Sofya Melikyan in New York

The American Liszt Society NY/NJ Chapter, celebrating its 25th season, and Yamaha Artist Services present pianist Sofya Melikyan in a recital commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Granados’ Death.

Program

• Enrique Granados (1867-1916), complete Goyescas
• Los requiebros
• Coloquio en la reja
• El fandango de candil
• Quejas ó la maja y el ruiseñor
• El amor y la muerte
• Serenata del espectro

Intermission

• Lowell Liebermann (b. 1961), Nocturne No 5, Op. 55
• Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Nuages Gris
• Bagatelles sans tonalité
• Jeux d’eau à la villa d’Este
• Hungarian Rhapsody nº 10

About Sofya Melikyan

Hailed for her “magnificent singing line and an exquisite artistic sensibility,” Armenian-born pianist Sofya Melikyan toured throughout Europe, USA, Canada, Cuba, China, Japan and Australia with performances at such venues as Carnegie Hall in New York, Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, Belgrade Philharmonic Hall, Armenian Philharmonic Hall, Jordan Hall in Boston, Salle Cortot in Paris, among many others. She appeared as a soloist with the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra of Spain, Cordoba Symphony Orchestra, Valencia Symphony Orchestra, Master Symphony Orchestra in Valencia, New Europe Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra of Andalucía, Spanish National Orchestra.

Melikyan played Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 impressively. Her deeply moving performance full of subtle nuance, was of an extraordinary beauty.

—Mundoclasico