By Dennis D. Rooney A Washington, D.C., native, pianist Sara Daneshpour has studied with Leon Fleisher at Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute, Yoheved Kaplinsky at New York’s Juilliard School, Oleg Volkov, and at present is studying with Sergei Babayan at the Cleveland Institute. Her recital March 22 at the Steinway Gallery Boca Raton, sponsored by Piano Lovers of South … [Read more...]
Young pianist makes persuasive case for Medtner
Americans have had a long love affair with the music of Russia, particularly that of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, especially, are guaranteed box office today as they have been for decades. But there are other, less well-known Russian composers whose work, while perhaps not as immediate as those two composers, offer rewarding … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Aug. 26-27
Music: Piano duos are not so common that they can be overlooked when they pop up, and since we’re in the last weeks before the season starts getting underway again, it’s a good time to catch one. On Sunday at the Boca Steinway Gallery, two fine Miami-based pianists, Tian Ying and Anastasiya Naplekova, team up for a concert of standout works for this combination, including … [Read more...]
Pianist Chochieva persuasive in Chopin at Boca Steinway Gallery
By Dennis D. Rooney The Steinway Gallery Boca Raton’s performance space, located at the rear of the showroom floor, was filled to capacity March 20 for a recital by Russian artist Zlata Chochieva, sponsored by Piano Lovers of South Florida. Chochieva, a 32-year-old native Muscovite, studied with, notably, Mikhail Pletnev, and is a 2012 alumna of the Moscow State … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 6-8
Pianist Shuree Enkhbold. Music: If you’ve ever heard the music of Sembiin Gonchigsumlaa, who lived from 1915 to 1991, you’re in exclusive company. But if you haven’t, tonight is your chance to hear music by Mongolia’s most eminent composer, played by a young Mongolian pianist studying with Roberta Rust at Lynn University. Munkshur Enkhbold, who prefers the name Shuree, is, … [Read more...]