This recital marks the launch of Anastasiya Bazhenova’s debut album, built as a single inner journey rather than a traditional programme. Beginning with Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words and Fantasia in F-sharp minor, the music explores clarity, balance, and the fragile effort required to sustain them. Prokofiev’s Sixth Sonata opens a radically different space — raw, exposed, and uncompromising.
The path between these worlds is not historical, but psychological: a movement from trust in form toward a reality where stability can no longer be assumed. This concert is conceived as a continuous inner process — intimate, intense, and unfiltered — inviting the listener into a landscape where beauty, tension, and resistance coexist.
The path between these worlds is not historical, but psychological: a movement from trust in form toward a reality where stability can no longer be assumed. This concert is conceived as a continuous inner process — intimate, intense, and unfiltered — inviting the listener into a landscape where beauty, tension, and resistance coexist.
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn
Lieder ohne Worte (selection)
Fantasia in F-sharp minor, Op.28
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.82
Lieder ohne Worte (selection)
Fantasia in F-sharp minor, Op.28
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.82
Anastasiya BazhenovaAnastasiya Bazhenova is a Norwegian-based concert pianist recognised for her intense musical concentration, refined sound palette, and a strongly individual artistic voice.
She received her early training in Russia through the ten-year specialised programme for gifted children and later completed her advanced studies in Norway, earning a Master’s degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. Her artistry is defined by a strong sense of dramaturgy, with programmes conceived as coherent artistic statements rather than conventional recital formats. Her interpretations are noted for their psychological focus, emotional intensity, and clarity of musical thought. She performs internationally across Europe and North America. This London recital marks the launch of her debut album From Mendelssohn to Madness, released on Etcetera Records. |
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