For her second Buxton Festival appearance in 2025, Alissa Firsova is joined by bassist Will Duerden and the Belinfante Quartet for a programme of recent Russian music, ending with the expressively ambiguous Piano Quintet by Shostakovich, the fiftieth anniversary of whose death occurs in August this year.

Will Duerden appeared with the Sitkovetsky Trio in Buxton last year; the Belinfante Quartet was formed in the Netherlands in 2016, and is recognised as one of the most exciting string quartets of its generation.

Programme

Tribute to Dmitri Smirnov

D Smirnov Piano Quintet Op. 72

S Gubaidulina Pantomime

E Firsova Hymn to Spring, Op. 64

P Karmanov Spring Quaretet

D Smirnov Into the Light, Op. 193

D Shostakovich Piano Quintet Op. 57

Dates

25 Jul 2025

3pm - 5pm (including an interval)

Price

£27 - £32

Concessions: £10 tickets are available for under 35 year olds who are part of the Friends of BIF's Next Gen Scheme.

Venue

St John's Church

Booking Details

Dates, times & booking

  • Fri 25 Jul 2025 3.00pm - 5.00pm Book
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