‘Phoenix’ is an ascension towards the light unfolding in the path of life. Can fragility become a strength, like a phoenix rising from its ashes, transforming vulnerability into a powerful rebirth?

This new vibrant program by Irina Lankova, combining virtuosity and poetry, is a personal musical journey through the works of Stravinsky, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff. The pieces are connected by stylistic affinities, coherent musical rhetoric, and an endless palette of emotions, creating a unique and captivating narrative.

Listeners will encounter some famous pieces, as well as rare gems, in a perceptible and enchanted dialogue, and as always with Irina Lankova, "...with that natural and genuine mastery that allows the music to dematerialise and resonate directly with the hearts." (La Libre Belgique)

This program will be recorded June 2-4, 2025, and the album release is scheduled for September 1, 2025. The album tour already includes the following venues:

21.06.2025 Marrakech, Morocco
08.07.2025 Midis-Minimes Festival at Cercle Royal Gaulois, Brussels, Belgium
09.07.2025 Zomer van Sint-Pieter, Leuven, Belgium
27.07.2025 Liszt en Provence Festival, France
12.08.2025 Eglise Dominicaine Knokke, Belgium
7.09.2025 Domaine de Pétignac, France
18.09.2025 Max Festival, Belgium
03.10.2025 Salle Cortot Paris, France
12.10.2025 Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, The Netherlands
03.11.2025 Stadtcasino Basel, Switzerland
14.11.2025 Carnegie Hall NYC, USA
21.11.2025 Haarlem Philharmonie, The Netherlands
13.02.2026 Grand Manège, Namur, Belgium
20.05.2026 Konzerthaus Berlin, Germany

and more dates will be added shortly.

Part I
S.Rachmaninoff
Mélodie (1892) Op.3 No.3 in E major Adagio sostenuto
Etude-tableau Op.33, No.2 in C major Allegro
Prelude Op.23 No.6 in E flat major Andante
Prelude Op.32, No.12 in G sharp minor Allegro
Mélodie (1940) Op.3 No.3 in E major Andante con moto
Prelude Op.23 No.2 in B flat major Maestoso

A.Scriabin
2 Poèmes Op.32
Andante cantabile
Allegro. Con eleganza
Sonata No.4 in F sharp major, Op.30
Andante
Prestissimo volando

Part II

F.Chopin
Romance from Concerto No.1, arrangement for piano solo Balakirev
Sting
Fragile, personal arrangement
Gluck-Sgambati
Melody from Orfeo ed Euridice

I.Stravinsky
The Firebird, arrangement for piano G.Agosti
Infernal Dance
Lullaby
Finale

The program is a work in progress and may be subject to minor adjustments. It is adaptable in length for either a one-part or a two-part recital.