Legato Arts presents Nikita Galaktionov, piano, in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Saturday, October 20 at 8:00 PM

Legato Arts is pleased to present the return of pianist Nikita Galaktionov to the stage of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Galaktionov brings his Russian heritage to this concert with a performance of works by Henryk Pachulski, and the Sonata No. 1 in F minor of Nikolai Medtner.  The second half of his program is devoted to Waltzes, Nocturnes and Etudes of Frédéric Chopin.

Tickets are on sale now for the October 20th concert and are available through CarnegieCharge (212-247-7800), online at www.carnegiehall.org and at the Carnegie Hall box office located at 57^th St. and 7^th Ave. in New York City. 

About Nikita Galaktionov

Twenty-three year old pianist Nikita Galaktionov graduated from the Central Music School of Tchaikovsky's Moscow State Conservatory, where he studied under Professor Arkady Sevidov, a laureate of the 4th International Tchaikovsky Competition.  Making his debut at eight years of age at a concert hall in Moscow's International House of Music - the main philharmonic stage of Russia's capital - while being accompanied by the Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra (artistic director Vladimir Spivakov), Nikita performed Mozart's Concerto No. 8.  At the age of thirteen, while competing against eighteen-year-olds, Nikita placed first at the international competition in Corato, Italy.

In May 2016, in response to the invitation of the Presidential Orchestra of Russian Federation, Nikita performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in the Hall of the Order of St. George in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Nikita Galaktionov is the first Russian musician who made a music video based on the Liszt composition Liebestraume or "Dreams of Love."  Nikita performed in the video as pianist and as actor.  Nikita's teacher Arkady Sevidov also took part in the creation of the video.  This clip has prompted heated debates, and has been viewed over half a million times on the popular forum devoted to classic music - forumklassika.ru.

One of Nikita's favorite composers is Anton Rubinstein, the founder of classical music education in Russia, prodigy pianist, composer and conductor.  He is credited with conceiving the idea of international music competitions.  Nikita performed Rubinstein's Fourth Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in February, 2015.  The best compositions of Rubinstein have become an essential part of Nikita's solo repertoire, which he has performed in Rome, Prague, Vienna, Vilnius, Tallinn, Milan and several Russian cities.  Those compositions were included in Nikita's first recording called "The Best" along with piano masterpieces by Mily Balakirev, Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev and Peter Tchaikovsky. 

The Program

Prelude in C minor, Op. 8, No. 1                       Henryk Pachulski      

Fantasiestück and Intermezzo, Op. 2              

Un peu de rêves, Op. 23, No. 4                                                          

Feuilles d'album, Op. 16, No. 1

Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 5                        Nikolai Medtner

Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2              Frédéric Chopin

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 69, No. 2                  

Etude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11                                                        

Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1                                      

Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69, No. 1                                          

Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4                                           

Etude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12                                            

Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. Posth.