THE SPIRIT OF SCRIABIN
The RCM Keyboard Faculty is delighted to celebrate 150th anniversary of Alexander Scriabin’s birth, and invites you to step into a world of colour, creativity and contemporary sounds in this year’s Keyboard Festival.
We are thrilled to be able to present the programme to a live audience, and will also be streaming live to audiences around the world.
Today, we feature 60 students of a variety of nationalities, who will present repertoire based on the Silver Age and Symbolism movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Famously influenced by synaesthesia, which caused him to associate colours with the harmonic tones of the atonal scale, Scriabin used his innovative techniques to produce a wealth of acclaimed yet controversial work. Today’s festival will celebrate Scriabin’s music and link it with works by lesser-known composers. There is something for all keyboard lovers, and we look forward to showcasing the RCM’s magnificent Steinway concert grands and the Flentrop Orgelbouw organ.
Professor Vanessa Latarche
Chair of International Keyboard Studies and Head of Keyboard
Associate Director for Partnerships in China
Royal College of Music
This event will be streamed live at www.rcm.ac.uk/live
The RCM café will be open from 10.30am–6.30pm serving a range of sandwiches, snacks and beverages.
The Spirit of Scriabin has been designed and curated by Caterina Grewe and Jianing Kong. Special thanks to the following people for their support in the organisation of the festival. Thank you everyone!
David Graham Professor in Charge of Organ
Simon Lepper Collaborative Piano Co-ordinator
Chris Moulton Head of Keyboard Technical Services
Alex Beattie Faculty Office & Faculty Performance Manager, Keyboard and Chinese Partnerships Project Coordinator
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SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2022
From 11am
Scriabin 3 Morceaux op 2
ii Prélude in B major
iii Impromptu à la Mazur in C major
Rimsky-Korsakov 3 Pieces op 15
i Valse
ii Romance
Phoebe Liu
iii Fugue Clara Chung
Rachmaninov Prelude and Fugue in D minor op posth
Szymanowski No 1 Shéhérazade from Masques op 34
Stanchinsky 5 Preludes for piano
i Andante in C minor
ii Lento espressivo in F minor
iii Presto in B flat minor
iv Animato in B minor
v Largo in C minor
Elizaveta Velikhova
Wanyi Yang
Qiawen Zhao
Taneyev Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor op 29 Mikhail Kaploukhii
From 12pm
Scriabin 5 Preludes op 16
i Andante
ii Allegro
iii Andante cantabile
iv Lento
v Allegretto
Stanchinsky Nocturne in C sharp minor
Scriabin No 1 Andante Cantabile in F sharp major from 2 Poèmes op 32
Scriabin No 2 Allegro con eleganza, con fiducia, in D Major from 2 Poèmes op 32
Mosolov Two Dances op 23b
Scriabin Valse in A flat major op 38
Kashperova In the Midst of Nature: suite for piano solo. Two Autumn Leaves: I & II
Scriabin Quasi-valse in F major op 47
Betty Wu
Marvin Beli
Imogen Edwards
Antonio Morabito
Kanna Hirosako
Anson Tang
Hilary Yip
Nicole Ng
Rachmaninov No 3 Daisies from 6 Romances op 38 Zhimiao Geng
Medtner No 5 Sonata tragica from Forgotten Melodies op 39
INTERVAL
From 2pm
Scriabin Poème satanique in C major op 36
Debussy 6 Épigraphes antiques for 4 hands
i To invoke Pan, god of the summer wind
ii For a nameless tomb
iii In order that the night be propitious
iv For the dancing-girl with crotales
v For the Egyptian woman
vi To thank the morning rain
Thomas Kelly
Radu-Gabriel Stoica
Roelof Temmingh
Max Blass-Laker
Takemitsu Rain Dreaming
Ceci Keiffer harpsichord
Debussy Le tombeau des Niades from 3 Chansons de Bilitis Avishka Edirisinghe piano
Ceferina Penny soprano
Lourié No 3 from Formes en l’air: à Pablo Picasso
Scriabin Sonata no 7 op 64 White Mass
Jack Campbell
Matthew McLachlan
From 3.15pm
Scriabin Poème-nocturne op 61 Neo Hung
Grant Still Seven Traceries
i Cloud Cradles
iii Muted Laughter
v Woven Silver
vii A Bit of Wit
Prokofiev Sarcasms op 17
i Tempestuoso
ii Allegro rubato
iii Allegro precipitato
Prokofiev Sarcasms op 17
iv Smanioso
v Precipitosissimo
Grant Still Romance for saxophone and piano
Francisco Couto
Sofía Peciña Medina
Zvjezdan Vojvodic
Tianqi Ling piano
Robert Finegan saxophone
Rachmaninov No 5 Lilacs from 12 Romances op 21 Nataly Ganina
Schönberg No 3 Warnung from 6 Lieder op 3
Max Blass-Laker piano
Alexandria Moon mezzo-soprano
Schönberg Klavierstücke op 19
i Leicht, Zart
ii Langsam
iii Sehr Langsame Viertel
iv Rasch, Aber Leicht
v Etwas Rasch
vi Sehr Langsam
Scriabin Vers la flamme op 72
From 4.30pm
Scriabin 2 Poèmes op 63
i Masque
ii Étrangeté
Messiaen No 11 Première communion de la vierge from Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus
Scriabin Quatre morceaux op 56
i Prelude
ii Ironies
iii Nuances
iv Etude
Messiaen No 10 Regard de l’Esprit de joie from Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus
Tournemire (arr Duruflé)
No 1 Petite rhaposdie improvisée from Cinque Improvisations
No 3 Improvisation sur le “Te Deum” from Cinque Improvisations
No 5 Choral-Improvisation sur le “Victimae Paschali” from Cinque Improvisations
Rob Hao
From 5.30pm
Scriabin 2 Poèmes op 71
i Fantastique
ii En rêvant
Chih-Jung Lai
Sin Hang Wong
Francesco Bravi
Tsz Chun Leung
Yuewen Li
Kelly Yeung organ
Nigar Gahramanova organ
Vladimir Antonov-Charsky organ
Sophia Lim
Messiaen No 9 Regard du temps from Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus
No 15 Le baiser de l’enfant-Jésus from Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus
Olli Mustonen Sielulintu (Soul Bird)
Messiaen Vocalise
Scriabin Sonata no 9 op 68 Black Mass
From 6.45pm
Scriabin 3 Etudes op 65
Parvis Hejazi
Gin-Tzu Tsai
Paul Mnatsakanov harpsichord
Iain Clarke piano
Hannah Gillingham flute
Archie Bonham
Jacky Zhang
Arvo Pärt Für Alina Cristiana Achim
Prokofiev No 4 Suggestion diabolique from 4 Pieces for Piano op 4
Stravinsky No 2 Allegro brillante from 4 Etudes op 7
Stravinsky No 4 Vivo from 4 Etudes op 7
Valentin
Silvestrov Naive Music
vi Prelude
ii Nocturne
v Nocturne
Scriabin 5 Préludes op 74
i Douloureux, déchirant
ii Très lent, contemplatif
iii Allegro drammatico
iv Lent, vague, indécis
v Fier, belliqueux
Scriabin Sonata no 5 op 53
Marcell Vajda
George Campbell
Daniel Xia
Lei Gan
Manuel Ramos
JunLin Wu
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