Featuring conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya & pianist Alexandra Dariescu
In their debuts with Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, pianist Alexandra Dariescu and conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya will perform legendary composer and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger’s newly-discovered Fantaisie variée, composed in 1912.
Dariescu was the first pianist to perform this work in the United States. Yanlovskaya also leads music by Ukranian composer Mykola Lysenko and Tchaikovsky’s heart-wrenching Symphony No. 6, known as Pathétique.
Click here to buy tickets now. Performances begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2; 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3; and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4.
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About Lidiya Yankovskaya
Lidiya Yankovskaya is a fiercely committed advocate for Slavic masterpieces, operatic rarities, and contemporary works on the leading edge of classical music. She has conducted more than 40 world premieres, including 17 operas, and her strength as a visionary collaborator has guided new perspectives on staged and symphonic repertoire from Carmen and Queen of Spades to Price and Prokofiev. As Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater, her daring performances before and amid the pandemic earned recognition from the Chicago Tribune, which praised her as “the very model of how to survive adversity, and also how to thrive in it,” while naming her Chicagoan of the Year.
Yankovskaya holds a B.A. in Music and Philosophy from Vassar College, with a focus on piano, voice, and conducting, and earned an M.M. in Conducting from Boston University. Her conducting teachers and mentors have included Lorin Maazel, Marin Alsop, Kenneth Kiesler, and Ann Howard Jones. Committed to developing the next generation of artistic leaders, she also volunteers with Turn The Spotlight, a foundation dedicated to identifying, nurturing, and empowering leaders – and in turn, illuminating the path to a more equitable future in the arts.
Yankovskaya is the proud two-time recipient of Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Awards. She has been a featured speaker at the League of American Orchestras and Opera America conferences and served as U.S. Representative to the World Opera Forum in Madrid. She was delighted to deliver the commencement address for graduates of the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.
About Alexandra Dariescu
Pianist and creator of The Nutcracker and I, Alexandra Dariescu stands out as an original voice whose fundamental values are shining a light on gender equality in both her concerto and recital programmes as well as championing lesser-known works, advocating for diversity and inclusion.
In demand as a soloist worldwide, Alexandra Dariescu has performed to critical acclaim with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Oslo Philharmonic, European Union Youth Orchestra, Houston, Detroit and Utah Symphony Orchestras, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Sydney, and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, among many others. The first ever female Romanian pianist to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Alexandra made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2012 and has since appeared in some of the most prestigious concert halls around the world, including Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein, Konzerthaus and Staatsoper Vienna, Staatsoper Berlin, Wigmore Hall, Barbican London, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, BOZAR Brussels, Dubai Opera, Musashino Hall Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai Grand Theatres, and she has released eight CDs to critical acclaim, the latest disc being her Decca recording with Angela Gheorghiu.
About the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, at home and thriving in the heart of Indianapolis, offers an exceptional artistic and musical experience. The orchestra is open to all and dedicated to creating an inclusive and innovative experiential environment that is inspiring, educational, and welcoming. The ISO celebrates historically beloved performances while engaging audiences by introducing new voices through programming including the IU Health Plans Classical Series, the Printing Partners Pops Series, the holiday traditions of AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration and the popular Film Series presented by Bank of America. For more information, visit IndianapolisSymphony.org.