January 26 2003, Sunday, 4pm
EVGENY SAMOYLOFF, PIANIST FROM RUSSIA'S BLAGOVESHCHENSK - WHO HAS GIVEN PRIZED PERFORMANCES IN NUMEROUS COUNTRIES, INCLUDING LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MACAO AND SWITZERLAND - ENTERTAINS WIGMORE HALL AUDIENCE IN AFTERNOON CONCERT OF BEETHOVEN, RACHMANINOV AND SCHUMANN
When someone is brought up within a world full of music it is natural that he will probably excel in music, both in knowledge and in playing. And when this person starts winning prizes for music competitions in numerous countries (within Asia, Europe and the U.K.), audiences will begin to take notice resulting in tickets for his next concerts selling fast. And so it is with the very talented, Evgeny Samoyloff, whose turn it is to give a recital at Wigmore Hall. Having musical talents as well as two musical parents probably did help his early musical exploits, but it is his breath of experience that is helping to put him amongst the greats. After decades of winning many competitions with quite a few awards and prizes, including the Queen's Award from the British Council, he is still perfecting his performance technique by applying additional energies to doing advanced performance research at a London college of music.
We suggest you spend an enjoyable afternoon, not far from the hustle and bustle of London's Oxford Street, to discover more, and feel revitalised with musical works by several famous composers. The planned programme of piano-playing this afternoon starts with Ludwig van Beethoven's "Bagatelles, Op.126" and "Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101" to be followed, after the interval, by Sergei Rachmaninov's "Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, op.36 (rev)" and Robert Schumann's Kreisleriana, Op.16." Tickets: £10, £12, £14 and £16. Telephone 020 7935 2141 (10am-8.30pm, Saturday and from 10am, Sunday) to reserve your ticket or for more information, if required. Location: Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1. Tube station: Bond Street (Central and Jubilee lines).
