For our June concerts we are very pleased to welcome the Russian pianist, Rem Urasin.
REM URASIN, piano
Rem Urasin is an internationally acclaimed pianist whose work spans concert performance, recording, artistic direction, and large-scale conceptual projects. Born in Kazan, he developed his musical outlook in a culturally diverse environment that continues to inform his artistic perspective.
Urasin is Artistic Director of the Sviatoslav Richter Foundation Music and Arts Festival in Tarusa and founder of the International Summer School of Art of the Richter Foundation. Since 2022, he has been living in Portugal, continuing his international activity and promoting Portuguese musical heritage through performances, transcriptions, and collaborations with local musicians.
PROGRAMME
Tuesday, June 16
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
- Rondo in D major, K. 485
- Adagio in B minor, K. 540
- Sonata in F major, K. 332
INTERVAL
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
- Sonata in A major, D. 959 (one of the last three sonatas, written in 1828)
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Thursday, June 18th
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
- Three Mazurkas, Op. 59 (No. 1 in A minor, No. 2 in A-flat major, No. 3 in F-sharp minor)
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
INTERVAL
Frederic Chopin
- Mazurka in D-flat major, Op. 30 No. 3
- Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3
- Mazurka in D major, Op. 33 No. 2
- Mazurka in A minor (dedicated to Émile Gaillard), B. 59
- Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44
- Three Mazurkas, Op. 56 (No. 1 in B major, No. 2 in C major, No. 3 in C minor)
- Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
- Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4