Dear friend of Arkadia,

You are invited to ‘Love and lust by the samovar: Russian art songs and tangos from 1920-30s’ performed by Maria Konoshenko and Eduard Galper on Thursday 10.10 at 5pm at Arkadia (Nervanderinkatu 11).

Performers:
Maria Konoshenko (mezzo soprano, Moscow)
Eduard Galper (piano, Helsinki)

Welcome!

Warm regards,
Ian        
www.arkadiabookshop.fi
– Entrance is free but a donation of €3 (or more!) to fund the event is suggested and would be most welcome. If you have no loose change or coins we gladly accept payment via Visa Electron or Mastercard etc.!

Description:
In this programme, Maria and Eduard will focus on popular Russian songs that were performed on stage at the beginning of the Communist era, in the 1920-30s. It was a very special period in Russian/Soviet culture when popular music was relatively free from the official communist ideology. In this concert, you will hear a number of light music masterpieces, including passionate art songs, Gypsy romances, foxtrotes, and tangos performed by Maria Konoshenko, a Moscow-based mezzo soprano, and Eduard Galper (piano), who now resides in Helsinki, but grew up in Petrozavodsk, Karelia.