Yiannis Georgiou

The pianist Yiannis Georgiou presents a contrasting programme of styles and periods with high standards and aesthetics as its keystone. He will present works by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff.

Program

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Mazurka in A minor Op.68 No.2 (1827)

J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750)
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor BWV 903 (1720)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op.117 No.2 (1892)
Intermezzo in F minor Op.118 No.4 (1893)

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Ballade No.3 in A flat major Op. 47 (1841)Interval

Interval

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Pieces for piano op. 75 (1937)
No.6 The Montagues and Capulets
No.7 Father Lorenzo
No.8 Mercutio
No.9 Lily Dance of the Maidens
No.10 Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Prelude in B minor, op.32 No.10 (1910)
Prelude in C minor Op.23 No.7 (1903

Biography
Cypriot pianist Yiannis Georgiou was born in London and spent his childhood in Cyprus and England. He received his early music training at the Royal College of Music Junior Department. He studied at Trinity College of Music in London, with Alexander Ardakov and John Bingham, where he received numerous competition prizes and graduated with the Dip TCL Performer's Diploma.

His fascination for the Russian piano school and his love for Russian music led him tocontinue his studies in Moscow, at the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, initially with Professor Valery Kastelsky, a student of Heinrich Neuhaus, and finally with Pavel Nersessian, whose piano studio is regarded as one of the most interesting and prolific in the world. He graduated with the Aspirant Diploma. Yiannis Georgiou is the only Cypriot Pianist to have received this award. He has performed extensively as a soloist, mainly in the UK, but also in Greece and Cyprus. His debut CD with works by Beethoven, Schumann and Debussy received excellent critical reviews and has been repeatedly broadcast on British radio. Yiannis Georgiou has been living in Cyprussince 2004.