We are thrilled to welcome Maria Martinova back to the Library following her triumphant  concert here last year.

Born in Bulgaria, Maria Martinova trained at the Juilliard School in New York and then the Royal Academy of Music in London.   A multiple competition winner, she has performed in some of the most prestigious venues in Europe and beyond, including the Jahrhundert Halle, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, , the Barbican, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and Wiener Recital Hall.

 

Martinova's playing is technically dazzling,...she  must be commended for her uncompromising approach to this rich repertoire  BBC Music Magazine

 

A truly daring artist, she has established a big international reputation for her wonderfully inventive fusions of classical and more contemporary music - as is reflected in her programme for this concert:

 

Programme:

Alexander Scriabin

Prelude Op.11: No.21 in B-Flat Major

Prelude Op.11: No.11 in B major

Prelude Op.15: No.3 in E Major

Prelude Op.17: No.3 in D-Flat Major

Prelude Op.16: No.1 in B Major

 

Gregorio Zanon

“Enfance” (Childhood)

1. Nuit et Jour (Night and Day)

I. Nuit (Night)

II. Jour (Day)

 

2. Histoire d’Abel (Abel’s Story)

I. Berger (Shepherd)

II. Guerre (War)

III. Epilogue (Epilogue)

 

3. Lila

I. Intimité (Intimacy)

II. Feu (Fire)

 

Richard Rodgers, arr. Nina Simone

You’ll Never Walk Alone (Transcription Maria Martinova)

 

Franz Liszt

Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude (God’s Blessing in the Solitude)

 

Frédéric Chopin

Nocturne No.17 in B major, Op.62 No.1

 

Traditional, arr. Keith Jarrett Danny Boy (Transcription Maria Martinova)

 

If you would like to attend the concert at the British Institute Library, please register here or write an email to bif@britishinstitute.it  

The registration fee is 20 Euro per person.