Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center

Sparkill Concerts Series: Vassily Primakov, piano, All Chopin Recital
2022-06-12 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Sparkill Concert Series presents Vassily Primakov playing the music of his favorite composer, Chopin. This is a benefit concert for the 2022-2023 Sparkill Concert Series.
The Program
F. Chopin (1810-1849)

Fantasie in F Minor, op. 49
6 Selected Mazurkas
Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 ” Marche Funebre”

Intermission

Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69, No.2
Waltz in A Flat Major, Op. 42
Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 39
Barcarolle in F sharp Major, Op. 60
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Nocturne In C Minor, Op. 48, No.1
Polonaise in A Flat Major, Op. 53 “Heroic”
Watch Vassily playing Chopin

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About Vassily Primakov
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.”
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.

Please Note:
– Capacity will be limited so purchase tickets now!
– Call to reserve a table for dinner after the concert: 845-359-6700**
– UAC/Roost follow Current NYS and CDC guidelines.
– 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.

Sparkill Concert Series 2022-2023 Season Opening with a Two Piano Festival
2022-10-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Sparkill Concert Series is beyond thrilled to announce its 2022-2023 season with a once-in-a-lifetime event: A Two Piano Festival!

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Pianists Oxana Mikhailoff, Natalia Lavrova and Vassily Primakov will perform works by J.S.Bach, W. A. Mozart, F. Liszt, J. Brahms, R. Schumann,C. Saint- Saens, G. Gershwin, W. Lutoslawski, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninoff A. Scriabin, A. Arensky, D. Shostakovich, W. Bolcom, F. Mercury, along with some surprises.
SPECIAL PRICE FOR ALL THREE CONCERTS – $100 ($40 for a Single Concert)
It will be a celebration of some of the most important and beloved works written for two pianos, as well as rarely heard masterpieces and even a NY premiere of a masterful arrangements of some beloved tangos by Carlos Gardel and Anibal Troilo (Pichuco)

October 16th: Oxana Mikhailoff/ Vassily Primakov
Program I
J. S. Bach. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (arranged for two pianos by M. Hess)
Camille Saint- Saens. Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 35
Witold Lutoslawski. Variations on a Theme by Paganini (1941)
Franz Liszt. Reminiscences De L’Opera Norma. Grande Fantasie
– Intermission –
George Gershwin. Cuban Overture (Transcribed by Gregory Stone)
Dmitri Shostakovich. Suite for Two Pianos, Opus 6
William Bolcom. The Garden of Eden. Three Rags for Two Pianos

October 30th: Natalia Lavrova/ Vassily Primakov
Program II
Aleksandr Scriabin. Fantasy in A Minor, Op. Posth.
Robert Schumann. Andante and Variations, Op. 46
W. Amadeus Mozart. Sonata in D Major, K. 448
– Intermission –
Johannes Brahms. Sonata in F minor, Op. 34 bis
Johan Ullen. Two Classic Argentinian Tangos
**Melodia de Arrabal ( Melody by Carlos Gardel)
**Tango Triste (Melody by Anibal Troilo)
** NY Premiere
Freddie Mercury. Bohemian Rhapsody (Arranged by Valerie Stern)

November 13th: Oxana Mikhailoff/ Vassily Primakov/ Natalia Lavrova
Program III
Peter Tchaikovsky. Eugene Onegin Concert Paraphrase (arranged by P. Pabst)
Sergei Rachmaninoff. Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
– Intermission –
Anton Arensky. Suite No. 2 “Silhouettes” Op.23
Suite No. 3 ” Variations” Op.33

Sparkill Concert Series 2022-2023 Two Piano Festival Continues
2022-10-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Roost Restaurant /Union Arts Center are so fortunate to have these world-class musicians perform in our space.
Pianists Natalia Lavrova and Vassily Primakov will perform some of the most important and beloved works written for two pianos, as well as rarely heard masterpieces.
Program
Aleksandr Scriabin. Fantasy in A Minor, Op. Posth.
Robert Schumann. Andante and Variations, Op. 46
W. Amadeus Mozart. Sonata in D Major, K. 448
– Intermission –
Johannes Brahms. Sonata in F minor, Op. 34 bis
Johan Ullen. Two Classic Argentinian Tangos
**Melodia de Arrabal ( Melody by Carlos Gardel)
**Tango Triste (Melody by Anibal Troilo)
** NY Premiere
Freddie Mercury. Bohemian Rhapsody (Arranged by Valerie Stern)
Reserve a table for dinner afterwards!

