In Search of Freedom
Thurs 22 Sept, 7.30pm
Harper Building, Lincoln Minster School
Upper Lindum Street, Lincoln, LN2 5RW
A thoughtful festival opening exploring the emigration of composers from the Russian regime, plus a celebration of Schubert’s 225th anniversary.
TIM HUGH cello
ALISSA FIRSOVA piano
Programme:
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Élégie from Morceaux de fantaisie, Op.3, No. 1 arr. by A. Vlasov
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF “Oh do not sing, fair maiden” arr. by Tim Hugh
FRANZ SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D 821
ARVO PÄRT Spiegel im Spiegel
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119
About this concert:
Royal Opera House's solo cellist, Tim Hugh, together with LICMF's Artistic Director, Alissa Firsova, open this year's festival with three composers who fled Russia to find their freedom in the West. Rachmaninoff's "Oh do not sing, fair maiden", beautifully reflects the nostalgia of a land left behind. Arvo Pärt's Spiegel im Spiegel, written just before his emigration, became one of his most popular works and reaches some unbelievably moving dimensions. Prokofiev's Sonata is packed with wonderful tunes and playfulness. At the heart of this programme, we celebrate Schubert's 225th birth anniversary with his immortal Arpeggione Sonata.
Tickets:
Tickets are available online and via The Drill, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EY
In person: 12noon-4pm Tuesday – Friday. Online: 24hrs.
Tickets: £35 / £25 / £20 / £15
Students, under 16s and JSA: £5
