PianoFête 2023
Four Award-winning Pianists. Four Unique Concerts ~ Solos, piano duos, & piano four hands. Four Unforgettable Summer Nights!
Vashon Center for the Arts is pleased to present the Second Annual PianoFête!
In 2022 Vashon Center for the Arts partnered with renowned concert pianist and transcriber Vyacheslav “Slava” Gryaznov to create a world-class festival of piano music. Word about the success of 2022’s inaugural PianoFête spread through the classical piano community, so for 2023 we’ve decided to add a fourth pianist to excite and thrill audiences.
PianoFête 2023 is proud to feature the extraordinary pianists Vyacheslav Gryaznov, Katya Kramer-Lapin, Konstantin Soukhoveski and Rexa Han. Plus, expect to see our very own Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra joining in the surprise grand finale!
Single Concert Tickets:$40 General Admission$35 Seniors$30 MembersYouth (18-) Free
All Four Concerts:$100 Fête Pass*$20 Youth Fête Pass
Fête Passes must be purchased in-person at the VCA Box Office!Box Office Hours: Wed – Sun, 12-5pm
All ticket sales are final. No refunds or exchanges will be provided.
Wednesday, July 5 at 7:30pm
Featuring Katya Kramer-Lapin & Vyacheslav Gryaznov
Mikhail Glinka: Valse-Fantasie*
Peter Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker, Op. 71*
Maurice Ravel: La Valse
Claude Debussy: The Petite Suite, L 65 (four hands)
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite for Two Pianos – The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
*arranged for piano by Vyacheslav Gryaznov
Thursday, July 6 at 7:30pm
Featuring Konstantin Soukhovetski & Vyacheslav Gryaznov
Vashon Premiere Performance of Soukhovetski’s Pride Suite for piano
1. Red: App Tango
2. Yellow: Life
3. Green: Origin
4. Purple: Incantation
5. Blue: Loss
6. Orange: A New Life
Rachmaninoff (arr. Gryaznov): Symphony No. 3 (two pianos)
The Pride Suite is commissioned by
Friday, July 7 at 7:30pm
Featuring Rexa Han & Vyacheslav Gryaznov
William Byrd: Pavana and Galiarda MB52
C. Monteverdi (arr. Gryaznov): Si dolce dolce è’l tormento
M. Camilo (arr. Rexa): Remembrance
W. Muller: Nostalgia, Waltz
F. Chopin: Contradanse
Bill Evan: Here’s that Rainy Day
E. Lecuona: La Comparsa
Piazzolla (arr. Kuznetsov): Libertango
Stravinsky (arr. Gryaznov): The Rite of Spring (two pianos)
Saturday, July 8 at 7:30pm
Grand Finale with Katya, Konstantin, Slava & Rexa
and the Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra
J. Zheng: The Moonlight Over Lotus Pond
Georgy Sviridov (arr. Gryaznov): The Snowstorm (two pianos)
and several surprises!
PianoFête is made possible thanks to generous support from
Whit & Mary Carhart | David & Gigi Jack
Judi Burwell | Scott & Emily Wolfe
