The Piano Recital

From romantic preludes to cinematic soundscapes, a two-part recital featuring the contrasting styles of Syed Fateen Ahmed and Anastasiya Yafimava.

Part of this season’s Western classical series, this two-part recital brings together two distinct approaches to the piano: one driven by youthful precision and flair, the other shaped by experience, reflection, and creative interpretation. Framed as a solo evening in two acts, the performance moves between virtuosic brilliance and immersive storytelling, offering a rare glimpse into the piano’s full expressive range.
 

The first half features 17-year-old Syed Fateen Ahmed, one of India’s most acclaimed young pianists and a recipient of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. Trained under celebrated Belarusian mentors, Natallia Kapylova & Liudmila Drazhnik, and a triple distinction diploma-holder from the London College of Music, Fateen brings clarity, depth, and stage maturity beyond his years. His programme spans Chopin’s 'Raindrop Prelude’ and ‘Andante Spianato’ & ‘Grand Polonaise’, the romantic fire of Liszt and Rachmaninoff, and a vivid excerpt from Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker’—each piece a study in emotion, structure, and dynamic control.

In the second half, Belarusian pianist and educator Anastasiya Yafimava presents ‘The Magic of Sound’, her signature concert project that blends classical works with subtle visuals and narrative. A graduate of Moscow’s Gnesin Academy and now a professor at Christ University, she curates a contemplative set featuring Bach, Chopin, Medtner, and Brahms, interwoven with cinematic music such as the theme from ‘Interstellar’. Her performance offers not just sound, but space – reflection, memory, and connection – bringing to life an immersive evening of audio-visual piano experience.

Together, these performances form a quiet dialogue between age and experience, instinct and discipline that have been united by the expressive force of the piano.

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