Concert for 2 pianos 8 hands
Music by Debussy, Glinka, Schubert, Hajdu, Grig and Tchaikovsky.
Wednesday, July 2nd 2025, 20:30
“Hateiva”, Jerusalem Boulevard 19, Tel Aviv-Yafo

The Israeli Piano Quartet “Octopus” – Bart Berman and Meir Wiesel host the piano duo Polina Riskin and Kristina Izgieva

A truly unique concert, featuring arrangements for four pianists that span a wide emotional spectrum. Among the highlights: a premiere of a rare piece by Israeli composer André Hajdu, and another rarely performed work by Edvard Grieg, discovered by the performers in his original handwritten manuscript.

Program:
• C. Debussy – Arabesque No. 2
• M. Glinka – Overture to the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila
• F. Schubert – 16 German Dances, Op. 33
• A. Hajdu – Ideas at Dawn
• E. Grieg – Overture In Autumn, Op. 11
• P. Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien, Op. 45