Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is often heard in orchestral versions, but in fact this piano version, performed here by Nikita Lukinov, is the original.
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Date: Monday 24 March
Time: 13:00
Price: 11.00
Run Time: 60 mins
Location: Gannochy Trust Auditorium, Perth Concert Hall
MussorgskyPictures At An Exhibition DebussyImages I Babadjanyan6 pictures for Piano Nikita Lukinov, piano Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is often heard in orchestral versions, but in fact this piano version is in fact the original. A sequence of promenades interleaved with musical representations of works by architect and painter Viktor Hartmann displayed at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. This is beautifully contrasted with Debussy’s evocative, impressionistic Images. Tickets & Information: advance (until 12 noon on the day) £13.50 (inc £2.50 booking fee per ticket); After 12 noon on day of concert: £15 (inc £2.50 booking fee per ticket); 18 and unders go FREE (under 16s to be accompanied by an adult) Add soup and a sandwich for just £7 (book before 12 noon on the Friday before the performance)