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 Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Mozart and Stravinsky. The pieces are connected by subtle stylistic affinities, coherent musical rhetoric, and an endless emotional palette, creating a unique and captivating narrative.

Listeners will encounter some famous works, 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
Melodie Op.3 No.3 in E major, Andante con moto (1940)
Etude-tableau Op.33 No.2 in C major, Allegro (1911)
Prelude Op.23 No.6 in E flat major, Andante (1903)
Prelude Op.32, No.12 in G sharp minor, Allegro (1910)
Prelude Op.23 No.4 in D major Andante cantabile (1903)

A.Scriabin
Etude Op.8 No.12 in D sharp minor, Patetico (1894)
2 Poèmes Op.32 (1903)
Andante cantabile
Allegro. Con eleganza
Sonata No.4 in F sharp major, Op.30 (1903)
Andante
Prestissimo volando

Part II

F.Chopin
Romance from Concerto No.1 (1830), arrangement for piano M.Balakirev (1905)
C.Gluck
Melody from Orphée et Eurydice (1774), arrangement for piano G. Sgambati (1878)
W.A.Mozart 
Fantasy in D minor KV 397 (1782)

I.Stravinsky
The Firebird (1910), arrangement for piano G.Agosti (1928)
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.