SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2026
Pre-show chat at 2:40 PM
Show at 3:00 PM
approx 80 min
LOCATION
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church
Calgary, AB
ARTISTS
Duo Solista
Olga Kotova, violin
Dmitry Nesterov, piano
LIGHT AND SHADOW
“Light and Shadow” moves through music as a journey from brightness into mystery.
Pianist Dmitry Nesterov performs virtuosic solo works by Beethoven and Liszt, joined by his wife Olga Kotova for Prokofiev’s haunting Violin Sonata No. 1. Music that will inspire the imagination, from the grace and wit of Beethoven, the expressive lyricism of Liszt, and the introspection and exuberance of Prokofiev.
Join us in the hall at 2:40 PM for a short pre-show conversation featuring the artists, hosted by our Artistic Directors.
PROGRAMME
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2, Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, S. 161, No. 5 (from Années de pèlerinage II), Franz Liszt
Étude de Concert No. 2: “La leggierezza,” S. 144, Franz Liszt
INTERMISSION
Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80, Sergei Prokofiev
FEATURED ARISTS
OLGA KOTOVA
Russian-born violinist Olga Kotova has been a vibrant member of Calgary’s classical music community since 1994 and has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s First Violin section since 1996. A graduate of the Moscow Central Music School and Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, she performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician, including with her husband, pianist Dmitry Nesterov, as Duo Solista.
DMITRY NESTEROV
Russian-born violinist Olga Kotova has been a vibrant member of Calgary’s classical music community since 1994 and has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s First Violin section since 1996. A graduate of the Moscow Central Music School and Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, she performs extensively as a soloist and chamber musician, including with her husband, pianist Dmitry Nesterov, as Duo Solista.