Great Pianists Series: Alexander Gavrylyuk

Alexander Gavrylyuk

Ukrainian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk made his debut at Het Concertgebouw in 2009, since then he has regularly returned to the Van Baerlestraat. This musician, whose playing is described as electrifying and poetic, presents a richly varied programme in the series Grote Pianisten, in which he places classical repertoire alongside romantic and expressionist repertoire. Alexander Gavrylyuk is just as versatile as his instrument, the piano.

Mozart, Chopin, Debussy and Rachmaninoff

Alexander Gavryluk illustrates the versatility of the piano in the Main Hall tonight. Starting with Mozart's beloved, energetic Rondo in D , in which the composer enthusiastically explores all the possibilities of a playful theme. By Chopin, the piano composer par excellence, we hear 4 diverse works, including the well-known Fantaisie-impromptu and the almost exaggerated virtuoso First scherzo in b . After the classical Mozart and the romantic Chopin, Gavrylyuk chooses Debussy's Deux arabesques , with which the composer takes his first steps on the impressionist path. Finally, we hear that other piano composer par excellence: you hear Rachmaninoff's Second sonata .