Piano Mondays: Giorgi Gigashvili

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The brilliant young Georgian pianist Giorgi Gigashvili heard in a programme which ranges from the poetic voices of Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn and Clara and Robert Schumann to an atmospheric sonata by Shostakovich and on to a hard-hitting short sonata by Galina Ustvolskaya. And, before the evening was out, Giorgi charmed his Luxembourg audience by singing a folk song from his homeland. Recorded earlier this year in the Chamber Music Hall of the Luxembourg Philharmonie and presented by Sarah Walker. Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 11 Clara Schumann: Variations on a theme of Robert Schumann in F sharp minor, Op 20 Felix Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Book 1, Op 19 Fanny Mendelssohn: Songs without Words, Op 8 Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No 2, Op 61 Galina Ustvolskaya: Piano Sonata No 6 Natalie Beridze: Holy atoms Rusudan Sebiskveradze: Chumad Gagikvan Mindorshi - 'I'll take you quietly to the meadow.' Giorgi Gigashvili (piano) To listen on most smart speakers, just say "ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3 in Concert."