Event overview
Guest artist Alissa Firsova makes a welcome return to Deptford Town Hall to give a recital of music by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov & Mahler.
Programme:
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor Op. 111 (1822)
Stravinsky: The Firebird transcribed by Guido Agosti (1910)
Mahler: Adagietto (from 5th Symphony) transcribed by Alissa Firsova (1902)
Rachmaninov: Sonata No. 2 “original version” Op. 36 (1913)
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Born into a family of composers, ALISSA FIRSOVA is a British-Russian pianist, composer and conductor. She studied piano and composition at the Purcell School, followed by the Royal Academy of Music, where she recently completed the postgraduate conducting course under Colin Metters. In Oct 2013, Alissa had her triple-debut with the English Chamber Orchestra in Cadogan Hall, directing Mozart’s 23rd Piano Concerto, and conducting her own Serenade for Strings, as well as Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations and David Matthews’ 4th Symphony.
After winning the BBC Proms/Guardian Young Composer competition in 2001, Alissa received numerous commissions including a Bach transcription for the 2010 Proms festival, which was performed by Andrew Litton and RPO live on BBC 2 and BBC Radio 3. Her music was also performed by Imogen Cooper, Henning Kraggerud, Dante Quartet, The Sixteen, Netherlands Blazer Ensemble, Seattle Chamber Players, Philharmonia Soloists, Northwest Sinfonietta, Bergen Philharmonic, Britten Sinfonia, and 4 Girls 4 Harps. In 2012 she was invited to Verbier Festival as a composer-in-residence.
Photo: Aiga Photography
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 5 Oct 2016 | 7:30pm - 9:00pm |
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