A Russion Weekend

Music
A Russian Weekend
Friday – Saturday, April 15-16, 8:00 p.m.
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall, 
Performing Arts and Humanities Building

Cellist Gita Ladd and pianist Asiya Korepanova present “A Russian Weekend,” a pair of concerts featuring masterpieces by Russian composers. On Friday, April 15, there will be a recital of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff performed by Asiya Korepanova, who is acclaimed for taking audiences “…to a new level of ecstasy (Richard Storm, Sarasota Herald­ Tribune.)”Among the highlights will be the rarely played Sonata No.1 in D minor, inspired by Goethe’s legend of Faust. In the second half, Asiya will present her solo piano transcription of the complete Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata in G minor – a piece that also will be performed in its original instrumentation the following night.

On Saturday, April 16 Asiya will join Gita Ladd, one of Baltimore’s “most popular musicians (Stephen Wigler, Baltimore Sun,)” to perform three substantial Sonatas for Cello and Piano by Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. These 20­th Century jewels of the cello repertoire are not to be missed.

The concert on April 15 will feature:

• Sergei Rachmaninoff ­ Piano Sonata no.1 in D minor, Op.28
• Sergei Rachmaninoff ­ Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19 (transcription for piano solo by Asiya Korepanova)

The concert on April 16 will feature:

• Sergei Prokofiev. Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 119
• Dmitri Schostakovich. Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
• Sergei Rachmaninoff. Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19

For more information on the featured artists click on the links here:
Pianist Asiya Korepanova
Cellist Gita Ladd
Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 seniors, $5 students, FREE for UMBC Music majors and Music faculty/staff. Tickets available at the box office (PAHB 238 – cash or check only) or online via MissionTix.com.