Irina Zahharenkova

Photo: Stefan Bremer

Irina Zahharenkova

Irina Zahharenkova’s success in international competitions has been staggering. In 2005 alone she won a prize in the Epinal Piano Competition in France, the 'Prague Spring’ International Harpsichord Competition, the Enescu International Piano Competition in Romania and the Geneva International Piano Competition. The following year she won the Alessandro Casagrande Competition in Italy and the Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Germany. Even before that she had met with success, in 2004 winning the Premio Jaén International Piano Competition in Spain, in which she also won the audience prize. Zahharenkova now lives in Finland, having graduated in piano and harpsichord from the Estonian Academy of Music in 2000. Her teachers included Lilian Semper and Maris Valk-Falk.

Programme

Tue
15.7.
9. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat, Op. 106 'Hammerklavier' (1817–18)

Fri
18.7.
19. Kuhmo Church 11.00

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637—1707):

Mein Herz ist bereit, BuxWV 73 cantata for bass, three violins, cello and basso continuo

Sat
19.7.
24. Kuhmo Arts Centre 11.00

Matthew Whittall (1975):

Devil's Gate for oboe, bassoon and piano (2014–15)

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):

Violin Concerto in E, Op. 8 No. 1 'Spring' (1723)

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):

Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 8 No. 2 'Summer' (1723)

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):

Violin Concerto in F, Op. 8 No. 3 'Autumn' (1723)

Sat
19.7.
26. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Antonio Vivaldi (1678—1741):

Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4 'Winter' (1723)

Mon
21.7.
34. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Edvard Grieg (1843—1907):

Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7 (1865)

Wed
23.7.
41. Tuupala Primary School 15.00

Frédéric Chopin (1810—1849):

Waltz in A minor for piano (1824–49 ca.)

Thu
24.7.
46. Kuhmo Arts Centre 18.00

Franz Schubert (1797—1828):

Sonata in A minor, D. 821 for cello and piano 'Arpeggione' (1824)

Fri
25.7.
51. Kuhmo Arts Centre 15.00

W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):

Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 (1785)

Sat
26.7.
54. Kuhmo Arts Centre 11.00

J. S. Bach (1685—1750):

Siciliano. Largo from Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017 for violin and harpsichord (1717–23)

Sat
26.7.
56. Kuhmo Church 18.00

Jaakko Kuusisto (1974—2022):

Välivuodenajat (Between Seasons), Op. 7 for string orchestra and harpsichord (1995–96)

Sat
26.7.
57. Kuhmo Arts Centre 20.00

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 'Moonlight' (1801)