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...]
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...]