TOP PROGRAMMERS: TOP 3 ALBUMS 2023 – Irina Krasnyanskaya, Pro Musica

PAN M 360 asked its partners to provide a list of the top 3 albums of 2023. Several artistic directors graciously agreed!

Irina Krasnyanskaya is a highly sought-after pianist on the Quebec scene, equally at home in traditional classical concert settings, musical theater, artistic direction and avant-garde music. Irina Krasnyanskaya graduated with honors from Moscow’s renowned Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and holds a doctorate in performance from the Université de Montréal. She has won several prizes in international competitions and has performed in recital in over ten different countries. Irina is a member of several chamber music ensembles, including the Montréal Piano Duo, which focuses on repertoire for four hands and two pianos. She has been artistic director of the festival Les Printemps slaves since 2013 and artistic director of Pro Musica since 2018. – biography provided by the artist on the Pro Musica website

Yunchan Lim, Piano / Live from the Cliburn, Liszt: Études d’exécution transcendante / Stinway & Sons (classique, romantique)

“The young pianist’s virtuosity and surprising audacity in a live performance at the Cliburn Competition are both astonishing and enchanting.”

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violon, Fazil Say, piano / BARTÓK; BRAHMS; JANÁČEK sonates pour violon et piano / Alpha (classique, moderne, post-romantique)

“An inspiring duo of extraordinary musicians with an exciting repertoire, both invited by Pro Musica: Patricia Kopatchinskaja in 2018 and Fazıl Say – next month, on January 21, 2023!”

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, orchestre de Philadelphie, Rachmaninov, Symphonies nos 2 et 3. L’ïle des morts / Deutsche Grammophon (classique, post-romantique) 

“An authentic and profound interpretation of Rachmaninov’s masterpieces, true to both style and emotion.”