Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite for Solo Piano
Stravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Suite for Solo Piano
Stravinsky Infernal Dance, Berceuse, and Finale from The Firebird
Back in Leamington by popular demand, Andrey Gugnin was introduced to the Festival in 2019 by the violinist Tasmin Little and they launched it with a memorable concert. Three days later, Andrey gave a lunchtime concert which ended with a performance of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, which prompted an immediate standing ovation and invitations to return to the Festival – this is now his third solo concert for us.
Andrey studied at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and soon after leaving began to win an impressive number of prizes in Vienna, Sydney, Zagreb, and many others. Valery Gergiev invited him to appear with the London Philharmonic and Mariinsky Orchestras and he has performed in many of the most important concert halls across the world. We can certainly look forward to some fireworks in this Festival Finale!
This concert is generously supported by Peter Glanfield
The finer details…
Interval: 20 mins
Estimated finish: 9.30pm
Tickets:
Centre section: £28 full price | £3 child/student
Side sections: £18 full price | £9 under-35s | £3 child/student
‘My Father’s Son’
Howells The Little Boy Lost
Britten ‘Midnight on the Great Western’ and
‘Proud Songsters’ from Winter Words Op. 52;
‘The Larky Lad’ from Who Are These Children?, Op. 84;
‘A Highland Balou’ from A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41
Fauré Les Berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1
Tippett ‘Full fathom five’ from Songs for Ariel
Orr ‘Shy Geordie’ and ‘The Boy in the Train’ from Songs of a Childhood
Rzewski ‘No Good’ from Dear Diary
Tchaikovsky At the ball, Op. 38 No. 3
Libby Larsen Pregnant
Victoria Wood Litter Bin
Wolf Mörike-Lieder: 48. Storchenbotschaft
William Bolcom Waitin
Dunhill The Cloths of Heaven
Ireland ‘Baby’ from Mother and Child
Barber A Slumber Song of the Madonna
Mahler Rückert Lieder: 4. Um Mitternacht
Previn ‘Will there really be a morning?’ from Three Dickinson Songs
Legrand Little Boy Lost
“Although this recital uses the words of others, it might as well be autobiographical,” said Nicky Spence in an article about this very programme in Gramophone. An examination of parenthood through the eyes of two performers who have gone through this very process, this programme takes in a whole range of viewpoints on matters parental, each song carefully considered in relation to the others.
Winner of the BBC Music Magazine Personality of the Year 2022 and world-renowned opera singer Nicky is an artist and broadcaster of great integrity and one of Scotland’s proudest sons, who was made an OBE in the King’s inaugural Birthday Honours in 2023 for services to Music. Multi-award winning pianist Dylan Perez is much in demand as a recitalist, chamber musician, and coach specialising in vocal repertoire.
This concert is generously supported in memory of Martin and Barbara Rantzen
The finer details…
Interval: none
Estimated finish: 4pm
Tickets:
Centre section: £18 full price | £3 child/student
Side sections: £13 full price | £6.50 under-35s | £3 child/student