Alexei Volodin, born in 1977 in Leningrad, studied at the Moscow Gnessin Academy and later with Eliso Virsaladze at the Moscow Conservatory. In 2001, he continued his studies at the International Piano Academy Lake Como and gained international recognition with his victory at the 2003 International Géza Anda Competition in Zurich.

Alexei Volodin, celebrated for his highly sensitive touch and technical brilliance, has an extraordinarily diverse repertoire from Beethoven and Brahms to Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev to Scriabin, Shchedrin and Medtner.

                            

program

Schubert

Piano Piece E flat major D946, No. 2 - Allegretto (10 min.)

Beethoven                                                               (9 mins)

Sonata No. 25 Op. 78           

Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo

Allegro vivace

Medtner                                                                    (23 mins)

Sonata Ballad op. 27        

Short break (approx. 10 minutes)

Mussorgsky                                                             (30 min.)

pictures of an exhibition                   

tickets

Admission: CHF 30.00, Tickets available online here or at the evening box office from 7:30 p.m., free choice of seats