Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center
Master Class Series 07/08
Join us for four exciting classes led by internationally renowned musicians. All classes take place in the Ann Goodman Recital Hall at the Kaufman Center and are open to the public and free of charge. Call 212 501 3360 to reserve a place.
Ittai Shapira, John Novacek
Oxana Yablonska
Marian Hahn
Mark Peskanov
Jerome Rose
Ittai Shapira, John Novacek
Sunday, December 16, 2007
2:15 PM
Recital/Lecture followed by Master Class
Ittai Shapira is an internationally acclaimed violinist, a dedicatee of 14 concertos whose varied discography (EMI, Meridian, Quartz, SONY /BMG) represents his interests in standard and eclectic repertoire. His two upcoming CDs include Shulamit Ran’s violin concerto with Chicago Symphony and The Runaway Bunny with the Royal Philharmonic and Brooke Shields.
International pianist John Novacek regularly tours the Americas, Europe and Asia as solo recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist. His own compositions and arrangements have been performed by the Pacific Symphony, The 5 Browns, Concertante, Millennium, Harrington String Quartet and The Three Tenors. John has recorded over twenty CDs for labels such as Phillips Classics, Koch International, Atlantic, and EMI Classics.
Oxana Yablonskaya
Sunday, February 24, 2008
2:30 PM
Master Class
Oxana Yablonskaya is critically-acclaimed pianist, prize-winner of international competitions including the Grand Prize in the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition in Paris, the First Prize in the Rio de Janeiro Competition and the Vienna Beethoven Competition. She has performed with more than 60 symphony orchestras, led by some of the top conductors of all time, and has appeared at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Royal Albert Hall in London, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Orchestra Hall in Chicago and Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. She is a long time faculty member of the Juilliard School.
Marian Hahn
Sunday, March 16, 2008
11 AM
Master Class
Marian Hahn is a top prize-winner of numerous competitions, including the Leventritt International Competition, the Kosciusko Foundation Chopin Competition, the Busoni International Piano Competition and the University of Maryland International Piano Competition. Ms. Hahn is a member of the Amadeus Trio and is on the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Mark Peskanov
Sunday, March 23, 2008
3 PM
Master Class
Mark Peskanov is an internationally celebrated violinist, chamber musician, and conductor. He received the first Frederick R. Mann Award, the Avery Fisher Career Grant and Carnegie Hall’s first Isaac Stern Award. Mr. Peskanov currently serves as Executive Director and President of Bargemusic.
Jerome Rose
Sunday, May 4, 2008
2:30 PM
Master Class
Jerome Rose, hailed as "the Last Romantic of our own age" and one of America's most distinguished pianists, has been heard in major concert halls across five continents. A Gold Medalist from the International Busoni Competition, he has appeared with such orchestras as the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Houston, Baltimore, Atlanta symphonies and the London Philharmonic. His has critically acclaimed recordings on Monarch Classics and Medici Classics. Mr. Rose is on the Faculty of the Mannes College of Music and is Founder/Director of the International Keyboard Institute & Festival held every summer in New York City.