Anton Melnichenko, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung. - Allegretto, ma non troppo
Lebhaft. Marschmäßig - Vivace alla marcia
Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll - Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit - Allegro
Ian Snyder, violin
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Tzigane
About the Artists:
Anton Melnichenko was born in Ufa, located in the central region of Russia. He earned his baccalaureate at the Moscow Conservatory, studying with Professor S. Dorensky and graduating with a gold medal. He has participated in many competitions such as “The Art of the Twenty-first Century” in Kiev (first prize), The Fifth Andorra International Piano Competition (fourth prize), the First International Competition “Citta di Fasano” in Italy (first prize), and The Schubert Club (first prize). In the fall of 2008, he came to study at Hamline International Piano Institute with Alex Braginsky.
Ian Snyder, 19, is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, where he studies with Sally O'Reilly. He has studied and performed at the Killington, Chautauqua, and Banff music festivals, studying with Miriam Fried, Joel Smirnoff, Almita Vamos, and others. He has won prizes in the YPSCA (Minnesota Orchestra), Minnesota Sinfonia, and Schubert Club competitions, been selected for master classes with Pamela Frank, Robert Mann, and Arnold Steinhardt, and performed chamber music with members of the Minnesota Orchestra for their young people's concerts.