Sergei Prokofiev Piano Sonatas, album launch and recital. Antonina Suhanova, piano.
Thursday 12 November 2026, 7.30 pm (doors open 7pm)
£25 (£10 Students and under 25s)
Post-concert drinks
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A note from Antonina Suhanova:
I am delighted to share that my new album, featuring Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 and 8, will be released in the UK this November. To celebrate this occasion, I am very happy to invite you to a special launch recital on the 12th of November at the Razumovsky Academy.
For this recital, I have chosen to present a selection of 20th-century piano repertoire surrounding Prokofiev, beginning with music by the Latvian composer Jāzeps Vītols, who was briefly Prokofiev’s professor of composition, and concluding with the 21st-century Sonatina by Sir Stephen Hough. It is a programme that reflects the rich and fascinating musical landscape of the century, with Prokofiev at its heart.
Prokofiev’s Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Sonatas have been an important part of my musical journey, and I am incredibly excited to finally share my interpretation of these extraordinary works with you.
My heartfelt thanks to the Razumovsky Academy for hosting this special evening. I am very much looking forward to celebrating the release of the album and sharing with you the wonderful richness and diversity of this programme on 12 November.
Programme
Jazeps Vitols Three Latvian folk songs, Op. 29 (1900)
Benjamin Britten Three Character Pieces (1930)
John – Daphne – Michael
Oliver Knussen Prayer Bell Sketch, Op. 29 (1997)
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.8, Op.84 in B flat major (1944)
Andante dolce – Andante sognando – Vivace
Sir Stephen Hough Sonatina Nostalgica (2019)
The road from Danebank – The bench by the Dam – A gathering at the Cross
Antonina Suhanova has established an international career as a concert pianist, performing at prestigious venues such as Steinway Hall in New York, Wiener Saal in Salzburg, Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall, and the Southbank Centre in London. She has appeared as a soloist with the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Estonian Chamber Orchestra, the City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra, and other ensembles, collaborating with distinguished conductors including Andris Nelsons and Vladimir Spivakov. Her Wigmore Hall solo debut was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, while other performances have been featured on Latvian Radio 3 Klasika, Russia’s Channel One, and Switzerland’s Espace 2.
Antonina is a recipient of the Hattori Foundation Award, the Kenneth Loveland Gift, the Drake Calleja Trust award, Help Musicians UK, Making Music UK and the Worshipful Company of Musicians and the Oleg Prokofiev Trust. Other awards include the William Brown Prize at the Scottish International Piano Competition and a nomination for the International German Piano Award.
Born in Riga and based in London, Antonina studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the tutelage of Ronan O’Hora. Following her graduation, she was appointed Junior Fellow of the school. Her artistic development was further shaped by the guidance of leading pianists including Steven Osborne, Matti Raekallio, Robert Levin, and Yefim Bronfman.