Sofya Gulyak – October 19, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents October 11, 2016 3087 Sofya Gulyak Born in Tatarstan, this daring pianist and first woman to win the Leeds International Piano Competition, Sofya Gulyak brilliantly embraces the technical challenges of Russian piano repertoire. From the famous Nutcracker Suite to Medtner’s Four Fairy Tales, Gulyak conveys delicate sensitivity born of her cultural heritage. With characteristic intensity, she then attacks Prokofiev’s Sixth Piano Sonata, the first of the composer’s three great “War Sonatas”. Programme LYADOV Three Pieces, Op. 11 TCHAIKOVSKY-PLETNEV Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in D-flat Major, Op. 87 No. 15 MEDTNER Four Fairy Tales, Op. 26 PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82 For tickets and information: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/concerts 514-285-2000 Bourgie Concert Hall 1339 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 2E8
