Русская Д уша(Russian Soul)

NSO Music Discovery I Lecture Concerts II

Русская Д уша(Russian Soul)


2018-04-28 Sat 14:30Recital Hall400Buy
Artemis Yen, lecturer & piano
Chih-Hong Tseng & Chu-Chun Tsai, violin
Chao-Ying Lu, viola
Ying-Chi Tang, cello
Meng-Chun Lin, soprano
Yi-Chih Lu, piano

Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major, mov. IV Finale: Andante - Vivace
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances (for two pianos), mov. III
Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1: Scherzo: Allegro - Demonic dance
Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée (for violin and piano), mov. IV
Modest Mussorgsky: ‘Trepak’ from Songs and Dances of Death
Sergei Rachmaninoff: ‘Spring Waters’ from 12 Romances, Op. 14 No. 11
Sergei Prokofiev: Five Songs without Words, Op.35 No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev: Russian Folk Songs , Op.104 No. 2 ‘White Snowflakes’
Anatoly Lyadov: ‘Dance of the Mosquito’ for piano solo
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: ‘Baba Yaga’ from Album for the Young , Op. 39 No. 20
Modest Mussorgsky: ‘Baba Yaga’ from Pictures at an Exhibition

Russian art is bright and colorful, its passionate music has blown the horn to wake up the music-loving soul in a lot of people. With its soil across Europe and Asia and the vast and rich ethnicity, the magnificence and mystery of the Nature is the local resource inspiring Russian songs, dances, poetry and music. Under the Westernization advocated by the Romanov dynasty for over four hundred years, the rugged heroism and tenderness of the Northland has absorbed Western literature, philosophy and arts through history and battles. The peculiar legends from the wilderness, forests and mysterious lakes integrate with Western traditions, as the Adriatic Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Moscow River, the Neva River, the Elbe River, the Rhine River, all flow into one, making Russia the champion of the modern art trend. Have you ever wondered how these intense emotions imprinted in the Russian music and touched our hearts? The pianist Artemis H. R. Yen, who studied piano performance in Russia, together with the top musicians in Taiwan, will bring you the music treasures in Russia and share with you the stories of joy and sorrow at 53-degree latitude.