pavel kolesnikov + samson tsoy
26 may 2024 / 8pm / future yard, birkenhead
71% funded
Experience two legendary pianists take on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring arranged for four-hands alongside a selection of piano duets
7pm: doors open
7.30pm: last entry
8pm: pavel + samson set
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Please note that due to the venue's license, this noisenight is strictly 16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult).
the venue:
Birkenhead is now the home of one of the most exciting new music venues in the UK, a building that re-imagines the role of a live music venue, providing live industry training and a regional hub for artist development.
Future Yard bring some of the most exciting new national and international artists to Wirral, while at the same time providing key early performance opportunities for emerging local musicians.
the music:
A rare chance to experience two legendary pianists up close as they take on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring arranged for four-hands piano alongside a selection of amazing piano duets.
pavel kolesnikov + samson tsoy:
The 2023/24 seasons sees pianists Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy debut as a duo at New York’s Carnegie Hall, Rotterdam’s De Doelen, Ghent’s De Bijloke and Berlin’s Konzerthaus, as well as returning to Wigmore Hall.
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hese dates follow appearances last season at the Aldeburgh Festival, Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw and London’s Southbank and Barbican centres – the latter in Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos with the City of Birmingham Orchestra as part of Europe’s first Classical Pride Concert.
For both artists, space and setting is a crucial element in their music-making. During the pandemic they performed Messiaen’s Visions de l’Amen at a former multistorey car park in London (Bold Tendencies), while this summer they brought back concerts at Aldeburgh’s historic Jubilee Theatre where they placed the audience on stage while performing Bach and Kurtág on upright pianos placed in the stalls. Other presentations include Prokofiev’s Cinderella in the Muziekgebouw loading bay and performances in galleries across Europe. Their next project will be a digital installation at Antwerp’s MoMu combining choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Schubert’s Fantasie.
Described as “piano magicians” by The Arts Desk, Pavel and Samson have been living and working together ever since their early student days. In 2019, the duo co-founded the Ragged Music Festival, which provides a stripped-down environment for artists to explore a dialogue between music, architecture, and visual arts. Originally based in London’s Ragged School Museum, the festival has expanded internationally with the first edition at the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam in 2023. Over the last four years it has welcomed visual artists Hélène Binet, Antoni Malinowski, Eva Vermandel and musicians Alina Ibragimova, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Mark Padmore, Lawrence Power, Elena Stikhina and Doric String Quartet. The Festival was nominated for a South Bank Sky Arts Awards in 2021.
Rewards: standing tickets to noisenight120 at 8pm on Sunday 26 May 2024 at Future Yard, Birkenhead. First-come, first-served for the best views.
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