Events

NIKOLAI LUGANSKY, Piano

 

Robert Schumann: Three Fantasy Pieces, Op. 111

Robert Schumann: Carnival Scenes from Vienna, Op. 26

Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

Frédéric Chopin: Three Impromptus, Op. 29, Op. 36 and Op. 51

Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 

Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53, Heroic

One of the most exciting figures on the world piano scene in recent decades, Nikolai Lugansky has gained critical and public acclaim primarily for his original interpretations of the Romantic repertoire. A disciple of the famous Russian piano school founded by Alexander Goldenweiser and Grigory Ginzburg at the Moscow Conservatory, Lugansky has assimilated all the key features of that tradition – impeccable virtuosity, sonic coloration, and a strong sense for characterizing musical material.

 

Praised for his unusual blend of power and lyrical temperament, Nikolai Lugansky has introduced a new aesthetic of tonal expression into 21st-century pianism, offering surprisingly fresh interpretative aspects of musical literature.

With his distinctive elegance in shaping musical phrases and his attention to detail, Lugansky succeeds in creating musical images of exceptional precision and quality and in reaching digital standards of sound production.

 

Under the fingers of this prince of the piano, works from past eras acquire a contemporary sound profile and a sensibility close to that of today’s listener. These qualities place Nikolai Lugansky’s pianism among the very finest in the world. The Zagreb audience will be able to hear it in a series of major works by Frédéric Chopin and especially Robert Schumann, whose cycle Carnival Scenes from Vienna the pianist released under the esteemed Harmonia Mundi record label at the beginning of this year.

 

Stefan Cvetković