The Santa Rosa Junior College Chamber Music Series will host the talented pianist Ilya Yakushev in concert at the Newman Auditorium on Friday, April 14 in a 7:30pm performance. The Campus is located at 1501 Mendocino Avenue in downtown Santa Rosa, CA.
To purchase single tickets for this concert contact City Box Office at 415-392-4400 or www.cityboxoffice.com.
Pianist Ilya Yakushev, with many awards and honors to his credit, continues to astound and mesmerize audiences at major venues on three continents.
The American Record Guide praised Yakushev’s CD, “Prokofiev Sonatas Vol. 1” CD: “Yakushev is one of the very best young pianists before the public today, and it doesn’t seem to matter what repertoire he plays – it is all of the highest caliber.” Volume 2 was published in 2017, as was an all-Russian CD.
The Program
Fantasia in D minor, K.397 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 no.2 “Tempest” Ludwig van Beethoven
Largo – Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. Lento con gran espressione Frédéric Chopin
Prelude in G sharp minor, Op. 32, No.12 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No.5, Alla marcia
Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3, No.2
Rhapsody in Blue George Gershwin
Highlights of Ilya’s last season included appearances as soloist with the Wisconsin Philharmonic, La Crosse Symphony, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic, as well as recitals in Pennsylvania, California, Tennessee, Arizona, Maryland, Florida and Colorado.
In past seasons, he has performed in various prestigious venues worldwide, including Great Philharmonic Hall (St. Petersburg), Victoria Hall (Singapore), Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York), Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco), and Sejong Performing Arts Center (Seoul, Korea). His performances with orchestra include those with the Marinsky Theatre Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, BBC Concert Orchestra, Boston Pops, Rochester Philharmonic, Utah Symphony, and many others.
Winner of the 2005 World Piano Competition which took place in Cincinnati, OH, Mr. Yakushev received his first award at age 12 as a prizewinner of the Young Artists Concerto Competition in his native St. Petersburg. In 1997, he received the Mayor of St. Petersburg’s Young Talents award, and in both 1997 and 1998, he won First Prize at the Donostia Hiria International Piano Competition in San Sebastian, Spain. In 1998, he received a national honor, The Award for Excellence in Performance, presented to him by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Most recently, Mr. Yakushev became a recipient of the prestigious Gawon International Music Society’s Award in Seoul, Korea.
Mr. Yakushev attended the Rimsky-Korsakov College of Music in his native St. Petersburg, and subsequently came to New York City to attend Mannes College of Music, where he studied with legendary pianist Vladimir Feltsman.
A sampling of critical praise for Mr. Yakushev includes:
“Mr. Yakushev can do just about anything he wants . . . superb.” —New York Times
“Yakushev was little short of heroic.” —New York Times
One of the Top 10 Classical Music Events of the Year:
“The young Russian pianist made an astounding triple debut as part of the [San Francisco] Symphony’s Prokofiev Festival, playing the First Concerto, the Fourth Concerto and the Seventh Sonata with vigor and virtuosity.” —San Francisco Chronicle
Single tickets are $35 and a youth price of $20.
How To Reach City Box Office:
Phone: 415-392-4400 On The Web: www.cityboxoffice.com
By Fax: 415-986-0411 By Mail: City Box Office
180 Redwood St., Suite 100, S.F, CA 94102
Ilya Yakushev appears by arrangement with Lisa Sapinkopf Artists, www.chambermuse.com
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Santa Rosa Junior College – Newman Auditorium – Emeritus Building
1501 Mendocino Ave.
- Santa Rosa