Asmik Grigorian, soprano
Lukas Geniušas, piano
Lest there be any doubt that Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian is among the most electrifying performers of her generation, the Guardian has compared her voice to “velvet-wrapped steel” and Classical Source has described “words pouring from her like streams of molten lava.” Having sung lead roles in Madama Butterfly, Jenůfa, and Salome to great acclaim in recent seasons, Grigorian makes a rare US visit in an all-Russian-language Cal Performances debut recital, performing rarely heard songs—“small pieces of opera in a few minutes,” she calls them—by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. She is joined by frequent collaborator, pianist Lukas Geniušas.
This performance is made possible, in part, by S. Shariq Yosufzai and Brian James.
| TCHAIKOVSKY | Средь шумного бала (Amid the Din of the Ball), Op. 38, No. 3 Снова, как прежде (Again, As Before, Alone), Op. 73, No. 6 Нет, только тот, кто знал (None but the Lonely Heart), Op. 6, No. 6 Слеза дрожит (A Tear Trembles), Op. 6, No. 4 Благословляю вас, леса (I Bless You, Forests), Op. 47, No. 5 Не спрашивай (Do Not Ask), Op. 57, No. 3 Romance in F minor, Op. 5 Scherzo humoristique, Op. 19, No. 2 |
| RACHMANINOFF | В молчаньи ночи тайной (In the Silence of the Secret Night), Op.4, No. 3 Не пой, красавица (Do Not Sing, My Beauty) Op. 4, No. 4 Дитя! Как цветок, ты прекрасна (Child! Thou Art as Beautiful as a Flower), Op. 8, No. 2 Сон (The Dream), Op. 8, No. 5 Весенние воды (Spring Waters), Op. 14, No. 11 О, не грусти! (Oh, Do Not Grieve!), Op. 14, No. 8 Я жду тебя (I Wait for Thee), Op. 14, No. 1 Preludes, Op. 32, Nos.12 & 13 Сумерки (Twilight), Op. 21, No. 3 Здесь хорошо (How Fair this Spot), Op. 21, No. 7 Мы отдохнём (Let Us Rest), Op. 26, No. 3 Диссонанс (Dissonance), Op. 34, No. 13 |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.