Tickets are available through the Artis—Naples box office
Phone: 239-597-1900
Konstantin Soukhovetski is a pianist, composer, and educator who is the winner of 17 awards from prestigious international piano competitions. Soukhovetski has performed to critical acclaim at leading venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall (London), and the Louvre (Paris).
As the newly appointed Director of Education and Community Engagement at Grand Piano Series in Naples, Soukhovetski brings his dynamic combination of performance and audience interaction honed through his acclaimed presentations on music at the Curtis Institute of Music, Northwestern University, Singapore’s Academy of Music, Latvia’s Jelgava Music School and as an adjunct faculty member at his alma mater, The Juilliard School. Born in Moscow to a family of artists, Soukhovetski studied at the Moscow Central Music School, where he double majored in piano and composition.
Soukhovetski’s Pride Suite for piano is enjoying world premieres this season, and his first symphonic work, Once Upon the Spring, was performed with the Auburn Symphony in California and the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestras. He now resides in Naples, where he enjoys the rich cultural offerings, beautiful weather, and the thriving artistic community.
Program
From the silver screen to the concert stage, some of cinema’s most unforgettable moments are shaped by the timeless beauty of piano music. Somewhere in Time, A Song to Remember, All About Eve, The Pianist, and Humoresque all showcase the piano’s emotional power. Konstantin brings these stories to life, weaving together music, narrative and cinematic magic.
Improvisation on Scott Joplin’s Peacherine Rag
Frédéric Chopin – Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in c-sharp minor (posthumous)
Franz Liszt – Liebestraum No. 3 in A♭ major, S.541 No.3
Sergey Rachamninoff – Paganini Variations, (Var. XVIII, arr. Soukhovetski)
Richard Wagner – arr. Franz Liszt Isoldes Liebestod