LUGANSKY, Nikolai: Live at the Verbier Festival (2008)
Soloist:
Lugansky, Nikolai
Composer:
Janacek, Leos
Composer:
Prokofiev, Sergey
Composer:
Liszt, Franz
Composer:
Rachmaninov, Sergei
Composer:
Chopin, Fryderyk
Venue: Eglise de Verbier
Date of Concert: 28-07-2008
Festival: Verbier Festival
Playing Time: 01:20:10
Television Director:
Narboni, Louise
Catalogue Number: EUROARTS7865
Nikolai Lugansky, already a major artist, has been hailed by his former teacher Tatiana Nikolajeva as the "next" in a line of great Russian pianists. He has been described as "a pianistic phenomenon of exceptional class" by the Netherlands' NRC Handelsblad and as "riveting" and making his playing"stand out" by London's Daily Telegraph.
The Verbier Festival, created by Martin T:son Engstroem in 1994, rapidly acquired a reputation for artistic excellence and is now considered to be among the major European music festivals. During a fortnight each July, the greatest stars of the classical music world come together against the magical backdrop of the Swiss Alps. The Verbier Festival gives musicians the opportunity to perform original programmes with fellow musicians they admire, but with whom they may never have performed before. These world premiere performances produce innovative and exciting results, as much for artists as for audiences.
