KotorArt

International festival

Monday, July 27
Church of the Holy Spirit, 9 p.m.

ARCHITECTURE OF SOUND

Alexei Volodin, piano

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Program

July 27, 2026

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Sonata in C minor, No. 8, Op. 13 (Pathétique)
Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
Adagio cantabile
Rondo: Allegro

Piano Sonata in E-flat major, No. 26, Op. 81a (Les Adieux)
Das Lebewohl: Adagio – Allegro
Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo
Das Wiedersehen: Vivacissimamente

-Intermission-

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Suite from the Ballet The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66a
Introduction
Adagio
Pas de caractère
Panorama
Waltz

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II – Italy)

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6

Artist

Alexei Volodin, is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of his generation and is regularly invited to perform with many of the world’s leading orchestras. In the 2025/26 season, he is appearing throughout Europe, Asia, and North America, continuing to demonstrate the remarkable breadth and versatility of his repertoire. In recent seasons, he has performed with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, collaborating with conductors including Valery Gergiev, Semyon Bychkov, Stanislav Kochanovsky, and Robert Treviño. Volodin regularly gives recitals in some of the world’s most prestigious concert venues, including the Vienna Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid. He has made numerous acclaimed recordings and is a regular guest at major international music festivals. An accomplished chamber musician, he collaborates with distinguished artists such as Igor Levit, Sol Gabetta, Julian Rachlin, Mischa Maisky, and Edith Peña, as well as renowned ensembles including the Borodin Quartet and the Modigliani Quartet. Volodin studied at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow and at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory under the guidance of Professor Eliso Virsaladze. Since 2001, he has also continued his artistic development at the International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy.