroles
Fauré
Valse-Caprice No. 1, Op. 30
Valse-Caprice No. 2, Op. 38
Three Songs Without Words, Op. 17
Barcarolle No. 2, Op. 41
Sicilienne, Op. 78, Arranged for Piano by the Composer
Ravel
Gaspard de la Nuit
*program is subject to change
PIANO | Pavel Nersessian
“His performance brought a veritable roar of approval from the audience,” wrote the Irish Times, after Pavel Nersessian received the 1st Prize in the GPA Dublin International Piano Competition in 1991. Being one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation in Russia, he is known for his ability to play equally convincingly in the whole palette of the piano repertoire. He won prizes in the Beethoven Competition in Vienna in 1985, the Paloma O’Shea Competition in Santander, and the Tokyo Competition.
Nersessian was a pupil of the famous Central Music School of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, where his teacher was Yu. Levin. Later he was a student of the Conservatoire under Prof. S. Dorensky. Upon graduating from the Conservatoire in 1987 with maximum marks he was invited to join the faculty.
Pavel Nersessian has been touring Russia and surrounding states from the age of eight, and has given performances in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Cannes, Leipzig, Vienna, Budapest, Madrid, Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Dublin, Rio de Janeiro, Belgrade, Cairo, Kiev, Beijing and many other cities.