On 12 April 2008, pianist Vitaly Pisarenko (1987) won First Prize at the 8th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Vitaly’s packed tour schedule, with world-wide engagements until 2011, commenced straight away the morning after the Finals with an appearance at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Damian Iorio.

Following several concerts at other leading Dutch concert venues, Vitaly’s itinerary includes appearances in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, England, Lithuania, Indonesia, China,Japan,Mexico and the United States.

‘Immensely gifted pianist… with prodigious technique, myriad shadings and scrupulous accuracy.’ New York Times

Programme of Performance

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 ‘Pathétique’
• Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)Miroirs
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 I. Elégie in E flat minor III. Mélodie in E major
• Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major Op. 82 ‘War Sonata 1′

Performance Duration
This concert will be approximately two hours in duration, including one interval.

Vitaly’s Youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCteXOS36bfH4VyILnurfPYA