Yamaha Artist Services, Inc. 20th Anniversary Concert Series November 6, 2007

Distinguished Russian pianist Alexander Braginsky, accompanied by his wife Tanya Remenikova on the cello, will perform a recital at Yamaha’s midtown Piano Salon on Tuesday, November 6th. This is the second of a four concert series hosted by Yamaha Artist Services, Inc., in celebration of its 20th anniversary.

Alexander Braginsky was born and schooled in Moscow, where he began studying piano with the famous Alexander Goldenweiser at the age of six. Braginsky’s pieces range from Baroque to avant-garde and he has performed over twenty world premiers. His performances have been in the former USSR, Israel, England, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, the People’s Republic of China, Spain, France, and the United States. Braginsky has recorded for DDF, Sound StarTone, and d’Note labels, as well as made multiple appearances on BBC, National Public Radio, RTB-BRT and others. He is a Professor on the faculty of International Music Summer Course in Vienna, Austria, and has taught master classes across Europe, Asia, and North America. He is the Artistic Director of the Musicians in Debut International (MIDI) as well as the Founding President and the Artistic Director of the International Piano-e-Competition, a biennial competition that brings the worlds of technology and music together and features the Yamaha Disklavier-Pro piano. Braginsky currently teaches piano at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and at the Hamline University, St. Paul.

Tanya Remenikova is the wife of Alexander Braginsky, and performs with him often. She graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire and is well known for her international performing career, which has brought her to concert halls in cities across the globe including Moscow, London, Frankfurt, Florence, and Shanghai. She has been a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Ochestre Nationale de Belgique. In the U.S., Remenikova has performed in New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Kansas City, and the Aspen Music Festival. Remenikova has recorded artists such as Prokofiew, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and Britten on the DDF and Sound Star Tone Labels. She is a professor and chamber music coach at the University of Minnesota School of Music and she has served as an Artist-in-Residence at Cambridge University in England. She has also taught master classes in Taiwan and the Republic of China.

Program:

Zoltan Kodaly: Sonata op. 4
I.Fantasia
II. Allegro con spirito

Ludvig van Beethoven: Sonata op. 69 in A Major
I.Allegro ma non tanto
II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
III. Adagio cantabile- Allegro vivace

Intermission

Edward Grieg: Sonata op. 36 in A Minor
I.Allegro agitato
II. Andanta molto tranquillo
III. Allegro

TICKETS: $25 per concert or $80 for full series

CONTACT: For further recital information and reservations, contact (212) 339-9995, x 0 or visit www.yamaha.com/yasi.

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