Piano New Generation – Alexandra Dovgan

Having inherited the power of the prodigious Russian piano school, she began performing at age 11 in the greatest concert halls of Saint Petersburg, followed by Berlin and Amsterdam, before a lengthy ovation in 2019 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. The young prodigy, winner of five international competitions, has even drawn the admiration of the master Grigori Sokolov, who said, “Her exceptional playing exudes honesty and concentration.” Her supremely pure style drives the expressiveness of each sound to its quintessence. In addition to Beethoven and Chopin, which she wholly masters, her repertoire has naturally turned toward Russian music, revealing its freshness: the formidable Sonata No. 2 by the young Prokofiev is resplendent beneath her enchanted fingers.

Detailed programme:

• LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
  Piano Sonata No.17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No.2, “The Tempest”
  
  
• FREDERIC CHOPIN
  Barcarolle, op. 60 
  Fantasy In F Minor, Op. 49
  
  
• CÉSAR FRANCK
  Prélude, Choral et Fugue
  
  
• SERGEI PROKOFIEV
  Piano Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 14