World Expo Dubai Tour
Nordic Piano Music Week
22-29 March 2022
All the Artists-in-Residence at Ingesund Piano Center will travel to Dubai World Expo during 22-29 March, playing at Nordic and other international pavilions at the World Expo. We will play 4 programs with piano music from Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden as well as programs with mixed music from all countries including Iceland.
Schedule and programs
Tuesday 22/3
FinLand Pavilion
5 pm & 7 pm
Piano Music of Norwegian Composers
Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Peasant Dances Op.72 No.12, no.6, no.13, no.2 - John Nalan
David Monrad Johansen: Nordlandsbilleder - Nikita Khnykin
Edvard Grieg: From Lyrical Pieces: Gratitute op.62 no.2 - Filip Michalak
Agathe Backer-Grøndahl: Nocturne op.20 - Juan Mas Choclan
Sverre Bergh: Norwegian Dance - Aurelia Shimkus
Edvard Grieg: From Lyrical pieces Op. 43 No. 6 “To the Spring” - Daumants Liepins
Christian Sinding: ”Fruhlingsrauschen” op.32 no.3 & ”Melodie” op.76. no.5 - Sebastian Iivonen
Edvard Grieg: Holberg suite Op. 40 - Aristo Sham
Grieg/Ginzburg: From Per Gynt suite no.1 op.46: ”Morning mood” & ”In the hall of the Mountain king” - Tony Yang
Wednesday 23/3
FinLand Pavilion
5 pm & 7 pm
Piano Music of Finnish Composers
Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste - Tony Yang
Heino Kaski: Yö meren rannalla op.34 no.1 - John Nalan
Jean Sibelius: Impromptu - John Nalan
Oskar Merikanto: ”Idylle” op.73 & ”Valse lente” op.33 - Juan Mas Choclan
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Etude op.42 no.1 - Nikita Khnykin
Selim Palmgren: Moonlight op.54 - Aurelia Shimkus
Jean Sibelius: ”Caprice” & ”Romance” from 10 pieces op.24 - Sebastian Iivonen
Toivo Kuula: Lampaanpolska -Filip Michalak
Ilmari Hannikainen: ”Evening” op.4 no.3 - Daumants Liepins
Einojuhani Rautavaara: ”Fuoco” - Nikita Khnykin
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia op.26 - Aristo Sham
Thursday 24 March
FinLand pavilion
4 pm & 7 PM
Piano Music of Danish Composers
Carl Nielsen: Five piano pieces op.3 - John Nalan
F. Kuhlau: Sonatine C Major op.20 no.1 - Tony Yang
Rued Langgaard: Sponsa Christi tædium vitæ, BVN 297 - Nikita Khnykin
Birgitte Alsted: Darkling - Aurelia Shimkus
Karsten Fundal: The Migratory Bird 1 & 2 - Sebastian Iivonen
Rued Langgaard: Sarabande, BVN 6 - Juan Mas Choclan
Carl Nielsen: Humoreske-bagateller op. 11 - Daumants Liepins
Anders Koppel: The Badger Aristo Sham
Carl Nielsen: Chaconne op. 32 - Filip Michalak
Friday 25 March
FinLand pavilion
5 pm & 7 pm
Piano Music of Swedish Composers
SWEDISH PAVILLION
Petersson- Berger: Sommarsång - Daumants Liepins
W. Stenhammar: Sensommarnätter op.33 no 4 - Daumants Liepins
J. H. Roman: Suite E-flat Major 1st Movement - Aurelia Shimkus
Elfrida Andrée: ”På vattnet” op. 4 no.1 - Filip Michalak
W. Stenhammar: Sensommarnätter op.33 no.1 - Tony Yang
Emil Sjögren: I Bröllopstid Juan Mas Choclan
Albert Schnelzer: Dance with the Devil (2009) - Aristo Sham
Valborg Aulin: Valse Eligiaque - Nikita Khnykin
Andrea Tarrodi: Crystallites - Sebastian Iivonen
W. Stenhammar: Fantasy op.11 no.1 - John Nalan
Saturday 26 March
Latvia Pavilion
Live piano music in the pavilion whole day non-stop from 12 noon to 9 pm
Including for instance:
Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste - Tony Yang
Janis Medins Daina prelude op 16 in E flat major, Daumants Liepins
Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Peasant Dances Op.72 No.12, no.6, no.13, no.2 - John Nalan
Oskar Merikanto: ”Idylle” op.73 & ”Valse lente” op.33 - Juan Mas Choclan
Janis Medins “Dina” no 6 in F sharp Major - Aurelia Shimkus
Oscar Petersson-Berger Sommarsång Daumants Liepins
Andrea Tarrodi: Crystallites - Sebastian Iivonen
Rued Langgaard: Sponsa Christi tædium vitæ, BVN 297 - Nikita Khnykin
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson Idyll in A-flat Major
Aurelia Shimkus
Carl Nielsen: Chaconne op. 32 - Filip Michalak
Edvard Grieg: from Holberg suite Op. 40 - Aristo Sham
Sunday 27 March
UkRAINE Pavilion
Nordic mix concert
Noon 12 pm
Ukraine pavilion Program:
Ukrainian National Anthem transcription for piano -Aristo Sham
