Defiant Voices – Free Spirits: Maya Irgalina piano recital
25 February 2027, 7:30pm (doors open 7pm)
£30
£10 (under 25s)
PROGRAMME
Frederic Rzewski Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Melodie in C-sharp minor, Op. 4 No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, Pathétique
Margaret Bonds Troubled Water
Interval
Olga Podgaiskaya Strefa Ciszy
Frédéric Chopin Selected Mazurkas
Alexander Scriabin Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Nirvana / arr. Alexey Kurbatov Something in the Way; Smells Like Teen Spirit
London-based pianist Maya Irgalina performs internationally with the UK highlights including Barbican, Wigmore Hall, Machynlleth Festival, Oscar Wilde Weekend, and Cheltenham Jazz Festival. She has been named a Making Music recommended artist 2025-2027.
As a soloist she has played with orchestras including City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Belarusian Opera House Orchestra, RNCM Symphony Orchestra, Batumi Symphony Orchestra and others.
Maya has won numerous prizes in piano competitions, including Dudley, Sydney, Maria Yudina and Scriabin. She is the winner of the RNCM’s highest accolade for solo performance, the Gold Medal, and had her Wigmore Hall debut as a winner of the Worshipful Company of Musicians auditions. Her playing was broadcast by ABC (Australia), BBC Radio 3 and Belarusian Radio.
As a soloist she has played with orchestras including City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Belarusian Opera House Orchestra, RNCM Symphony Orchestra, Batumi Symphony Orchestra and others.
Maya has won numerous prizes in piano competitions, including Dudley, Sydney, Maria Yudina and Scriabin. She is the winner of the RNCM’s highest accolade for solo performance, the Gold Medal, and had her Wigmore Hall debut as a winner of the Worshipful Company of Musicians auditions. Her playing was broadcast by ABC (Australia), BBC Radio 3 and Belarusian Radio.
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