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Kirill Gerstein

Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein performs a fascinating and diverse programme of late 19th- and early 20th-century repertoire.

Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein performs a fascinating and diverse programme of late 19th- and early 20th-century repertoire: rare pieces by Debussy sit alongside a group of April Preludes (1937) by the sadly short-lived Czech composer V铆t臎zslava Kapr谩lov谩 (1915-40), and a set of folk dances by the Armenian priest-musician Komitas

Live from London's Wigmore Hall
Presented by Martin Handley

Komitas: 7 Armenian folk dances
Debussy: Page d'album (Pi猫ce pour le V锚tement du bless茅); El茅gie; Les soirs illumin茅s par l'ardeur du charbon; Berceuse h茅ro茂que; Etude retrouv茅e
Jan谩膷ek: Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 ('From the Street')
V铆t臎zslava Kapr谩lov谩: April Preludes Op. 13
Scriabin: Vers la flamme Op. 72

Kirill Gerstein, piano

57 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Mon 4 Oct 2021 13:00
  • Sun 10 Oct 2021 13:00