Forthcoming Concerts

September Concerts

Published: August 31, 2026

Our October artist Hélène Tysman has had to cancel because of illness.

We are very grateful to the Russian pianist, Rem Urasin, who has greed to come in her stead.

Rem Urasin,pianist

PROGRAMME

Tuesday Concert: Chopin

 

  • Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2
  • Nocturne in G major, Op. 37 No. 2
  • Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
  • Mazurka in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2
  • Mazurka in C major, Op. 24 No. 2
  • Mazurka in B-flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4
  • Impromptu in G-flat major, Op. 51
  • Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53

INTERVAL

  • Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
  • Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44
  • Mazurka in F-sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3
  • Impromptu in F-sharp major, Op. 36
  • Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35

Concert II

Thursday Concert

  • Schubert — Musical Moment
  • Schubert–Liszt — songs
  • Liszt — Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12

INTERVAL

  • Rustem Yakhin — three pieces
  • Farid Yarullin / Rem Urasin — Shurale Fantasy, a concert suite-fantasy based on themes from Yarullin’s ballet Shurale

 

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.

 A laureate of major international competitions — including the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the Monte Carlo Piano Masters Grand Prix, the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, and the Sydney International Piano Competition — Urasin has built a distinguished international career.

 Urasin is among the very few pianists in history to have performed the complete works of Frédéric Chopin, including solo pieces, chamber music, vocal compositions, and works for piano and orchestra..

 He has performed extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and Russia, collaborating with leading orchestras.

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.