CHOPIN 10.0 | Nocturnes 2: Kirill Lissijenko

Pianist Kirill Lissijenko continues his ambitious plan to present Frédéric Chopin's piano music in full; this tenth concert focuses on the Nocturnes. The programme includes nocturnes from opp. 15, 32, 55 and 62, tracing the composer's development from early to mature years: the bel canto elegance of the early pieces grows into freer, more reflective musical speech.

Chopin (1810–1849), a Polish-born composer and pianist, spent most of his life in France. He performed mainly in salons, and his music combines Polish folk influences with the expressive world of Romanticism: beautiful melodies, complex harmony and refined dynamics.

Kirill Lissijenko began piano at 11 and graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2010; he earned a master's from the Sibelius Academy in 2016. He has performed in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Italy and Russia as soloist and chamber musician, won second prize at the Alion Baltic competition in 2015, and is artistic director of the MozartFest in Tallinn.

Full ticket 20 €; student/senior 16 €; family (1 adult + up to 6 children) 30 €. Pre-sale 16 €, pre-sale reduced 12 €, pre-sale family 20 € (pre-sale ends the day before the concert). Children under 7 enter free.

Wednesday 18 November, 19:00, Tartu St John's Church (Jaani kirik), Jaani 5, Tartu.