Concerts
Record date : 26 July 2009
Publish date : 01 December 2020
Programme
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Ten Pieces for Piano from “Romeo and Juliet”, Op. 75
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat Major, Op. 84
Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4 No. 4
- Evgeny Kissin piano
The concert’s highlight was without a doubt the extracts from the piano version of the music to Prokofiev’s ballet, Romeo and Juliet, including the dramatic “Montague and Capulets”. The concert continued with Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 8 and his Suggestion diabolique…
A genius by reputation, Evgeny Kissin belongs to the rare breed of musicians adored as much by the public as by their peers. This jewel of a recital shows the pianist at the 2009 Verbier Festival.