In August 2021, as the Salzburg Festival made a meticulously planned return to full capacity, Evgeny Kissin drew a sell-out crowd to the city’s Grosses Festspielhaus. He treated his audience to a strikingly original programme of works by Berg, Chopin, Gershwin and, to the surprise of some, Khrennikov. A generous selection of encores featured Mendelssohn and Debussy, as well as more Chopin and one of Kissin’s own compositions.

Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Hrennikov: Piano Pieces (3), Op. 5: Dance
Hrennikov: Piano Pieces (5), Op. 2
Chopin: Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29
Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36
Chopin: Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major, Op. 51
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
Kissin: Dodecaphonic Tango
Debussy: Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune