Sparkill Concert Series present Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov

2 Union Street,Sparkill NY 10976

22 May, 2022

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All Mozart program. Solo and One Piano Four Hands. Special Guests: Mason Liang and Emily Hazim Oxana: Mozart Sonata K.331 A Major Fantasia No. 3 in D minor, K.397/385g Vassily : Fantasia K.475 in C minor Sonata K.457 in C Minor Together with the students: Mozart Sonata for one piano four hands K.381 in D Major == Oxana Mikhailoff was hailed in a recent review by Jon Sobel as “a titan of the Romantic Piano Literature.” Of her playing, Vladimir Feltsman said “…(Oxana Mikhailoff) is a mature and accomplished musician…Her playing has character, imagination, and is poetic. She has a strong personality and stage presence.” Oxana Mikhailoff was hailed in a recent review by Jon Sobel as “a titan of the Romantic Piano Literature.” Of her playing, Vladimir Feltsman said “…(Oxana Mikhailoff) is a mature and accomplished musician…Her playing has character, imagination, and is poetic. She has a strong personality and stage presence.”   Oxana has performed throughout Russia and Europe as a recitalist, concert soloist and chamber musician. Her United States debut took place at Carnegie Hall in 1999. She later returned to Carnegie Hall to play an all-Chopin recital on the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death. Oxana maintains an active teaching studio in Westchester County less than one-half hour from New York City. Along with Vassily Primakov, Oxana is co-Artistic Director of the Sparkill Concert Series and the Midland Music Series in Bronxville, NY. == In recent years, Vassily Primakov has been hailed as a pianist of world class importance. In 1999, as a teen-aged prizewinner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, Primakov was praised by Donald Rosenberg of the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “How many pianists can make a line sing as the Moscow native did on this occasion? Every poignant phrase took ethereal wing. Elsewhere the music soared with all of the turbulence and poetic vibrancy it possesses. We will be hearing much from this remarkable musician.” Watch Vassily in Concert Vassily Primakov has released numerous recordings for Bridge Records that include works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Chopin, Dvorak, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Philip Glass, Arlene Sierra and Poul Ruders. In 2011, Mr. Primakov, along with Natalia Lavrova established a new and vibrant record company, L.P. Classics, Inc. Their first release was Anton Arensky: Four Suites for Two Pianos. Most recently, they released Primakov’s Live in Concert Album that includes works by Medtner, Schumann, Brahms’ Handel Variations and Ravel’s La Valse. www.lpclassics.net In March 2012 Vassily Primakov became a Yamaha Artist. Vassily Primakov is Artistic Director of Sparkill Concert Series since 2018 together with Oxana Mikhailoff. == Mason Liang, an eight-year-old from Purchase, NY, has been playing piano for three years under the tutelage of both Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov. He was the Grand Prix winner at the Concert Festival International Competition in 2021, second place winner in the 2021 Rondo Young Artist Competition and third place of the American Protege International Piano & String Competition in 2021. He has performed at both Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center at the age of 7 years old. Besides playing the piano, he also enjoys swimming, tennis, reading and he is a huge Harry Potter fan.  Call to reserve a table for dinner after the concert 845-359-6700   Please Note: – Capacity will be limited so purchase tickets now! – Reserve your table for dinner at Roost after the concert** – Current NYS and CDC guidelines are in place. These require that all attendees wear a mask when indoors in public places. Thank you for your cooperation. – As before, concerts take place on the second floor of the Arts Center, a fully renovated 100-yr old building without ADA access. **Union Arts Center is now the home of the highly acclaimed Roost Restaurant, a casual American bistro providing elevated fare and an inventive cocktail list.