Fact file
| Year of birth | 1872 |
| Year of death | 1915 |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Period | 20th century |
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LondonLunchtime Recital - Clarendon Brass Ensemble (brass septet)
Dodgson, Scriabin, Handel, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev
Clarendon Brass Ensemble
New York CityJupiter Symphony Chamber Players: The French Connection
Scriabin, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Chausson
Karl Kramer; Alexander Kobrin; William Hagen; Lisa Shihoten; Cong Wu
DijonFantaisie à 5 claviers
Bach, Bach C.P.E., Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Brahms, Scriabin, Schnittke
Alexander Melnikov, Piano
BudapestConcerto Russo with Lucas Debargue
Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin
Concerto Budapest; András Keller; Lucas Debargue
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Oundjian at his best in Shostakovich's “Leningrad” Symphony
Peter Oundjian was at the top of his game with Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Shostakovich and Scriabin.
The lion roars: Evgeny Kissin at the Barbican
Evgeny Kissin gave a performance of immense power, energy and musical intellect in Beethoven's monumental Hammerklavier and a selection of Rachmaninov Preludes.
Sage Gateshead's Piano Greats: Peter Donohoe
Understated mastery in Peter Donohoe’s recital of Scriabin, Ravel, Schumann, Mozart and Schubert in Hall One Sage Gateshead.
Isserlis and Melnikov bring Russian intensity to Wigmore Hall
There was depth and intensity from Steven Isserlis and Alexander Melnikov in this intriguing programme of Russian cello sonatas from old hands and new brooms.
Tatarnikov's all-Russian programme wows at the Lighthouse
In a programme guaranteed to draw the crowds the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra were on sparkling form with dynamic playing too from pianist Boris Giltburg.
List of works
5 Preludes, Op.747 Preludes, Op.17Andante for Strings, Anh.20Caresse dansée for piano, Op.57 no.2Deux Poèmes Op.71Désir for piano, Op.57 no.1Fantasie in B minor, Op.28Flammes sombres, Op.73 no.2Fragilité, Op.51 no.1Le poème de l'extase (The Poem of Ecstasy), Op.54Mazurka in E minor, Op.25 no.3Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op.20Piano Sonata no. 10, Op.70Piano Sonata no. 2 "Sonata Fantasy" in G sharp minor, Op.19Piano Sonata no. 3 in F sharp minor, Op.23Piano Sonata no. 4 in F sharp major, Op.30Piano Sonata no. 5 in F sharp major, Op.53Poème-Nocturne Op.61Symphony no. 5 "Prometheus, Poem of Fire", Op.60Vers la flamme, Op.72