Page 317 - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Coverage Book 2023-24

Ukrainian Masters
Solomiya Ivakhiv (violin), Steven Beck (piano)
This triptych of twentieth-century works by Ukrainian composers comprises Viktor Kosenko's
two-movement Violin Sonata in A minor from 1928, Myroslav Skoryk's Violin Sonata No. 2 from
1990 (which references Beethoven, Prokofiev and Gershwin), and Serge Bortkiewicz's Violin
Sonata in G minor from the mid-1920s. Currently Head of Strings at the University of
Connecticut, Solomiya Ivakhiv was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine by president
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2021.

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A Gardener's World

Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Anna Tilbrook (piano)
Inspired by the many hours which Fisher and his wife spent in their garden during the lockdowns
of 2020, this programme of songs celebrating the natural world includes Elgar's The Language of
Flowers, Toldrà's Floreix l'ametller, Gustavino's La rosa y el sauce, Sibelius's Flower Songs, Clara
Schumann's Das Veilchen, Robert Schumann's Die Lotosblume, and Flanders &
Swann's Misalliance. The recital was recorded live at Wigmore Hall in July 2021.

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