BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:143@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20250813T150000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20250813T160000 DTSTAMP:20250514T150037Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/konstantin-soukhovetski-narrative- aug2025/ SUMMARY:Konstantin Soukhovetski DESCRIPTION:Individual tickets are now on sale at Artis—Naples.\nPlease c all Artis—Naples box office for assistance at 239-597-1900.\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\nKonstantin Soukhovetski is a pianist\, composer and educator who is the winner of 17 awards from prestigious international piano competitions. So ukhovetski has performed to critical acclaim at leading venues including C arnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Wigmore Hall (London) and the Louvre (Pari s).\n\nAs the newly appointed director of education and community engageme nt at Grand Piano Series in Naples\, Soukhovetski brings his dynamic combi nation of performance and audience interaction honed through his acclaimed presentations on music at the Curtis Institute of Music\, Northwestern Un iversity\, Singapore’s Academy of Music\, Latvia’s Jelgava Music Schoo l and as an adjunct faculty member at his alma mater\, The Juilliard Schoo l. Born in Moscow to a family of artists\, Soukhovetski studied at the Mos cow Central Music School\, where he double majored in piano and compositio n.\n\nSoukhovetski’s Pride Suite for piano is enjoying world premieres this season\, and his first symphonic work\, Once Upon the Spring\, will be performed with the Auburn Symphony in California and the Greater Conne cticut Youth Orchestras. He now resides in Naples\, where he enjoys the ri ch cultural offerings\, beautiful weather and the thriving artistic commun ity.\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRachmaninoff &\; Scriab in\nDiscover the dramatic origin story of two of Russia’s most compellin g musical voices — Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin. Though cl assmates at the Moscow Conservatory\, their lives and legacies took vastly different paths\, each developing a distinct artistic voice that shaped t he course of modern music. In this immersive multimedia presentation\, pia nist Konstantin Soukhovetski explores the composers’ intertwined history through storytelling\, historical footage\, and live performance. The pro gram features beloved and lesser-known works\, including Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C-sharp minor\, Melodie and Polichinelle\, alongside Scriab in’s Étude in C-sharp minor\, Nocturne\, and more. Illuminating and emotionally rich\, this unique program offers a fresh look at two giants of the Romantic Era.\n\nRachmaninoff — Prelude Op. 3 in C-sharp minor\nS criabin — Etude Op. 2\,  No. 1 in C-sharp minor\nRachmaninoff — Polic hinelle Op. 3\, No. 4\nScriabin — Prélude Op. 9\, No. 1\, Nocturne op. 9 No. 2\nRachmaninoff arr. Soukhovetski — Variation XVIII from Paganini Variations for Piano &\; Orchestra\nScriabin — Poème Tragique\, Op. 34\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2023/12/Konstantin-Soukhovetski_cropped.png?fit=385%2C385&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events LOCATION:Artis—Naples (Ubben Signature Event Space)\, 5833 Pelican Bay Bo ulevard\, Naples\, FL\, 34108-2740\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=5833 Pelican Bay Boulevard\ , Naples\, FL\, 34108-2740\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Arti s—Naples (Ubben Signature Event Space):geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Easter X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Easter BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250405T210000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:-06 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR