Graciously Sponsored by BIG ARTS Classical Series Circle:
Nancy Dehmlow, David Huggin & Ken Nees
Among numerous awards, Ilya is the past winner of the World Piano Competition. He earned his first competition award at the age of 12 and, today, he continues to astonish and captivate audiences at major venues on three continents. For this special evening, Mr. Yakushev will perform George Gershwin’s captivating masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue, and an innovative multi-media version of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition – a feast for the eyes and ears.
“Mr. Yakushev can do just about anything he wants.” – The New York Times
PROGRAM:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia in D minor, K.397
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32, No.12
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No.5, Alla marcia
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No.2
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue
Intermission
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Pictures at an Exhibition
1. Promenade
2. Gnomus (The Gnome)
3. Promenade
4. Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle)
5. Promenade
6. Tuileries (Dispute d’enfants après jeux) (Tuileries [Quarrel between Children after Playing])
7. Bydlo (Cattle)
8. Promenade
9. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle
11. Promenade
12. Limoges, le marché (La grande nouvelle) (The Marketplace at Limoges [The Great News])
13. Catacombae, sepulchrum romanum (Catacombs, Roman sepulcher)
14. Con mortuis in lingua mortua (With the Dead, in a Dead Language)
15. The Hut on Hen’s Legs
16. The Great Gate of Kiev
