PianoEspoo is delighted to present a series of church concerts featuring a group of talented young musicians.
The Espoonlahti Church concert will showcase Kiryl Bartashevich, who won second prize at the Tampere Piano Competition in May 2025. His explosively energetic playing impressed both the jury and the audience.
In addition to Bartashevich, the concert will feature advanced students from various music schools: Otto and Pekka Ranta represent the Lauttasaari Music Institute, Alex Belákovics the Avonia Music Institute, and Andy Liu the Espoo Music Institute.

Program:

Aarni Peltomaa (Helsinki Conservatory, teacher Liisa Malmivaara)
O. Messiaen: Regard du Fils sur le Fils from Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus

Otto Ranta (Lauttasaari Music Institute, teacher Risto-Matti Marin)
L.v. Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 10/1
2nd movement: Adagio molto

Alex Belákovics (Avonia Music Institute, teacher Katja Lehtonen)
T. Kuula: Lampaanpolska
F. Schubert: Impromptu in G♭ major, Op. 90/3

Pekka Ranta (Lauttasaari Music Institute, teacher Risto-Matti Marin)
F. Liszt: Romance in E minor, S. 169
E. Grieg: Trolltog, Op. 54/3

Andy Liu (Espoo Music Institute, teacher Sanna Vaarni)
J.S. Bach: French Overture: Echo
F. Chopin: Grande valse brillante in A♭ major, Op. 42
R. Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 – Scherzino & Intermezzo
E. Rautavaara: The Black Virgin of Blakernaja from Icons

Intermission

Kiryl Bartashevich
J. Brahms: 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118
S. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29

Duration: approx. 1 h 45 min, including intermission