Saturday 9 May 2009, 19.00–19.45
Saturday 9 May 2009, 20.00–20.45

19.00-19.45 Jonathan Powell, solo piano

20.00-20.45 Transcription Ensemble, strings and piano trio

Constructivism is the artistic movement that defines the Russian Revolution and this programme celebrates the composers associated with it. Dmitrii Shostakovich, Nikolai Roslavets, Arthur Lourie and others gave musical expression to many of the themes Rodchenko and Popova grappled with in their paintings.

Constructivism embraced all aspects of the avant-garde, including painters, playwrights, architects, poets and film directors and at its heart was an ambition to find new forms to express the new reality of Communist society. The recitals will take place inside the exhibition, enabling visitors to experience in person the dynamism and explosiveness of the innovations.

This event is curated by Ben Borthwick, Assistant Curator, Tate Modern and is made possible with the support of Pushkin House, London and the State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki

19:00-19.45

Jonathan Powell, solo piano

Nikolai Roslavets (1881-1944)
Prelude (1915)
Three Compositions (1914)
 
Sergei Protopopov (1893-1954)
Sonata no.3 (1924-28)
 
Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973)
Turkmenian Nights nos.2 and 3 (1928)
 
Vladimir Deshevov (1889-1955)
Rails (1926)

Leonid Polovinkin (1894-1949)
Ukrainian Folksong (1932)

Vsevolod Zaderatsky (1891-1953)
Parade (1929)
 
Dmitrii Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Sonata no.1 (1926)

20:00-20:45

Transcription Ensemble
(Yorgos Kandylidis, Christos Grimpas and Nikolaos Zafranas­)

Nikolai Roslavets (1881-1944)
Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano No. 3 (1921)
Moderato assai - Allegretto con moto - Moderato assai

Arthur Lourie (1892-1966)
Formen in der Luft for Piano (1915)
Three Miniatures
Dedicated to Pablo Picasso

Dmitrii Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Piano Trio No.1 Op.8 (1923)
Andante - Allegro - Adagio - Moderato - Allegro - Prestissimo fantastico - Andante - Allegro

Tate Modern  In the exhibition
Free with exhibition ticket, no bookings taken

  

This event is related to the Rodchenko & Popova: Defining Constructivism exhibition