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Sasha Kasman Laude Premiere SeriesNovember 10, 2024 | 3:30pm
Indiana History Center
Sasha Kasman Laude, 28, began her musical studies with her parents and continued studying with her father, esteemed Russian American pianist Yakov Kasman, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her solo program beautifully intertwines her family’s rich heritage via works by Rachmaninoff and Medtner with pieces chosen from the Western European and contemporary cannon.
She will then be joined by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will join under the baton of Maestro Matthew Kraemer to perform Robert Schumann’s sole Piano Concerto, one of the most widely performed and recorded concertos from the Romantic period.
Sasha received an MM degree from the Juilliard School and a DM from the University of Michigan, where she received the School of Music, Theater and Dance's top graduation honor. She recently joined the faculty of Utah State University and enjoys beating her husband in chess and transcribing Soviet film music in her leisure time.
~ Program ~
Organ Sonata No. 5 in C minor, BWV 529: II. Largo Bach, J.S. (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
After Bach: Flux Mehldau, Brad
13 Preludes, Op. 32 No. 4: Allegro con brio (E minor) Rachmaninoff, Sergey
13 Preludes, Op. 32 No. 5: Moderato (G major) Rachmaninoff, Sergey
Two Folktales, Op. 48 No. 2: Tale of the Elves Medtner, Nikolay
Forgotten Melodies, Book 1, Op. 38 No. 6: Canzona Serenata Medtner, Nikolay
Two Poems, Op. 13 No. 1: Winter Evening Medtner, Nikolay (arr. Sasha Kasman Laude)
Preludes, Book 1 No. 6: Des pas sur la neige Debussy, Claude
La Valse Ravel, Maurice
Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St.,Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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