Alexander Scriabin, the visionary Russian composer and pianist, heard sounds in colour. In the spirit of Scriabin then, this recital program paints in shades of blue: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ‘deep violet’ C sharp minor Sonata blurs into Scriabin’s more enigmatic ‘lilac’ Sonata in G sharp minor, before metamorphosing into Nikolai Medtner’s ‘sky blue’ Sonata in E minor. Beyond its colourings, the concert offers a unique exploration of a Russian pianistic tradition, via the distinctive contributions of three composers who were also pianists. Performed chronologically, these three lesser-known sonatas offer rare and moving glimpses into the singular voices that Tchaikovsky, Scriabin and Medtner imagined for the piano – as well as the ways in which their works speak to and engage with one another.