Inspired by songs and dances | Augustinas Eidukonis

Pianist Augustinas Eidukonis, who lives in France, presents a new program in which works from different eras meet between two musical principles – song and dance.

The first part of the concert will reveal the songfulness: from Beethoven’s Sonata (op. 109) to Rachmaninoff’s preludes. The second part will be dedicated to music inspired by dance: from Haydn’s sonata to Chopin’s works, where the rhythms of folk dances turn into poetry, nostalgia and virtuoso brilliance.

Program:

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109

I. Vivace ma non troppo, semper legato

II. Prestissimo

III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

Sergei Rachmaninoff – Preludes, Op. 23

No. 4 in D major

No. 5 in G minor

No. 6 in E major

No. 7 in C minor

— Break —

Joseph Haydn – Piano Sonata in A major, Hob. XVI:46

I. Allegro moderato

II. Adagio

III. In the final. Presto

Frédéric Chopin – Mazurkas, Op. 24 no. 1 and 2

Frédéric Chopin – Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, op. 22