Aleksandra Kurzak sings Chopin – streaming from La Scala

ByGramilano 11 April 20216 July 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Aleksandra Kurzak and Marek Ruszczynski, photo by Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2021

On Sunday 11 April at 8pm CET the Polish soprano, Aleksandra Kurzak, accompanied by piano and viola, sings her compatriot’s vocal compositions together with Chopin’s mazurkas transcribed by Pauline Viardot. Lieder by Schumann, Brahms and Tchaikovsky complete the programme.

The recital will be streamed on La Scala‘s Facebook and YouTube channels and will be available during the coming week.

Soprano
ALEKSANDRA KURZAK

Piano
MAREK RUSZCZYNSKI

Viola
TOMASZ WABNIC

Fryderyk Chopin
from Seventeen Polish Songs op 74

n 1 Życzenie
n 8 Śliczny Chłopiec
n 9 Melodya
n 16 Piosnka Litewska

Robert Schumann
Frauenliebe und -leben

Johannes Brahms
Zwei Gesänge op 91
for voice, viola and piano
Gestillte Sehnsucht
Geistliches Wiegenlied

Fryderyk Chopin / Pauline Viardot

*Separation – Mazurka No 14 op 24 No 1
*La Beauté – Mazurka No 44 op 67 No 1
*Aime moi – Mazurka No 23 op 33 No 2
*Coquette – Mazurka No 5 op 7 No 1

* arrangement for voice, viola and piano

Gramilano

Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.