The Seasons, Op. 37 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
January: At the Fireside
February: Carnival
March: Song of the Lark
April: Snowdrop
May: Starlit Nights
June: Barcarolle
July: Song of the Reaper
August: Harvest
September: The Hunt
October: Autumn Song
November: Troika
December: Christmas

INTERMISSION

From: Petite Suite by Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
In the monastery
Nocturne

The Lark by Glinka-Balakirev (1837-1910)

Fairy-tales of the Old Grandmother op.31 by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Sonata No. 5 op. 53 by Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)

Mikhail Voskresensky, born in Berdiansk, Ukraine, Soviet Union, is a Russian pianist and music pedagogue who left Russia for the United States in 2022 protesting against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is known internationally as a pianist in the great Romantic tradition. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1958, where he studied under the famous pianist Lev Oborin, the winner of the First International Chopin Piano Competition in 1927. Voskresensky was influenced by his teacher's refined taste and romanticism in his deployment of pianistic sonorities. His playing shows a thorough command of contrasting musical colors, never disharmonious, and a legato technique drawing forth a singing voice from the instrument. 

In 1957, Voskresensky took part in the Prague Spring International Music Festival where he performed the European premiere of  Shostakovich’s second Piano Concerto in the presence of the composer. In 1966, he was honored with the Merited Artist of Russia award, and, in 1989, that of the People’s Artist of Russia. He is a prize-winner of the Schumann International Competition in Berlin (1956), the International Competition in Rio de Janeiro (1957), the George Enescu International Piano Competition in Bucharest (1958) and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth (1962). Park ICM is proud to present Mr. Voskresensky at the 1900 Building to open our 21st Season.