Sparkill Concert Series 2022-2023 Two Piano Festival Finale
2022-11-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Roost Restaurant & Union Arts Center are so fortunate to have these world-class musicians perform in our space.
Vassily Primakov / Oxana Mikhailoff / Natalia Lavrova
Pianists Natalia Lavrova, Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov will perform some of the most important and beloved works written for two pianos, as well as rarely heard masterpieces.
Program
Peter Tchaikovsky. Eugene Onegin Concert Paraphrase (arranged by P. Pabst)
Sergei Rachmaninoff. Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
– Intermission –
Anton Arensky. Suite No. 2 “Silhouettes” Op.23
Suite No. 3 ” Variations” Op.33

Reserve a table for dinner afterwards – Call 845-359-6700
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Classical Piano: Pavel Nersessian, Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov
2022-12-04 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Enjoy the extraordinary talents Pavel Nersessian, Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov as an early holiday treat!
PROGRAM

P. Tchaikovsky Selections from “The Seasons”
Pavel Nersessian ( piano solo)

G. Bizet “ Jeux d’enfants” op.22 for one piano four hands
Pavel and Vassily

Intermission
P. Tchaikovsky Concert Suite “The Nutcracker “
Overture
March
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Russian Dance “Trepak”
Arab Dance
Chinese Dance
Waltz of the Flowers

Oxana and Pavel

S. Bortkiewicz “Russian Melodies and Dances” op. 31
Oxana and Pavel
BIO

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Pavel Nersessian
“His performance brought a veritable roar of approval from the audience,” wrote the Irish Times, after Pavel Nersessian received the 1st Prize in the GPA Dublin International Piano Competition in 1991. Being one of the most remarkable pianists of his generation in Russia, he is known for his ability to play equally convincingly in the whole palette of the piano repertoire. He won prizes in the Beethoven Competition in Vienna in 1985, the Paloma O’Shea Competition in Santander, and the Tokyo Competition.
Nersessian was a pupil of the famous Central Music School of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, where his teacher was Yu. Levin. Later he was a student of the Conservatoire under Prof. S. Dorensky. Upon graduating from the Conservatoire in 1987 with maximum marks he was invited to join the faculty.
Pavel Nersessian has been touring Russia and surrounding states from the age of eight, and has given performances in London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Cannes, Leipzig, Vienna, Budapest, Madrid, Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Dublin, Muenchen, Caracas, Rio de Janeiro, Belgrade, Cairo, Kiev, and many other cities.
Mr. Nersessian, by special invitation from the Kirov and the Perm Ballet, performed solo part in Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial based on the music of Tchaikovsky’s 2nd Piano Concerto with performances in the Kirov, Bolshoi, Chatelet and Covent Garden. He also played a solo part in J. Robbins’ ballet “The concert, or The Perils of Everybody” on the music of F. Chopin.
He is known for his collaboration with chamber music groups and other musicians, such as Borodin and Glinka Quartets, National Symphony Orchestra in Russia, Thomas Sanderling, Tugan Sokhiev, Eri Klas, Saulius Sondeckis, Alexander Lazarev, Ken-David Mazur, Pavel Kogan, Alexandre Chernushenko, Mikhail Agrest, Pascal Moragues, Julius Milkis, Evgeny Petrov, Abel Perreira, Benjamin Schmid, Stepan Yakovich, Ani Kavafian, Andrei Gridchuk, Alena Baeva, Philippe Cassard, Yana Ivanilova, Nina Kogan, Mikhail Bereznitsky and many others. He has recorded numerous disks with the compositions of Chopin, Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Shostakovich, and he has given masterclasses in the USA, Russia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Korea, Brazil, and Japan.
Pavel Nersessian has been working as an assistant in a class of a famous professor S. Dorensky since 1987. Many famous students graduated from this studio during these years: N. Lugansky, V. Rudenko, D. Matsuev, O. Kern, A. Shtarkman, P. Kolesnikov, G. Tchaidze, A. Dossin, F. Kopachevsky, T. Tessman and many others.
He is also on the faculty of Boston University.

