Olga Pashchenko
The Year of Fanny Mendelssohn
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Recorded live at TivoliVredenburg / Cloud Nine Utrecht, 6 September 2025.
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About this concert
In Das Jahr, Fanny Mendelssohn composed twelve pieces that reflect the rhythm of the months, inspired by her own travels and experiences. From the vibrant spring to the cool silence of winter, the work poetically captures the mood of each month. A complex masterpiece by a composer oppressed by the conventions of her time. Olga Pashchenko brings this musical year to the fortepiano, a continuation of her previous spectacular explorations of Fanny Mendelssohn’s oeuvre.
Programme
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Das Jahr - zwölf Charakterstücke für Forte-Piano, H 385
Januar - ein Traum
Februar - scherzo
März - präludium und choral
April - capriccioso
Mai - frühlingslied
Juni - serenade (largo)
Juli
August
September - am Flusse
Oktober
November
December
Nachspiel – choral
Juni - serenade (allegro)1805-1847
Musicians
- Olga Pashchenko fortepiano
- Jed Wentz storyteller
About the performer
Olga Pashchenko is a Russian pianist, organist, harpsichordist, and fortepianist. She studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow with Alexei Lubimov, Olga Martynova, and Alexei Shmitov. In 2013 and 2014, she completed her advanced studies in fortepiano and harpsichord with Richard Egarr. In 2013, she also released her first solo CD featuring music by Beethoven, Dussek, and Mendelssohn, followed by a remarkable recording of Beethoven’s piano variations. Recently, she also released the album Guess Who? with Lieder by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. At the 2016 Utrecht Early Music Festival, Pashchenko was artist in residence.