Redefining the harp: Sasha Boldachev

Set to challenge the traditional notions of the harp as a feminine instrument, internationally-acclaimed Russian harpist Alexander (Sasha) Boldachev presents a one-night-only concert in Singapore. Boldachev performs an eclectic programme of transcriptions from familiar classics by Glinka, Chopin, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Massenet, Piazzolla and includes Boldachev’s own arrangement of Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka.

Programme:

L.C. Daquin: Le Coucou
M. Glinka: The Lark
A. Alyabiev: The Nightingale
F. Chopin: Etude Op.25 No.1 “Aeolian Harp”
F. Chopin: Nocturne No.20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth
F. Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu
C. Debussy: Clair de lune
S. Prokofiev: Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet
P. Tchaikovsky: Waltz of The Flowers from The Nutcracker
S. Boldachev: Fantasie on Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka
P. Tchaikovsky: Melodie
J. Massenet: Meditation from Thais
A. Piazzolla: Libertango

Programme subject to change.