Since several years Maxim Rysanov has very successfully been combining his international career as viola player with conducting. On 24 and 25 October 2025 he will lead Phion – Philharmonie Oost Nederland – for a programme with works by Sergei and (grandson composer!) Gabriel Prokofiev and Joseph Haydn’s 45th Symphony ‘Abschied’.
Gabriel Prokofiev followed his grandfather Sergei into music, initially in pop, dance, and hip-hop, but later also in classical music. He was fascinated by Maxim Rysanov’s playing and conducting, so he wrote a Viola Concerto for him, in which Maxim combines playing and conducting. The premiere was a sensation: “Rysanov performs the work with his mind, his body, his viola, and his bow, yet always remains a master of action in this complex combination,” according to the raving press.
24 October 2025 Enschede, Muziekcentrum @ 20.00 hrs.
25 October 2025 Arnhem, Music Sacrum @ 20.00 hrs.
Phion
Maxim Rysanov, conductor & viola
Gabriel Prokofiev Viola Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev Divertissement
Haydn Symphony No. 45 ‘Abschied’
