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YMP - Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy

YMP - Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy

Join creative collaborators Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy for a deeply spiritual recital of piano works, ranging from Bach to Messiaen.
This event is available to Young Musician’s Pass members. Booking opens at 12noon on 19 May and closes 5pm on 30 June. Tickets are likely to sell fast so don't wait.  
YMP members are eligible for up to three pairs of free tickets. View the YMP Programme.

Kolesnikov and Tsoy have been lauded for the ‘electrifying intimacy’ of their recitals (The Guardian). They perform a deeply spiritual programme of two-piano works – both miniature and mighty.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book), composed in Weimar in the early 18th century, turns Lutheran chorales into intricate, expressive works. This piano duet arrangement reveals their lyrical beauty and layered harmonies anew.

Messiaen shared with Bach a profound religious belief, which influenced all his compositions. His Visions de l’Amen was composed for two pianos in 1943; Messiaen premiered the work with his future wife Yvonne Loriod in occupied Paris. The suite of seven pieces has a captivating power, moving between austere simplicity and sumptuous richness, with moments of quiet reflection and intense energy.

What to expect at The Queen's Hall

These focused morning concerts are the perfect way to start your Festival day. Tune out the outside world for a deep listening experience.

At The Queen’s Hall you can expect a very quiet concert environment, make sure your phone is off!

5 Stars

Electrifying intimacy

The Guardian

Supported by Edwin Fox Foundation in memory of Jocelyn Fox

Programme

A keepsake freesheet is available at the venue for this performance.

Full programme

JS Bach, arr. György Kurtág Chorales

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit: Sonatina, BWV 106 [3']
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687 [6']
Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 711 [7']

Kurtág Hommage à J.S.B. from Signs, Games and Messages, from Játékok (Games) Book III [0'15]

JS Bach, arr. Kurtág Chorales

Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644 [1']
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV deest [4']
Gott, durch deine Güte, BWV 600 [1'30]

Kurtág Play with Infinity, from Játékok (Games) Book IV [0'48]

JS Bach, arr. Kurtág Chorales

Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611 [2']
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633 [2']
Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 [1'30]

Kurtág

Responsorium, from Játékok (Games) Book VIII [3']
Furious Chorale, from Játekok (Games) Book IV [1']

JS Bach, arr. Kurtág Chorales

Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes-Sohn, BWV 601 [1'30]
Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 [1']
Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 635 [1'15]

Kurtág One More Voice from Far Away, from Játékok (Games) Book VIII [2']

JS Bach, arr. Kurtág Chorales

Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 [2']
Alle Menschen müssen sterben BWV 643 [1'30]
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit: Sonatina, BWV 106 [3']

Interval

Olivier Messiaen Visions de l’Amen [55’]

Performers

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  • Pavel Kolesnikov
    Piano
  • Samson Tsoy
    Piano
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