Music at the Wende: Music/Words Presents In the Footsteps of the Master and Margarita

7 p.m.: Museum tour and reception
8 p.m.: Concert

Inna Faliks, a renowned pianist and the head of UCLA’s Piano department, presents a musical program that explores Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic Soviet novel of art, irony, love, religion, and Faustian legend, The Master and Margarita. Faliks will perform the world premiere of two compositions that celebrate the novel and have been composed especially for this evening: Maya Miro Johnson’s Manuscripts Don’t Burn, for speaking pianist and Margarita suite for piano by Veronika Krausas. The premieres also reflect on the Wende Collection’s Stanislav Molodykh painting The Asylum, which references the famous Soviet novel. In addition, Faliks’s performance will include Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz and Beethoven Sonata opus 111, discussed in the novel Dr. Faustus by Thomas Mann.

About Music/Words

Music/Words is an interdisciplinary live performance series founded and directed by Inna Faliks. Music/Words explores meaningful connections between music, poetry, and literature .The emphasis of Music/Words is on living poets with music from all eras, from classical standard repertoire to world premieres.

This concert is dedicated to the memory of Irene Faliks (July 1954 – October 2021).

Free. RSVP Here.

RSVPs open Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. PST.

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Music at the Wende is a free concert series in which esteemed musical organizations present programs inspired by the Wende’s collection and mission. Launched in October 2018, Music at the Wende is thrilled to announce its third season, with concerts from December 2021 through June 2022.

All concerts are free. Concerts begin at 8 p.m. and are preceded by a museum tour and reception at 7 p.m. RSVPs open four weeks prior to each event at 10 a.m.

The concert series is generously supported by the Music at the Wende Donor Group.