Time: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 19:00

Venue: Yongman Theater, Shahe Campus, Beihang University

Eligibility:

Current undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students, as well as faculty and staff of Beihang University (Note: Faculty and staff reservations account for 10% of total available seats).

Registration:

Please visit the Boya Platform (https://bykc.buaa.edu.cn) or scan the QR code below to register. Successful registrants will be granted one Boya activity credit.

About the Performer:

Alexey Chernov is a Russian pianist and composer. He was born in 1982 to a family of musicians. During his years as a student at the Moscow Conservatoire, he won several grants and awards. He has been a prize-winner at over twenty international competitions and claimed more than ten first prizes, including the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, the Clevel and Piano Competition, the Maria Canals Piano Competition in Barcelona, the Pozzoli International Piano Competition in Seregno (Italy), the "Unisa" Piano Competition in Pretoria, and the International E-Piano Competition, among others.

Alexey Chernov has a tremendously diverse and varied repertoire. He performs recitals and collaborates with orchestras worldwide and has participated in numerous music festivals. He has appeared at the Stars of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg, the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli International Piano Festival in Italy, and other prestigious events, collaborating with distinguished conductors.

As a composer, Alexey Chernov has created numerous pieces in various forms and genres, including piano pieces, chamber music, and orchestral compositions. He frequently includes his own piano music in his chamber concerts and recitals. He collaborates with various composer organizations and his works have been performed to great acclaim at festivals of contemporary music. His music is deeply influenced by the Russian classical heritage while incorporating elements of avant-garde techniques. He describes his musical style as "Metaromanticism."

In 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of Alexander Scriabin's birth, Alexey Chernov performed all of Scriabin's piano works in a concert series. He presented seven concerts at the Moscow Conservatory and the Scriabin Memorial Museum, performing the complete works of Scriabin. For the first time in music history, a single musician performed the entirety of Scriabin's works in one continuous day—a feat Alexey Chernov accomplished both in Moscow and in Le Mans, France.

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—Sonata in C Major, K. 330

Ludwig van Beethoven—Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Quasi una fantasia" ("Moonlight Sonata")

—Intermission—

Alexander Scriabin—Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30

Alexey Chernov—Variations on a Theme by Mozart

Alexey Chernov—Piano Fantasy from The Lord of the Rings

(Program subject to change. Please refer to the actual performance.)

Editor: Liu Tingting