Yakov Kasman
Yakov Kasman (born February 24, 1967) is a Russian American classical pianist, professor of piano, and artist-in-residence at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 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, and Asia, and appeared as a soloist with more than fifty orchestras. Kasman became an American citizen in 2006.
Also recorded as Yakov Aronovich Kasman
Yakov Kasman
- Name
- Yakov Kasman
- Born
- 24 February 1967
- Birthplace
- Oryol, RSFSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Classical pianist, professor of piano
- Nationality
- Russia · United States
- Languages
- Russian
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Yakov Kasman (born February 24, 1967) is a Russian American classical pianist, professor of piano, and artist-in-residence at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. 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, and Asia, and appeared as a soloist with more than fifty orchestras. Kasman became an American citizen in 2006.
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Yakov Kasman (born 1967) is a Russian and American musician, pianist and university teacher. The musician was born in Oryol. Yakov Kasman worked for University of Alabama at Birmingham. Languages used include Russian.
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• Name — Yakov Kasman • Born — 24 February 1967 • Birthplace — Oryol, RSFSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — Classical pianist, professor of piano
Career
Career
Kasman has performed piano concertos and recitals at numerous summer festivals including Brevard, the Peninsula, Las Vegas, Lake Placid, Sewanee 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.
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Kasman has appeared as soloist with more than fifty orchestras. The list includes: • the Pacific, Syracuse, Omaha, Oregon, Nashville, Chattanooga, Memphis, Ft. Worth, Alabama, Huntsville and Montgomery Symphonies • the 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 Korea • the Moscow Philharmonia Orchestra • the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra • the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Discography
Kasman has 14 CD recordings with Calliope and Harmonia Mundi.
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- 1.Hart, Jack. Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction. University of Chicago Press. 167–. 2011-07-15. 978-0-226-31814-1.
- 2.Morin, Alexander J. Classical music: the listener's companion. Hal Leonard Corporation. 715–. 2002-04-25. 978-0-87930-638-0.
- 3.Well-known pianist Yakov Kasman to perform for next Huntsville Chamber Music Guild concert. al. 2013-04-16.
- 4.Dr. Yakov Kasman Named Distinguished Professor - CAS - News UAB. www.uab.edu.
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