Sasha Luchkov, piano
Sunday, April 6 at 2pm
THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT!!
If you were not able to get a ticket to this concert, a second concert has been organized for Sasha in Victoria on April 5 at 7pm, St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 3939 St. Peter’s Rd, Victoria. There are no reservations for this concert and entrance at the door will be on a first come first served basis.
19 year old Ukrainian pianist Sasha Luchkov caused a sensation last year when he performed for local audiences during his short stay on Vancouver Island. Passionately pursuing his dream of becoming a concert pianist, Sasha now attends UBC where he studies with Dr. David Fung, and recently had the chance to perform at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Sasha shows great maturity and promise as a musician – don’t miss the chance to hear this rising star in concert!
Programme
Étude Book 2, No. 13: L’escalier du diable / The Devil’s Staircase — György Sándor Ligeti
Keyboard Sonata in F major, Hob.XVI:23— Franz Joseph HaydnI. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Finale – Presto
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book 1, Op.35 — Johannes Brahms
Suite Bergamasque, L75 — Achille Claude DebussyI. Prélude (Moderato tempo rubato)
II. Menuet (Andante)
III. Clair de lune (Andante très expressif)
IV. Passepied (Allegretto ma non troppo)
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 — Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Background information
Born in 2004 in Mukachevo, Ukraine, Oleksandr (Sasha) Luchkov started piano lessons at the age of 5 with Maria Weiss at the Mukachevo School of Arts. In 2018, he won First Prize at the “Feurich-virtuoz” International Piano Competition in Lviv, Ukraine, and he had his orchestral debut the following year with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine performing Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor after being awarded a special prize at the Horowitz International Piano Competition in Kyiv, Ukraine.
In 2019, Sasha began studying with Marianna Sokach at the Uzhhorod Vocational Music College, and he subsequently won numerous prizes in Ukraine, Hungary, and Israel, where he won Second Prize at the Scherzo International Piano Competition in Tel-Aviv (2022).
In the summer of 2022, Sasha was invited to MusicFest Perugia, where he also performed Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor with the festival orchestra. In the fall of 2022, he began studies with Ilana Vered who helped Sasha relocate to Vancouver from Ukraine due to the Russian invasion.
He enrolled at Shawnigan Lake School, Vancouver Island, for his senior year, and following graduation, Sasha was accepted to the UBC School of Music as a Piano Performance Major in the studio of David Fung. During his first year, he became a finalist of the UBC Concerto competition performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto K 466.
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