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Piano, Youth FREE, with slideshow Pictures at an exhibition
Celebrating Rachmaninoff's 150th birthday & the 100th anniversary of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue” Ilya Yakushev, Piano Del Valle Fine Arts presents dynamic Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev. At age 12, he was a prizewinner in the Young Artists Concerto Competition in his native St. Petersburg. He has won numerous competitions including the 2005 World Piano Competition in Cincinnati and has performed worldwide with famed orchestras and venues such as Carnegie and Davies Symphony Halls. Yakushev's performance will honor Rachmaninoff’s 150th birthday and the 100th anniversary of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”. His program includes Mozart’s Fantasia in D minor, three preludes by Rachmaninoff, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Yakushev composed a special slide show to accompany his performance of "Pictures at an Exhibition", showing the artwork depicted in the music.
Meet the pianist at the complimentary reception following the performance. Tickets may be obtained at the Bankhead Theater box office, 2400 First Street, Livermore, 925-372-6800, or online using the ticket link. Tickets start at $35. Students under 18 are free, accompanying adult only $20. College student tickets are $16.
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Ilya Yakushev, Piano Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1719-1787) Fantasia in D minor, K.397
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32, No.12
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No.5, Alla marcia
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No.2
George Gershwin (1898-1937) Rhapsody in Blue
Intermission
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) Pictures at an Exhibition with Slide Show
1. Promenade 2. Gnomus (The Gnome) 3. Promenade 4. Il vecchio castello (The Old Castle) 5. Promenade 6. Tuileries (Dispute d'enfants après jeux) [Quarrel between Children after Playing] 7. Bydlo (Cattle) 8. Promenade 9. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 11. Promenade 12. Limoges, le marché (La grande nouvelle) (The Marketplace at Limoges [The Great News]) 13. Catacombae, sepulchrum romanum (Catacombs, Roman sepulcher) 14. Con mortuis in lingua mortua (With the Dead, in a Dead Language) 15. The Hut on Hen's Legs 16. The Great Gate of Kiev
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2393673-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2393673-2
