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ABOUT THE ARTIST
- Lukas Geniušas (Piano)
‘Geniušas seems to know how to do everything better than anyone…’ (Diapason, January 2019) Russian-Lithuanian pianist Lukas Geniušas has firmly established himself as one of the most exciting and distinctive artists of his generation. Praised for his ‘brilliance and maturity’ (The Guardian) he is invited to give recitals in the most prestigious venues all over the world such as Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Salle Gaveau, Auditorium du Louvre, Frick Collection in New York, Phillips Collection, Teatro Carlo Felice, Sala Verdi in Milan and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Born in Moscow in 1990, Lukas Geniušas graduated from the Chopin Music College Moscow, in 2008. He is the laureate of several prestigious international competitions, notably Silver Medalist at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and at the 2010 International Chopin competition. Since 2015, Lukas Geniušas has been a featured artist of "Looking at the stars" a philanthropy project based in Toronto, whose purpose is to bring classical music to institutions and organizations (prisons, hospitals and shelters) where people may not have an opportunity to experience it live in a traditional setting.
PROGRAMME
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Suite Bergamasque
I. Prélude
II. Menuet
III. Clair de lune
IV. Passepied
George Enescu (1881-1955)
Nocturne in D flat major
Igor Stravinsky (1881-1971)
4 Movements from L'histoire du Soldat
II. Le violon du Soldat
IV. Marche royale
VI. Trois Danses. Tango, Valse, Ragtime
VII. Danse du Diable
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano Sonata No.2, Op.14
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato
III. Andante
IV. Vivace