Christmas reunions with Denis Matsuev

Every year in the beginning of January Denis Matsuev hosts Christmas reunions in Irkutsk. The musician comes to his hometown to create a special event for his admirers and for himself, to feel the atmosphere of childhood again and to share this magic with the audience.The first concert of the Christmas reunions, the chamber concert by Denis Matsuev, takes place on January, 5. Denis will appear on the stage of the Irkutsk Music Theatre together with Sergey Krylov (violin), Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Julia Daineka (viola) and Alexander Buzlov (cello). The programme of the concert will comprise Rachmaninoff, Elegiac Trio No.1 in G minor, Shoctakovichm Trio No.2 in E minor, op.67 and Bartok, Piano quintet.January, 7 Denis Matsuev will give a recital in the Irkutsk Music Theatre, where he will play Schubert, Sonata in A minor, op.143, Beethoven, Sonata No.23 (“Appassionata”), Grieg, Sonata in E minor, op.7 and Stravinsky, 3 Movements from “Petrushka”.The Christmas reunions will be the first concerts that Denis Matsuev gives in 2012. The subsequent touring schedule will be highly eventful – as always, though. January, 20 Denis Matsuev will give a concert in Moscow, and January, 22 the musician will start his American tour, which will be crowned with a recital in Carnegie Hall on January, 27.