Armenian American pianist Sergei Babayan frequently appears as a soloist with the top orchestras in the world, such as the Gewandhausorchester, Rotterdam Philharmonic, The National Orchestra of Belgium, The Cleveland Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, and the Czech State Philharmonic. Babayan has performed at Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Konzerthaus Berlin and Munich’s Prinzregententheater.
On 28th August, Sergei Babayan's solo concert will pay tribute to the creative geniuses in the history of art songs. Starting from Schubert, the "King of Art Songs", to the melodies of Central European, and then to the French Chant and Vienna Waltz.
Schubert (transcr. Liszt)
Der Müller und der Bach, S. 565 No. 2
Aufenthalt, S. 560 No. 3
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, S. 558 No. 2
Die Stadt, S. 558 No. 11
Gretchen am Spinnrade, S. 558 No. 8
Ständchen "Horch,Horch!", S. 558 No. 9
Erlkönig, S. 558 No. 4
Schumann (transcr. Liszt)
Liebeslied (Widmung) S. 566
Liszt
Hymne de la nuit S. 173a/1
Romance "O pourquoi donc" in E Minor, S. 169
Ponce
Intermezzo No.1 in E Minor
Rachmaninoff (transcr. Volodos)
"Where Beauty dwells" from Twelve Songs, Op. 2 No.7
"Melody" from Twelve Songs, Op.21 No.9
Rachmaninoff (transcr. Earl Wild)
"Dream" from Six Songs, Op.38 No.5
Kreisler (transcr. Sergei Rachmaninoff)
Liebesleid
Mompou
Canción No. 6 & No. 8 & No. 7 from Cançons i Danses
Komitas (transcr. Villy Sargsran)
Chinar es
Sibelius
V Kuusi "The Spruce" from Five pieces for Piano, Op.75
Harold Arlen (transcr. Keith Jarrett)
Over the Rainbow
Leonid Desyatnikov
"Red arrowwood, green leaves" from Songs of Bukovina, No.18
Jesús Guridi
"La carrasquilla" from Danzas viejas
Hindemith
"Einleitung und Lied" from Klaviermusik,Op. 37 Pt. 2 "Reihe kleiner Stücke"
Komitas (transcr. Georgy Saradjian)
Berceuse
Komitas
"Semplic" from Seven Songs
Bizet
Chants du Rhin: I. L'aurore
Stephen Reynolds
"Chanson d'automne" from Two Poems in Homage to Fauré
Poulenc
Improvisation No. 15 in C Minor "Hommage à Edith Piaf",FP.176
Fauré (transcr. Babayan)
Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1
Poulenc
Les chemins de l'amour
Charles Trenet (transcr. Alexis Weissenberg)
En avril à Paris
Gershwin (transcr. Maurice Whitney)
Oh lady, be good!
Johann Strauss II (transcr. Adolf Schulz-Evler)
Arabesken über "An der schönen blaunen Donau"