Oxana Mikhailoff

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.

Vassily Primakov

In recent years, Vassily Primakovhas 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.”
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.

Sparkill Concert Series presents Mikhail Voskresensky piano, solo
2023-01-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Program
Mozart Fantasie d minor, K. 397
Mozart Fantasie c minor K. 396
Beethoven Sonata op.13 c minor “ Pathetique’
Intermission
Chopin
Waltz op.34 #2 a minor
Rondo c minor op.1
2 nocturnes op.15
Ballade op.23 g minor
2 Mazurkas op.64
Polonaise op.44 f sharp minor

Mikhail Voskresensky commands an international reputation as a pianist in the great Romantic tradition. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory where he studied under Ilia Klyachko, Boris Zemliansky, Yakob Milstein, Lev Oborin (piano) and Leonid Roizman (organ). As student of the famous Lev Oborin, the winner of the First Chopin Competition in 1927, Voskresensky adopted his teacher’s refined romanticism and perfect taste in harmony with the piano’s splendid sound. The images evoked by his playing suggest contrasting musical colors, never out of harmony, and a charming legato inducing the instrument to sing. ‘His playing fascinates audiences with its artistry, cordiality and ingeniousness. Mikhail Voskresensky is a very talented and intelligent musician’, wrote Oborin about his pupil. Mikhail Voskresensky is Prize-winner of the Schumann International Competition in Berlin, the International Competition in Rio de Janeiro, the George Enescu International Competition in Bucarest and the Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth.
In 1957 the young pianist took part in the Prague Spring Festival where he performed European premiere of Shostakovich Second Piano concerto with the presence of Shostakovich himself. In 1966 he was honored with the Merited Artist of Russia award and in 1989 the People’s Artist of Russia.
Mikhail Voskresensky’s concert geography is very large. He performed with more than 150 conductors in almost all countries of Europe, Japan, Korea, China, Australia, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Kenia, Zimbabwe and Peru. He had wonderful critics in international festivals in Tours, Colmar and Aix-en-Provence: “Voskresensky is not only an outstanding virtuoso, he lives in music and plunges into its depths…” Semaines Musicales, Tours. During his New York debut his performance of Liszt Sonata and 5-th Scriabin sonata was highly estimated. His colleagues in chamber music were Borodin quartet, Shostakovich quartet, Tokyo quartet in New York, violinists M.Yashvili (all violin sonatas of Beethoven in 2004-05 season), R.Nodel and P.Berman, cellists E.Altman and A.Kniazev. Voskresensky’s large repertoire includes all Beethoven sonatas, all works of Chopin, 64 piano concertos with orchestra, played with John Pritchard, Franz Konwitschny, Kurt Mazur, Stanislav Scrowachewsky, Eugeny Svetlanov, Charles Dutoit etc. He recorded more than 50 CD’s. Among them all 27 concertos by Mozart, Liszt’s sonata b minor, all nocturnes, preludes and sonatas by Chopin, all sonatas and etudes by Scriabin, Schumann’s carnivals op.9 and op.26, Beethoven concerto No.3 in c minor, Brahms second concerto B flat major, etc …
Mikhail Voskresensky is a distinguished professor at the Moscow Conservatory, the chair of the professorship of piano faculty. His pupils have won 126 international prizes including 55 gold medals. Between them Stanislav Igolinsky, Amir Tebenihin, Temirzhan Erzhanov, Yakov Kasman, Alexander Ghindin, Sergej Koudriakov, Sergei Kuznezov, Evelina Vorontsova, Elena Kuznetsova, Mikhail Yanovitsky, Kooryeong Park, Oleg Marshev, Yury Favorin, Varvara Nepomnyaschaya, Sergey Neller, Galina Chistyakova and Nikolay Khozyainov etc … In 2001-2004 professor Voskresensky taught in Toho Gakuen University in Tokyo where his pupils had won 12 different prizes including Akiko Yamamoto’s triumph at Schumann International competition in Zwickau in 2004. As a competition jurist Mikhail Voskresensky was in Sydney, London, Leeds, Geneva, Hamamatsu, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles and many others. He was jury member of the XIII (2007) and XIV (2011) Tchaikovsky competitions and constantly is the chairman of Scriabin International Competition in Moscow.
Not so long ago he played the first concerto by Shostakovich in Beijing and the first concerto by Tchaikovsky in Shanghai under the button of Charles Dutoit. In the fall of 2007 during the celebration of the 100 anniversary of his teacher Lev Oborin, Voskresensky played in the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory the Forth Concerto by Beethoven under the button of Vladimir Ashkenazi and The Second concerto by Brahms with Leonid Nikolaev.
On June 2nd 2010 Mikhail Voskresensky completed his Mozart Piano Concertos Series; during 3 years all 27 Mozart piano concertos were performed and recorded live in the Maly (Small) Hall of Moscow Conservatory under the direction of maestro Leonid Nikolaev (1940-2009) – 16 concertos and under the direction of maestro Konstantin Masluk (11 concertos). Now all 10 CD’s are released. In september 2011 Mikhail Voskresensky received ‘Prize of Moscow City’ for the performance and recording of all concertos of Mozart. In september 2014 Mikhail Voskresensky was elected as the Preseident of the Chopin Society in Moscow.

