Alexander Melnikov in recital: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

About the Event

Delve into a musical world open only to the most elite of pianists. Celebrated Russian Alexander Melnikov takes on the behemoth of Shostakovich's '24 Preludes and Fugues'.

The cycle of 24 pairs of prelude and fugue in both minor and major keys — one pair for each key in the chromatic scale — is widely regarded as one of the greatest examples of its kind, owing much to Bach's Well‐Tempered Klavier.