An international pianist, Nikolaï Luganski, will perform in Angers on November 20th at Le Grand Théâtre

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One of the most famous pianists in the world should perform in Angers at the beginning of the 2012-2013 season of the Angevine Société des concerts populaires. Nicolaï Louganski, is a Russian pianist, endowed with an exceptional technic, a nimble and subtle playing, wordly praised by musical critics and audiences. On November 20th, in the main red hall of the Grand Théâtre d'Angers, he will interpret pieces of Janacek, Schubert and Rachmaninov. The Société des concerts populaires considered quite rightly the evening was a exceptional concert of the season. 

Rachmaninov is precisely the composer he loves most even if his repertoire includes Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Lizt, Prokofiev, Schuman, Scriabine, Chopin or Tchaikowski. He performs regularly with his fellow citizens, Boris Berezowsky or Vadim Repin. In addition, Lugansky has collaborated with conductors such as Ricardo Chailly, Christoph Eschenbach or Kurt Masur. "At the age of five, before he had even started to learn the piano, he astonished his parents when he sat down at the piano and played a Beethoven sonata by ear, which he had just heard a relative play", recalls Wikipedia. Of course, he won an impressive list of competition prizes. 

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The Société des concerts populaires d'Angers, was founded in 1846, by Jules Bordier, pianist composer and conductor. It is presided by Janine Fumet, whose husband, Joseph Fumet was musical critic at Le Courrier de l'Ouest and himself son and grand son of Raphaël Fumet and Dynam-Victor Fumet both composers for organ.