Sparkill Concert Series Presents Liszt performed by Vassily Primakov
2023-02-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
A performance not to be missed in a venue that is equally extraordinary.

BIO
VASSILY PRIMAKOV
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.”
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.

Sparkill Concert Series presents Oxana Mikhailoff and Vassily Primakov, One Piano Four Hands
2023-03-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
PERFORMING SCHUBERT, MENDELSSOHN AND STRAUSS
Watch: Oxana Mikhailoff & Vassily Primakov Perform Mendelssohn Allegro Brilliante

PROGRAM:
Schubert Sonata B Flat Major D.617 for one piano four hands
Schumann Pictures from the East Op.66, 6 Impromptus
Mendelssohn Andante and Allegro Brilliant Op.92 A Major
Intermission
Liszt Symphonic Poem “Mazeppa”
Saint- Saëns Carnaval of the Animals

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Oxana Mikhailoff
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.
Vassily Primakov
In recent years, Vassily Primakovhas 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.”
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.

Sparkill Concert Series Presents an All-Rachmaninoff Program
2023-04-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Four extraordinary artists performing an all-Rachmaninoff program in honor of the 150th anniversary of his birth.
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Please Note:
– Capacity will be limited so purchase tickets now!
– Concerts take place on the second floor of the Arts Center, a fully renovated 100-yr old building without ADA access.
– Reserve your table for dinner downstairs at Roost after the concert** – Call 845-359-6700
**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.
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Bios
CELLIST DANIEL GAISFORD
American cellist Daniel Gaisford enjoys a career that has expanded over 30 years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and teacher. Hailed by the New York Times as “transfixing,” and The Philadelphia Inquirer as “remarkable.”
After hearing Gaisford perform, the Senior Editor at the National Review and Critic for The New Criterion Jay Nordlinger wrote…
“Gaisford is an American cellist and not well known. Why this is so is a mystery – and it teaches us something about the music business. When I first heard Gaisford in Philadelphia, I was stunned: How could there be so good a cellist I had never heard, or even heard of? Evidently, not every master is on the covers of magazines, or the covers of CDs; some have unorthodox careers. Gaisford has a formidable technique and a formidable mind. He can make a hundred sounds : fat, thin, spiky, lyrical, rich, sickly, piercing, warm. “
On the Barge series in New York, Gaisford played with a grave mien throughout. He gave the impression that he was not merely performing a sonata, but doing something supremely important. The Chief Critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer had a similar reaction, calling Gaisford “America’s greatest unknown cellist.” The New York Times also stated that “Gaisford deserves more recognition.”
Gaisford continues to infuse with new life the great works of the past, while fiercely advocating for the music of our own time. As soloist, Mr. Gaisford has appeared with orchestras throughout the United States and Canada; among them the major orchestras of Saint Louis, Seattle, Toronto and Montreal, under the direction of conductors such as Robert Spano, David Zinman and Hermann Michael. Equally active as a recitalist and chamber musician, Mr. Gaisford has performed throughout the U.S. and abroad in cities ranging from New York, San Francisco and Berlin, to Boston, Rome and Tokyo. He has been a featured guest at major festivals throughout the world including New York City’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the Chautauqua Festival, the Caramoor Festival, and the Davos Festival in Switzerland. Other festivals appearances