2021-22 SEASON
SERGEY BELYAVSKY
November 10, 2021
7:30 PM
Concert Hall
The Noorda Center at UVU is pleased to be collaborating with the Bachauer Piano Competition in bringing tonight's program.
Fantasy in C Major, D.760 (Wanderer)
Franz Schubert
From Die Schöne Müllerin
Franz Schubert / Franz Liszt
Das Wandern
Wohin?
Der Muller und der Bach
Erlkönig
Franz Schubert / Franz Liszt
[INTERMISSION]
Transcendental Etude No. 5 in B-flat Major
Franz Liszt
Feux Follets
Transcendental Etude No. 8 in C Minor
Franz Liszt
Wild Jagd
Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli
Franz Liszt
Années de pèlerinage ii
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E-flat Major
Franz Liszt
Carnival in Pest
Be prepared to be swept away. The arts possess the unparalleled power to inspire, educate, liberate, and transform. With roots stretching deep into the history of human culture, performances invite us to set aside the constant hum of our daily routines and gather together to envision, to imagine, and to be astonished.
After a period of reduced live performances, we are delighted to raise the curtains on an extraordinary season at The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, the leading star of UVU’s campus and a hub for the arts in Utah County. There is a special energy in The Noorda, perhaps because it wasn’t long ago that a performing arts center was just a dream. Now in our third season (hopefully our first uninterrupted, in-person season), we are overjoyed to welcome you to our pristine and inspiring spaces.
The event you will experience tonight is the result of countless hours of practice, study, and rehearsal from acclaimed faculty, award-winning guest performers, talented students, and renowned guest artists. In the School of the Arts, we seek to educate and inspire audiences and communities through bold and compelling programming as well as world-class performances. All of this connects deeply to our academic mission.
On behalf of the performers and all those who worked so hard behind the scenes to make this event a reality, thank you for joining us. You are the reason we do what we do – your interest, your energy, your awe. Please enjoy the performance and don’t forget to allow yourself to be swept away.
Courtney R. Davis, J.D., M.A.
Interim Dean, School of the Arts
SERGEY BELYAVSKY
Russian-born pianist Sergey Belyavsky has won acclaim for his extraordinary technical abilities and mature musicality.
Born in Moscow in 1993 into a family of musicians, Sergey started playing piano at five and since then has dedicated his life to music. At the age of ten he had his debut solo recital and at the age of 11 his first debut with the symphony orchestra. Since then his concert performances have spanned the globe. By age 25 Sergey has toured and performed in 28 different countries.
Belyavsky is highly rated by many musical critics and reviewers for his “world-famous technical brilliance” and “unique interpretation.” “He sparkles like a slightly canted crystal chandelier in a turn of the century ballroom.”
Sergey has performed as a soloist as well as with internationally acclaimed symphony orchestras such as “Musica Viva” under the baton of A. Rudin, ‘Merit Artist of Russia,’ Russian National Orchestra under the baton of A. Sladkovsky, ‘Merit Artist of Russia,’ Chamber Orchestra «Kremlin ”under M. Rakhlevsky ‘Merit Artist of Russia;' Georgian Chamber Orchestra, Ingolstadt, under L. Isakadze ‘Merit Artist of Georgia’, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under Chief Conductor P. Kogan, Szeged Symphony Orchestra (Hungary); Budapest Symphony Orchestra of the Hungarian Radio; Kazakhstan State Symphony Orchestra; Kharkiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Ukraine; “Lviv Virtuosi” Chamber Orchestra, Ukraine; Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Fedoseev, ‘People’s Artist of the USSR’, Orquestra Simfonica del Valles, Eduardo Portal, conductor; “Philarmonie der Nationen” under the baton of Justus Frantz, as well as Utah Symphony Orchestra, Space Coast Symphony Orchestra, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra.
Sergey graduated from the finest Russian Central Music School (CMS), and following the CMS he graduated with honors from the famed Moscow State “Tchaikovsky” Conservatory, while being in class of Prof. Elisso Virsaladze in 2016. For a year in 2016/17 Sergey traveled to Tel Aviv to study with Prof. Arie Vardi. Currently Sergey is honing the mastery of his art at the Kalaidos Musikhochschule in Switzerland in the “Meisterklasse” of Prof. Lev Natochenny.
Sergey has released three solo CDs, most recently of Chopin’s 24 Etudes.
Utah Valley University acknowledges that we gather on land sacred to all Indigenous people who came before us in this vast crossroads region. The University is committed to working in partnership—as enacted through education and community activities—with Utah’s Native Nations comprising: the San Juan Southern Paiute, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Uintah & Ouray Reservation of the Northern Ute, Skull Valley Goshute, Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation, Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute-White Mesa Community, and urban Indian communities. We recognize these Native Nations and their continued connections with traditional homelands, mountains, rivers, and lakes as well as their sovereign relationships with state and federal governments. We honor their collective memory and continued physical and spiritual presence. We revere their resilience and example in preserving their connections to the Creator and to all their relations, now and in the future.
With this statement comes responsibility and accountability. We resolve to follow up with actionable items to make the School of the Arts at UVU and The Noorda Center for the Performing Arts an inclusive, equitable, and just space for all. There is much work to be done, and we are committed to putting these words into practice.
The Circle is an elite group of arts supporters at The Noorda. Our goal is simple: create a sphere of influence that unites those who wish to have a significant impact upon the performers, patrons, and students who are transformed in our center for true artistic collaboration. Your contribution and support will make this impact by enabling The Noorda to bring the greatest talent from across the world through its doors. While here, these performers and artists will collaborate with students, the community, and our youth. Many will set aside time to visit with Circle Members at exclusive VIP events.
Join The Circle today. Call 801-863-5760 or email Traci Monson [email protected] for more information.
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Last day to purchase season tickets is Friday, November 12.
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THE NOORDA
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