DUET WITHOUT WORDS

 

International Arts Festival “Astana Keshteri”

Concert

DUET WITHOUT WORDS

Mikael Samsonov (cello) / Germany

Sergey Kim (piano) / Austria

THE CONCERT IS HELD IN KAZAKH AND RUSSIAN

Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Please note that the age limit is 10+

Management reserves the right to substitute performers and works performed

Sergey Kim is a talented pianist, originally from Karaganda. He graduated from the Kurmangazy Conservatory and the Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama and Dance in Austria. He is a winner of over a dozen prestigious international competitions. Kim actively tours around the world, performing solo, with orchestras across Europe and the CIS, and as part of various instrumental ensembles. He teaches at the Bruckner University. In 2022, for his artistic and pedagogical achievements, he was granted Austrian citizenship.

Mikael Samsonov received his musical education in Minsk, London, Cologne and Stuttgart. He is a winner of many prestigious competitions in Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Russia. He has collaborated with conductors such as Vladimir Fedoseyev, Dmitri Jurowski, Timo Handschuh, Pierre-Dominique Ponnelle, among others. Samsonov performs in major concert halls across Europe, Latin America and the United States. He plays a cello made by an unknown old master, gifted to him by a private collector after watching the Bavarian State Television documentary Song of the Birds featuring Samsonov.

Programme:

L. Beethoven. Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A major, Op. 69

1. Allegro ma non tanto

2. Scherzo

3. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace

S. Rachmaninoff. Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19

1. Lento - Allegro moderato

2. Allegro scherzando

3. Andante

4. Allegro mosso

Tickets purchased at the State Opera and Ballet Theatre “Astana Opera” are subject to exchange and refund only in cases of cancellation or postponement of performances. In all other cases, no refunds or exchanges will be made.