Dissonance

Featuring

Asmik Grigorian
Lukas Geniušas
Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Asmik Grigorian believes that Rachmaninov's romances are like small operas, requiring a real duo rather than just an accompaniment due to their technical complexity and dramatic nature.

Composer Biography

Rachmaninov was inscribed in the Moscow Conservatory's roll of honour in 1892 for his opera Aleko, based on a poem by Pushkin, not for his piano skills.

Performer Biography

Pianist Lukas Geniušas is a laureate of several international competitions, including a Silver Medal at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition and the 2010 International Chopin Competition.

Composer Biography

The failure of his Symphony No.1 in 1897 plunged Rachmaninov into creative self-doubt, but he found the courage to continue composing thanks to Natalia Satina, whom he married in 1902.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Lukas Geniušas states that the most interesting elements in music are based on dissonance, which he sees as a means of expression providing an acutely jarring experience.

Interpretation

Soprano Asmik Grigorian and pianist Lukas Geniušas chose the program for this album together, aiming for total harmony in their duo despite the album's title, "Dissonance."

Performer Biography

Soprano Asmik Grigorian is a founding member of Vilnius City Opera and has twice received the Golden Stage Cross, Lithuania's highest award for singers.