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YAKOV KASMAN

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This magnificently gifted pianist. ... A real master of performance showmanship.

Le Figaro, January 13, 1998

...he possesses the
soul of a poet and
sensibility of a painter.
Boston Globe

...what a blockbuster
of a performance
Monterey Symphony

... astonishing
technical mastery
Salisbury Post

Kasman's style glimmers... Los Angeles TImes

... dazzling mastery of pianist Yakov Kasman.
Sarosota Herald-Tribune

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Phone: 914.667.0707
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HIGHLIGHTS

Recitals:
Northfield, MINNESOTA
(Masterclass - Carleton College)
Fort Collins, COLORADO
(Masterclass - Colorado State University)
Gorham's Bluff, ALABAMA
Birmingham, ALABAMA
Huntsville, ALABAMA
Fort Worth, TEXAS (as a part of Texas Piano International Academy and Festival www.pianotexas.org)

Chamber Performances:
With Talich String Quartet (Czech Republic)

Performances with
Orchestras:
Oregon Symphony
Brevard Symphony (Florida)
Tupelo Symphony
Imperial Symphony
Albany Symphony (Georgia)
Illinois Symphony
Nashville Symphony
Dayton Philharmonic
Huntsville Symphony
Alabama Symphony
Daejeon Philharmonic (South Korea)
West Virginia Symphony

Upcoming Recordings:
Shostakovich Sonata for Viola and Piano
   (with Vladimir Bukac) and Sonata for Violin
   and Piano (with Jan Talich)
Shostakovich Trios with the members
   of Talich Quartet
Tchaikovsky Piano Music (Second CD)

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Recordings

A CD Recording of
selections from the
Dec '99 NY Recital Debut
is available to Presenting
Organizations and others.
Please send an email to
Wjlind22@aol.com.

1. HAYDN
       Sonata No. 54
       in G major Hob. XVI/40
    Allegretto innocente

2. PROKOFIEV
      Sonato No. 8
      in B-flat major, Op. 84
           Vivace

3. SCHUMANN
     Waldszenen, Opus 92
           Vogel als Prophet
           Jagdlied
           Abschied

4. MEDTNER
    Sonata in G minor, Opus 22

5. STRAVINSKY
    Three Movements from
    Petrouchka
    Danse Russe
           Chez Petrouchka
    La Semaine Grasse

6. SCRIABIN
    Waltz Opus 38 (encore)

7. SCRIABIN
    Feuillet d'Album,
    Op. 45 No. 1 (encore)

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"10/10 Review" classicstodayfrance.com
R9 Classica/Repertoire Award
TCHAIKOVSKY, The Seasons op.37-bis and Grand Sonata in G-Major op.37 [Calliope Records]
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SCRIABINE, INTÉGRALE DES SONATES POUR PIANO
[Calliope 3254]
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SCRIABINE, Sonates Pour Piano 6 À 10
[Calliope: 9255]
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R10 rating by Repertoire Magazine
SHOSTAKOVICH, Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 40 and Sonata for Violin and Piano Op. 147 (cello version) with cellist Petr Prause
[Calliope: CAL 2003]
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SHOSTAKOVICH, Quintet for Piano and String and Quartet No. 8 [Calliope: CAL 9320]
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PROKOFIEV, Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 26, Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 and Contes de la vieille grand-mere, Op. 31 [Calliope: CAL 9303]
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"10/10 Review" ClassicsToday.com
FOSS, includes Piano Concerto No. 2 the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Carl St.Clair, conductor, Yakov Kasman, piano
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"CHOC du Monde de la Musique"
SHOSTAKOVICH, Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra and
SCHNITTKE, Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra [Calliope: CAL 9299]
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HAYDN, Six Sonates Pour Piano [Calliope: CAL 9240]
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MOUSSORGSKY, Tableaux D'une Exposition [Calliope: CAL 6228]
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PROKOFIEV, Sonates 1,4,5,7, & 9 [Calliope: CAL 9607]
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PROKOFIEV, Sonates 2,3,6,& 8 [Calliope: CAL 9606]
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PROKOFIEV, Intégrale Des Sonates Pour Piano [Calliope: CAL9606.7]
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RACHMANINOFF, Les Deux Sonates Pour Piano [Calliope: CAL 9259]
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SCRIABINE, Sonates Pour Piano 1 À 5 [Calliope: CAL 9254]
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TENTH VAN CLIBURN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION,
Yakov Kasman, Silver Medalist [harmonia mundi 907219]
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ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL PIANO MASTER COMPETITIONS I-VII HIGHLIGHTS, Prizewinners of the VI and VII Competitions

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Yakov Kasman

Since his American debut as the silver medalist at the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997, Yakov Kasman has performed concerts in the United States, Russia, Europe, and Asia, and appeared as soloist with more than forty orchestras including the Brevard, Tupelo, Imperial, Albany (GA), Illinois, Dayton, West Virginia, Pacific, Syracuse, Omaha, Oregon, Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Ft. Worth, Alabama, Huntsville and Montgomery Symphonies, Athens - Greece State Orchestra, the Orchestra de Lille in France, the Orquestra Simfonica de Baleares, Spain, the Singapore Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, The Daejeon Philharmonic in South Korea, the Moscow Philharmonia Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed piano concertos and recitals at numerous summer festivals including Brevard, the Peninsula, Las Vegas, Lake Placid, Sewanee, Ft. Worth and the Grand Teton winter festival. Active as a chamber musician, he has collaborated with the Manhattan, Parissi, Charleston, Shanghai, Tokyo and Talich String Quartets. He regularly gives master classes and serves as competition juror.

Kasman has 15 CD recordings with Calliope and Harmonia Mundi. His recording of Shostakovich’s Concerto No. 1 and Schnittke’s Concerto for Piano and Strings with the Kaliningrad Orchestra, released in 2000, received the "Choc du Monde de la Musique" award in France, was rated highest by Classics Today.com and referred to as "superlative" by the American Record Guide. His latest recording, Tchaikovsky, released in 2005, received an R9 Classica/Repertoire Award. Other recordings include the complete Prokofiev sonatas on two CDs which received the Grand Prix de la Nouvelle Academie du Disque Francais; six Haydn sonatas; a pairing of Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition" with Stravinsky’s "Petrouchka" and a rare release of Rachmaninoff’s two piano sonatas. His CD recordings of Lukas Foss’ Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Pacific Symphony, rated highest by Classics Today.com; and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Moscow State Symphony pared with Prokofiev’s Visions Fugitives were released in 2001. The Shostakovich Piano Quintet recorded with the Talich String Quartet was released in 2002. A CD containing the Shostakovich Cello and Piano Sonata, and the Viola and Piano Sonata transcribed for cello was released in 2003 with Czech cellist Petr Prause, receiving top ratings in France by Repertorie and Dipason and reviewed in the American Record Guide. Released in 2004 is a CD of Scriabin sonatas 6-10 completing a two CD set of all 10 sonatas.

Kasman is a Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His website is: www.YakovKasman.com.

- Mar '05

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