include the RomaEuropa, New Jersey’s Festival of the Atlantic, Michigan’s Matrix Festival, the Prince Albert Festival in Kauai, the Aspen Music Festival and the Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado. Mr. Gaisford has been a frequent guest on radio programs around the country and his performances can be heard on NPR’s Performance Today series. In 2001, Mr. Gaisford recorded composer Michael Hersch’s Sonata No. 1 for Unaccompanied Cello and gave the NY premiere at the Tisch Center for the performing Arts to great acclaim. In 2004, he recorded Hersch’s Sonata No. 2 for Unaccompanied Cello, which was dedicated to Mr. Gaisford. The performance was recorded on he Vangaurd Classics label and selected by The Washington Post as one of the most important recordings of 2005 by chief critic Tim Page. In 2015, Last Autumn was released on Innova Records.
New releases also include the Bach Suites for Solo Cello and the Piatti Caprices for Solo Cello. Daniel Gaisford grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where he studied with Richard Hoyt and Gayle Smith. Further studies took him to the University of Southern California where he studied with Gabor Rejto and Ronald Leonard. Gaisford continued his studies with Harvey Shapiro and Channing Robbins at The Juilliard School of Music in New York. While at The Juilliard School of Music, Gaisford was principal cellist of the symphony orchestra and was the first prize winner of the Shostakovich Cello Competition which resulted in his Lincoln Center debut.
Mr. Gaisford’s recordings can be found at the iTunes store and on his website, as well as many other online music vendors.
Gaisford has an online cello class of talented students and professionals and is currently in video and recording projects soon to be released.
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VIOLINIST FILLIP POGADY
Pogády has performed in some of the most renowned concert venues in the world including Lincoln Center (New York), Rudolphinum (Prague), Konzerthaus (Vienna), Tel Aviv Opera House, Lotte Hall (Seoul), and Seoul Arts Center.
He also makes TV appearances, including guest starring on Louis CK’s “Louie”.
As a firm believer that music should be available to everyone, Pogády joined Yehudi Menuhin’s “Live Music NOW!” Foundation, which is dedicated to bringing music to orphanages, nursing homes, prisons and hospitals. Pogády has played over 30 recitals for “Live Music NOW!”. Pogády decided to take this concept to the next level and has been performing the Sonatas and Partitas by J.S. Bach in the New York City subway throughout his studies at the Manhattan School of Music until present. “Most of these people have never heard this kind of music before, and yet it touches them on a basic human level, because this music is just SO good,” he says.
Pogády gave his solo debut with orchestra at age 11 at the Wiener Konzerthaus in Vienna after winning the 1st prize at the Tsusuki Violin Competition as the youngest contestant.
He participated three times at Austria’s nationwide music competition “Prima La Musica” and won the 1st prize each time. He was also honored with special prizes by the Austrian String Society and the Raiffeisen Bank for extraordinary results at this competition.
Pogády earned his Master’s Degree in Violin Performance under the tutelage of Maestro Pinchas Zukerman at the Manhattan School of Music, where he was awarded a full scholarship.
Born in Bratislava (Slovakia), Pogády moved with his family to Austria as a child and began his violin studies at age 7. Just one year later he was admitted to the Bruckner Conservatory Pre-college in Linz. He gave his first recital at age 10.
Pogády resides in New York City.
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OXANA MIKHAILOFF
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.
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VASSILY PRIMAKOV
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.”
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.

