A Piano Recital by
Alexander Ardakov
Saturday 11th October 2025 at 7:00 pm
Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Nocturne in B flat minor op 9 No. 1
Nocturne in F sharp minor op 48 No. 2
Mazurka in G minor op 24 no 1
Mazurka in C major op 24 no 2
Mazurka in A flat major op 24 no 3
Mazurka in B flat minor op 24 no 4
Mazurka in C sharp op 41 no 1
Mazurka in E minor op 41 no 2
Mazurka in A flat major op 41 no 4
Mazurka in A minor “A Emile Gaillard”
Mazurka in C sharp minor op 63 no 3
Polonaise in A major op 40 no 1
Interval
Four Impromptus
A flat major Op. 29
F sharp major Op. 36
G flat major Op. 51
C sharp minor Op. 66 (Posthumous)
Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
Allegro maestoso
Scherzo. Molto vivace
Largo
Agitato
Tickets £12 - reserve your place by emailing tickets@stpeterbelsizepark.org.uk
Payment in cash or by card will be taken on the door on the evening of the performance.
Drinks will be available in the interval.
Born in Samara, Russia, Alexander Ardakov studied under the renowned
pianist and professor Vera Gornostaeva at Moscow Conservatoire.
Upon graduating, he joined the Moscow State Philharmonia as a performer.
Alexander won prizes at the Kabalevsky Piano Competition in Russia
and the Viotti International Music Competition in Vercelli, Italy.
Moving to Britain and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance,
where he has been teaching since 1991, has helped him develop
as an international recitalist of exceptional versatility and musical integrity.
Alexander has made notable radio recordings for BBC Radio 3
and Classic FM.
His extensive discography consists of 20 different CD albums.
Among them is a remarkable recording of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto,
with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson.
Alexander has given recitals at the Bösendorfer Hall in Vienna, Southbank Centre,
Wigmore Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields and St John’s Smith Square in London;
Carnegie Hall in New York; Gasteig and Carl-Orff-Saal in Munich;
Benaroya Hall in Seattle; and Herbst Theatre in San Francisco.
He frequently gives masterclasses in the UK and abroad.