Polina Leschenko
Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:00 pm
Monday, January 12, 2009 7:30 pm
A young, Russian-born pianist now living in Brussels, Polina Leschenko combines a phenomenal technique with deep sensitivity and abundant imagination. A protégé of the renowned Martha Argerich, she released her first commercial CD as part of the Martha Argerich Presents series on EMI.
“Technical dexterity in abundance, and signs of a major artist in the making.” Gramophone
Program:
Haydn • Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI/52
Medtner • Sonata Reminiscenza, Op. 38
Brahms • Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book II
Tchaikovsky • Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6
Tchaikovsky • Valse in A-flat Major, Op. 40, No. 9
Rachmaninoff • Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36
|
