Vancouver Playhouse
Dmitry Ablogin in Concert
Works by: Beethoven, Hummel, Mendelssohn, & Field
Artist: Dmitry Ablogin, fortepiano
Pre-Concert Chat: 7pm with Dmitry Ablogin hosted by Patrick May, President of the Vancouver Chopin Society
Runtime: Approximately 100 min + intermission
Dmitry Ablogin is regarded as one of the most brilliant and creative keyboard artists of his generation. His marked interest in historical pianos led him to Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts, where he studied fortepiano and historically informed performance with Jesper Bøje Christensen. In 2021, he received the German Piano Award.
This programme pairs Beethoven’s masterful Six Bagatelles with Mendelssohn’s E Major Sonata, his homage to Beethoven. John Field, the first composer to coin the phrase “Nocturne”, later taken to new heights by Chopin, and Hummel’s virtuosic music, with foreshadowing of Chopin, rounds out what will surely be a memorable performance.
Presented in collaboration with the Vancouver Chopin Society.
Generously sponsored by Delma Hemming.
PROGRAMME
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Six Bagatelles, op. 126
I. Andante con moto, Cantabile e compiacevole
II. Allegro
III. Andante, Cantabile e grazioso
IV. Presto
V. Quasi allegretto
VI. Presto – Andante amabile e con moto
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, op. 6
I. Allegretto con espressione
II. Tempo di Menuetto – Più Vivace
III. Recitativo: Adagio e senza tempo – Andante – Allegretto con espressione IV. Molto Allegro e vivace – Allegretto con espressione
Interval
John Field (1782-1837)
Nocturne No. 10 in E minor – Adagio (Melancolie)
Nocturne No. 4 in A major – Poco Adagio
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Piano Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp minor, op. 81
I. Allegro
II. Largo con molt’ espressione
III. Vivace
Dmitry Ablogin, piano
Dmitry Ablogin is regarded as one of the most brilliant and creative keyboard artists of his generation.
He studied piano under the guidance of Vladimir Tropp at the Gnessin Academy in Moscow and graduated with distinction in 2012. His marked interest in historical pianos led him to Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts, where he studied fortepiano and historically informed performance with Jesper Bøje Christensen.
Dmitry has won prizes at numerous piano competitions: he is a laureate of the International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments (Warsaw, 2018), the International Competition “Musica Antiqua” for Pianoforte (Bruges, 2019), the German Piano Open (Hanover, 2016) to name a few. In October 2021, Dmitry won the 10th International German Pianist Award and made his début at the Alte Oper Frankfurt.
Dmitry performed at such concert halls as the Berlin Philharmonie, Cologne Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Konzerthaus Freiburg, Salle Cortot in Paris, Edinburgh Queen’s Hall and Glasgow City Halls.
He appeared as a soloist together with the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of the 18th Century, Nürnberger Symphoniker and many others.
Dmitry regularly performs at the “Chopin and his Europe” Festival in Warsaw and the Miami International Piano Festival (USA). He has also given concerts in Germany, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Finland, Russia and Switzerland. As a chamber music partner, he works together with artists such as the Eliot String Quartet, the Henschel Quartet, Alena Baeva, Anastasia Kobekina and soprano Kateryna Kasper.
Dmitry has made CD recordings for prominent labels such as Naxos, Genuin, Organum Classics. In 2022, he released three albums, including his first solo recording featuring two versions of the Diabelli Variations by Beethoven – on a modern piano (Fazioli grand) and a period piano (Streicher Fortepiano 1825). This CD has been presented on BR Klassik and in the VAN Magazin as the Album of the week.
Two previous recordings, chamber music by César Franck with the Eliot Quartet and songs by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn with soprano Kateryna Kasper were nominated for prestigious awards such as “Opus Klassik”, “Preis der Deutsche Schallplattenkritik” and “International Classical Music Awards”.
His most recent album has been released in October 2023 by the Chopin Institute. He recorded a unique selection of Chopin’s late works on a Pleyel Fortepiano No. 14810 which once belonged to Chopin and was his very last instrument.
Dmitry is currently based in Germany. In addition to performing around the world, he leads a piano class at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.
