Pianist Yakov Kasman won the silver medal in the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth in 1997. Since that time he has been recording, touring, and teaching at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
It should come as no surprise that his daughter Aleksandra is following in his footsteps. She has just finished her studies in music and French at UAB where she studied piano with her father. Aleksandra will be going to New York this fall to begin her Masters studies at Juillard. She has also already won a number of awards, and performed both in the US and abroad.
On Thursday evening, Aleksandra will be giving a recital at 7:30 in the Hulsey Recital Hall at UAB. Brahms, Beethoven, Myaskovsky and Brahms will be on the program.
While I have as yet to hear Aleksandra perform, I'm confident we'll be hearing more from her in the future.
It should come as no surprise that his daughter Aleksandra is following in his footsteps. She has just finished her studies in music and French at UAB where she studied piano with her father. Aleksandra will be going to New York this fall to begin her Masters studies at Juillard. She has also already won a number of awards, and performed both in the US and abroad.
On Thursday evening, Aleksandra will be giving a recital at 7:30 in the Hulsey Recital Hall at UAB. Brahms, Beethoven, Myaskovsky and Brahms will be on the program.
While I have as yet to hear Aleksandra perform, I'm confident we'll be hearing more from her in the future.
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