Pianist Yakov Kasman to perform in North Central College’s new concert hall
Russian pianist and master of performance showmanship Yakov Kasman brings his artistic mastery to North Central College for a public concert on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. His performance will be held in Wentz Concert Hall in the College’s new Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave.
Tickets are $35/person; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/show.
Since his American debut as the silver medalist at the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997, Kasman has performed concerts in the United States, Russia, Europe and Asia, and appeared as soloist with more than 50 orchestras worldwide. An active chamber musician, he has performed piano concertos and recitals at numerous summer festivals and regularly gives master classes and serves as competition juror. Says the Boston Globe, “Not only does he have a huge sound, but he also has diabolical fleetness of fingers and pinpoint accuracy.” Kasman has 15 CD recordings. His latest, “Tchaikovsky,” was released in 2005 and received an R9 Classica/Repertoire Award. He performs works from all the great composers, from Beethoven, Brahms and Haydn to Mozart, Rachmaninoff and Schumann. In addition to his performance career, Kasman serves as professor of piano and artist-in-residence at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