S. Kaldalon/V. Ólafsson: Ave maria - Aurelia Shimkus
E. Grieg: Prelude from Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - Aristo Sham
Rued Langgaard: Sponsa Christi tædium vitæ, BVN 297 - Nikita Khnykin
F. Chopin: Scherzo - Tony Yike Yang
Janis Medins Daina prelude op 16 in E flat major - Daumants Liepins
Ernesto Lecuona: - Malagueña - Juan Mas Choclan
Over the Rainbow - John Nalan
E. Grieg: From Lyrical Pieces: Gratitude op.62 no.2 - Filip Michalak
J. Sibelius: Romance - Sebastian Iivonen
Myroslav Skoryk: (Melody from the movie "High Pass") for Piano - Daumants Liepins
Sunday 27 March
Australia pavilion
Nordic mix Program
7 pm
Australian Pavilion Program:
Páll Ísólfsson Mazurka - Aurelia Shimkus
Luke Duffy Icelandic song “Oskasteinar” - Aurelia Shimkus
Valborg Aulin: Valse Eligiaque - Nikita Khnykin
Rued Langgaard: Sarabande, BVN 6 - Juan Mas Choclan
Toivo Kuula: Lampaanpolska - Filip Michalak
Christian Sinding: ”Fruhlingsrauschen” op.32 no.3 - Sebastian Iivonen
Carl Nielsen: Humoreske-bagateller op. 11 - Daumants Liepins
W. Stenhammar: Fantasy op.11 no.1 - John Nalan
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia op.26 - Aristo Sham
Grieg/Ginzburg: From Per Gynt suite no.1 op.46: ”Morning mood” & ”In the hall of the Mountain king” - Tony Yang
Grieg: Norwegian dances - - Tony Yang & Aurelia Shimkus
Monday 28 March
Sweden pavilion
4 pm
Peace concert with the knotted gun
7 pm VIP-concert, not for audience
Kaldalon /Olaffson Ave maria, Aurelia Shimkus
E. Grieg: Prelude from Holberg Suite, Op. 40 Aristo Sham
Rued Langgaard: Sponsa Christi tædium vitæ, BVN 297 - Nikita Khnykin
F. Chopin: Ballade no 3, Tony Like Yang
Janis Medins Daina prelude op 16 in E flat major, Daumants Liepins
W. Stenhammar Fantasie in B moll op 11 no 1 John Nalan
E. Grieg: From Lyrical Pieces: Gratitude op.62 no.2, Filip Michalak
J. Sibelius: Romance, Sebastian Iivonen
Myroslav Skoryk: (Melody from the movie "High Pass") for Piano, Daumants Liepins
tuesday 29/3
CanadA PAVILION
8 pm
Nordic Mix Program
Canada
Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste - Tony Yang
Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Peasant Dances Op.72 No.12, no.6, no.13, no.2 - John Nalan
Oskar Merikanto: ”Idylle” op.73 & ”Valse lente” op.33 - Juan Mas Choclan
Oscar Petersson-Berger Sommarsång Daumants Liepins
Andrea Tarrodi: Crystallites - Sebastian Iivonen
Rued Langgaard: Sponsa Christi tædium vitæ, BVN 297 - Nikita Khnykin
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson Idyll in A-flat Major
Aurelia Shimkus
Carl Nielsen: Chaconne op. 32 - Filip Michalak
Edvard Grieg: from Holberg suite Op. 40 - Aristo Sham
WORLD-CLASS PIANISTS, PRIZE WINNERS OF THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT COMPETITIONS AND ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE IN SWEDEN
will present a fascinating Gala Concert Program with the best piano music of the Nordic composers (different programs for each pavilion) played on a gorgeous White Fazioli Grand Piano, that will be generously made available in Dubai for this project. This extraordinary Piano will fit beautifully in the unique surroundings of each of the pavilions of Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. The project will be documented through a video documentary and will continue on a world tour entitled: "Nordic Piano Music Week"
Norway
Piano music of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg,Geirr Tveitt, David Monrad Johanssen, Harald Sæverud, Klaus Egge
Denmark
Piano Music of Danish composers: Carl Nielsen, Niels W. Gade, Rued Langgaard, Per Nørgård, Ib Nørholm.
Sweden
Piano Music of Swedish composers, such as: William Stenhammar, Hugo Alfven, Gunnar De Frumerie, Hans Eklund, Petersson-Berger
Finland
Piano music of Finnish composers: Jean Sibelius, Ilmari Hannikainen, Einar Englund, Toivo Kuula, Juhani Rautavaara, Oscar Merikanto, Heino Kaski
During the concerts at the World Expo, Fazioli Pianos ha been kind to provide a white F-212 Grand Piano for the whole week.
The local “Pianos Music and Arts Centre” (piano.ae) are providing the grand piano for the whole week at the Expo.
