PianoFête 2023: Katya Kramer-Lapin & Vyacheslav Gryaznov
$40 ($35 senior, $30 VCA member; ages 18 & under free)
- Katya Kramer-Lapin, piano
- Vyacheslav "Slava" Gryaznov, piano
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 (arr. Vyacheslav Gryaznov for piano)
Maurice Ravel — La Valse for Two Pianos
Claude Debussy — Petite Suite, L. 65 (for piano, four-hands)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Maximilian Steinberg — Suite for Two Pianos – The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh
About PianoFête 2023: Four Award-winning Pianists. Four Unique Concerts ~ Solos, piano duos, & piano four hands. Four Unforgettable Summer Nights!
Vashon Center for the Arts is pleased to present the Second Annual PianoFête!
In 2022 Vashon Center for the Arts partnered with renowned concert pianist and transcriber Vyacheslav "Slava" Gryaznov to create a world-class festival of piano music. Word about the success of 2022’s inaugural PianoFête spread through the classical piano community, so for 2023 we've decided to add a fourth pianist to excite and thrill audiences.
PianoFête 2023 is proud to feature the extraordinary pianists Vyacheslav Gryaznov, Katya Kramer-Lapin, Konstantin Soukhoveski and Rexa Han. Plus, expect to see our very own Vashon Maury Chamber Orchestra joining in the surprise grand finale!
About Katya Kramer-Lapin, piano
Charismatic pianist and recording artist Katya Kramer-Lapin debuted with her solo album 'Luminescence' on the Oclassica digital label in the Spring of 2022. Katya's solo concert appearances include UNESCO Headquarters, patroned by John Paul II in Paris, France; World Bank and International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC; as well as solo and chamber performances in major halls in Taiwan, Europe, and Russia. One of Katya's passions is the genre of piano-transcriptions. As an educator and interpreter, Katya's solo recent engagements represent various important works of this genre. In addition to solo career, Katya enjoys being a co-founder of Duo Amabile, a violin-piano duet with her husband, violinist Matvey Lapin.
https://oclassica.com/artists/katya-kramer-lapin/About Vyacheslav "Slava" Gryaznov, piano
Russian concert pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov, arranger and composer, is the author of more than 40 concert arrangements. He has gained a reputation as one of the most remarkable young arrangers working today. In 2014, Gryaznov signed a publishing contract with Schott Music, the youngest Russian in their history to do so. He graduated with honors from the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory where he studied with Professor Manana Kandelaki. He proceeded with undergraduate studies at the Moscow Conservatory (class of Professor Yuri Slesarev), once again completing his degree with honors. He continued at the Moscow Conservatory as a postgraduate student and was on the teaching faculty of the Moscow Conservatory's Piano Department. In 2018 he completed Yale University's Artist Diploma program under the Yale School of Music's Professor Boris Berman. He is an artist of the Moscow Philharmonic and is an Artist-in-Residence with The Drozdoff Society in the United States. PianoFête marks Slava’s fourth return to Vashon Center for the Arts.
https://gryaznoff.com/Kay White Hall Theater at Vashon Center for the Arts
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