Svetlana Smolina in concert in Manhattan Beach Feb. 25

The Previews
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 2:00 p.m. - Free
Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach
and
Music in the Mansion
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 2:00 p.m.
Beverly Hill's Greystone Mansion

Beverly Hills Auditions Winner




Pianist
SVETLANA SMOLINA

"Svetlana Smolina is an outstanding Russian pianist with a luxuriant tone ..." Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times


The Artist


Svetlana Smolina has performed with orchestras and in recitals worldwide including with the Mariinsky Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, and as an iPalpiti artist at Walt Disney Concert Hall. A frequent guest in the world's leading festivals, she has recorded for Decca/Phillips with Maestro Valery Gergiev and for Deutsche Grammophon. Read about Svetlana Smolina, watch, and listen at her website: www.ssmolina.com


The Program

Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne Op.55 No.2 in E-flat Major
Selected Preludes, Op.28
No.15 in D-flat Major
No.17 in A-flat Major
No.23 in F Major
No.24 in D Minor
No.16 in B-flat Minor
Scherzo No.2 in B-flat Minor, Op.31

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Sonata No.1 in D Minor, Op.28
Lento and Allegro Molto

Mily Balakirev
Islamey, Oriental Fantasy, Op.18 (1869)


The Previews
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 2:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
1340 Eleventh Street, Manhattan Beach CA
Free admission, donations appreciated

Music in the Mansion
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 2:00 p.m.
Beverly Hill's Greystone Mansion
905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills CA
Tickets: $20, includes a post-concert meet-the-artists reception of light faire and a guided tour of the historic Greystone Mansion.
Seating is limited. Advance registration recommended..
Purchase tickets: (310) 285-6850
Information: (310) 285-6830