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Sparkill Concert Series: Program in G
2023-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
World renowned cellist Daniel Gaisford and pianist Oxana Mikhailoff perform Sonatas in G Minor by Beethoven, Chopin and Rachmaninoff

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Sparkill Concert Series: Mikhail Voskresensky Piano Recital
2024-01-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Legendary pianist Mikhail Voskresensky returns to Sparkill Concert Series to perform works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Liszt

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Sparkill Concert Series presents: Vassily Primakov
2024-02-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Sparkill Concert Series presents:
Vassily Primakov
Program:
Etudes by Chopin, Liszt, Saint-Sàens, Scriabin, Blumenfeld, Arensky and Rachmaninoff.
Sunday Feb 11th, 3 PM – 5 PM

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Sparkill Concert Series: Vassily Primakov performs all Chopin program
2024-02-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
By POPULAR DEMAND We are adding one more performance of an unforgettable Chopin magic as Vassily Primakov takes the stage one more time.

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Sparkill Concert Series: Vassily Primakov performs Etudes Extravaganza
2024-03-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Get ready for a mind-blowing extravaganza as Vassily Primakov takes the stage, enchanting us with his extraordinary piano etudes on March 10
Vassily Primakov, Piano
Etudes by Chopin, Liszt, Saint Saens, Scriabin, Arensky, Blumenfeld and Rachmaninoff
Among 20 Etudes there will be famous and beloved Etudes “Revolutionary” and “WinterWind” by Chopin, and Campanella by Liszt

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Sparkill Concert Series: Visha Nguyen-Voskresensky performs J. S. Bach The Goldberg Variations
2024-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Don’t miss an unforgettable afternoon as Visha Nguyen takes the stage to perform J. S. Bach’s mesmerizing Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)

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Sparkill Classical Series: Franz Schubert. Works for Piano Four Hands
2025-01-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Franz Schubert. Works for Piano Four Hands with pianists Oxana Mikhailoff, Vassily Primakov, Natalia Lavrova and Matt Nakoa

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Works for Piano Four Hands
Program
Sonata in B flat Major D.617 (1818)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
III. Allegretto
Lebenssturme (Storms of life) in A minor D.947 (1828)
Fantasia in F Minor D.940 (1828)
intermission
Sonata in C Major D.812 (1824) “Grand Duo”
I.Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
IV. Allegro vivace

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Sparkill Classical Series: Legendary Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky
2025-02-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Legendary Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky in Concert. Piano Masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Grieg, Scriabin and Chopin

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Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky
Program
Beethoven. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major Opus 79
I.Presto alla tedesca
II. Andant
III. Vivace
Mozart. Fantasia in C minor K. 396
Grieg. Piano Sonata in E Minor Opus 7
I.Allegro moderato
II.Andante molto
III. Alla Menuetto, ma poco più lento
IV. Finale: Molto allegro
intermission
Scriabin. Deux Poemes Opus 32
I. F sharp major: Andante cantabile
II. D Major: Allegro con eleganza, con fiducia
Chopin. Piano Sonata in B Minor Opus 58
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
III. Largo
IV. Finale:Presto non tanto

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Sparkill Classical Series: J. Brahms. Music For Piano Vassily Primakov
2025-03-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Roost Union Arts Center, 2 Union Street, Sparkill, NY, 10976, United States
Join us for an unforgettable evening of J. Brahms’ piano music performed by Vassily Primakov!

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Vassily Primakov,piano
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Sonata No. 3 Opus 5
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Andante espressivo
III. Scherzo. Allegro energico avec trio
IV. Intermezzo
V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Opus 24
2 Rhapsodies Opus 79
3 Intermezzi Opus 117
2 Chorale Preludes Opus 122

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LegendaryPianist Mikhail Voskresensky: All Chopin Recital
2026-01-11 15:00 - 17:00 | NY
LegendaryPianist Mikhail Voskresensky: All Chopin Recital

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Legendary Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky returns to Sparkill Concert Series with an All Chopin Program
Legendary Pianist Mikhail Voskresensky returns to Sparkill Concert Series
All Chopin Program:
2 Polonaises Opus 26
3 Nocturnes:
F Major Opus 15 No. 1
F Sharp Major Opus 15 No. 2
C sharp Minor Opus 27 No. 1
4 Mazurkas Opus 24
Ballade No. 3 in A Flat Major Opus 47
intermission
Etude in C Sharp Minor Opus 25 No. 7
3 Waltzes Opus 64
4 Mazurkas Opus 17
Scherzo No. 2 in B Flat Minor Opus 31

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