Charismatic virtuoso musician, pianist and composer Kirill Richter is to make his debut at The London Coliseum with the premiere of The Sands of Time, a dazzling and deeply immersive one-night-only multi- media event.
Featuring dynamic virtuosity and visual spectacle, the entire auditorium will be transformed into a sumptuous and stunning, ever evolving work of art combining music, words, poetry, visuals and video installations.
Richter will performs a range of his own works alongside his ensemble, The Richter Trio (violin Alena Zinovieva, cello Avgust Krepak) as well as the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan (conductor: Alibek Kabdurakhmanov), including highlights from his debut album Chronos, and specially commissioned World Cup and Olympic anthems.
The evening will culminate in the London and UK premiere of The Sands of Time, Richter’s epic, mystical and emotive orchestral fantasy.
He said: “My music acts as a soundtrack to life’s joys and sorrows, capturing the moments that have shaped me. These stories, expressed through my compositions, resonate with the happiness, heartache, and hopes of others, making us feel connected through a shared language of emotion.”
Kirill Richter is an acclaimed award-winning musician widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most charismatic and eclectic young performers. He is renowned for his prodigious range of contemporary compositions from chamber music to anthems for orchestra, ballet and cinema, as well as being a highly sought-after recording artist.
This concert is made possible with the generous support of the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation.
The world premiere of The Sands of Time took place on May 1, 2023, at the Berlin Philharmonic and was timed to coincide with the opening of the exhibition Archaeological Treasures of Uzbekistan: From Alexander the Great to the Kushan Empire, which introduced new facets of Uzbekistan’s historical and cultural heritage to Europe.
Richter’s piece is a panorama inspired by Uzbek culture, where the sound of the symphony orchestra and solo piano intertwines with the poetry of Omar Khayyam, Alisher Navoi, Babur, and Mahlarayim Nadira.
The Sands of Time will allow the London audience to experience a new perspective on Uzbekistan’s historical and cultural heritage, hear Kirill Richter’s interpretation, and reaffirm that a living cultural tradition is always relevant.
