About Valentina Lisitsa respected as a duopianist with her her husband in duo performances William De Rosa(cello), valentina lisitsa (piano), alexei kuznetsoff (piano) - Rachmaninoff. http://www.audiofonrecords.com/Valentina/valentina-bio.htm
Extractions: Valentina Lisitsa Twenty-eight year old Russian born pianist, Valentina Lisitsa is capturing the attention of audiences throughout the world for her stunning virtuosity and unequaled sense of lyricism in a formidable repertoire including many important romantic master- pieces. Widely known and respected as a duo-pianist with her husband, Alexei Kuznetsoff, Ms. Lisitsa brings to the concert stage rare technical mastery combined with deep musical understanding. Ms. Lisitsa first appeared on stage at the age of four and completed her studies at the famed Kiev Conservatory. Since making her debut in New York City, Valentina Lisitsa has regularly received critical praise for her performances including her debut performance of Rachmaninoff's Second Concerto with the Florida Philharmonic which prompted the Miami Herald critic, James Roos to report, "Lisitsa, in fact, projected the full sweep of the score and its power of inundating impact. Her performance was so emotionally sincere and authentic it eventually should be recorded." In the 1995/96 season, Valentina Lisitsa appeared with the Mostly Mozart Festival under Gerard Schwartz at Lincoln Center. She appeared with the Dallas Symphony and joined her husband in a return to New York's Lincoln Center for a performance of Poulenc's
Chamber Music Festival valentina lisitsa, piano Ukrainian born pianist valentina lisitsa is capturing respectedas a duopianist with her husband alexei kuznetsoff, she brings http://www.uncleremus.org/madmorg/chamber_music.htm
Extractions: The second Madison Chamber Music Festival, June 21-27, will feature world-class artists such as Elmar Oliveira brought together by Christopher Rex, Artistic Director of the Amelia Island Chamber Festival and Principal Cellist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. This premier event is held in conjunction with the Ritz-Carlton Lodge at Reynolds Plantation and is sponsored by the Robert M. and Lilias Baldwin Turnell Fund. Click here to read about last year's festival as reported by the Morgan County Citizen Schedule of programs: Showcasing the didgeridoo, the aboriginal instrument from Australia with a 40,000-year history. It is made from the branch of a eucalyptus tree which is naturally hollowed out by ants that hatch under the bark and burrow into the wood. The didgeridoo is decorated with Aboriginal tribal markings and was originally used in tribal ceremonies to induce Dreamtime.
Untitled Document lisitsa and kuznetsoff are doubly delightful. By John Ardoin. Music Critic of the Dallas Morning News. A most unusual recording session took place in Miami daring the late summer of 1995. now Dallasbased duo-pianists valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff were asked by a for the 1991 duo-piano competition held in Miami in memory of pianist Murray Dranoft; it http://www.valentinalisitsa.com/ardoincd.html
Extractions: Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff are doubly delightful By John Ardoin Music Critic of the Dallas Morning News A most unusual recording session took place in Miami daring the late summer of 1995. The Russian born and now Dallas-based duo-pianists Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff were asked by a Florida company, Audiofon Records, to make their first commercial disc. What happened over a period of three days was beyond anyone's expectations. As producer Julian Kreeger writes in the album notes, "As soon as they began to play I realized that something very special was happening. There was an electrifying energy and spontaneity throughout their playing and none of the reticence that is all too often found in recordings." What resulted was not a single CD, but four — two of two-piano music and two solo CDs featuring Ms. Lisitsa, the technical powerhouse of the pair. What made the sessions even more remarkable, however, was that Ms. Lisitsa's CDs have been issued with no edits. In fact, the covers of Virtuosa Valentina (72055) and Valentina (72056) boast "UNEDITED PERFORMANCES," a first, as far as I can remember, when It comes to studio recording*. Paired with this vivid trio of contemporary works are glittering performances of Chopin's Rondo. Op. 73, the demonic Don Juan Fantasy of Liszt, Debussy's littIe-played and miraculous Enblanc et noir and finally Leopold Godowsky's Infectious two-piano version of Weber's Invitation to the Dance. As this is less than half of the solo repertory Ms. Lisitsa and Mr. Kuznetsoff command, Audiofon has its work cut out for it.
Duopianists piano duo, performing at Israeli pianist Yaara Tal valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff. This couple met at Kiev Conservatory and began collaborating in 1990. In 1991, the duo http://www.pianowomen.com/duopianists.html
Extractions: Duos begun [1900-1920's] [1930's-1940's] [1950's-1960's] [1970's-1980's] ... [1990's] Women pianists as members of an established piano duo, performing at the national/international level and/or recording artists. This list is roughly chronological, based upon the time the duo was formed, beginning with the early 1900's and continuing down to today. Duos begun 1900-1920's Rosina (b. Kiev, Mar, 28, 1880; d. Glendale, Calif., Nov. 9, 1976) and Josef Lhevinne ... (b. Moscow, Dec. 13, 1874; d. New York, Dec. 2, 1944) Married in 1908, after Rosina's graduation from the Moscow Conservatory, Josef had an active solo carer throughout Europe, and Rosina made performances in 1910-1912. He made his U.S. debut in 1906 and in 1919 they moved to New York where they established a music studio. Josef began teaching at Julliard in 1922 and she later joined him there. Early on they performed together occasionally, but by the 1930's they included two-piano music in most of his performances. Their biography is A Century of Music-Making by Robert Wallace (1976).
MidAmerica Productions - What's New valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff virtually exploded onto the American music scene in their formal United States debut in Chicago. This young pianoduo with pianist David Oei http://www.midamerica-music.com/whatsnew_nov2002.htm
Extractions: New York, NY - The keyboard duo of Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff makes its Weill Recital Hall debut on Tuesday, December 17, at 8 pm. The husband and wife pair will exhibit its fiery pianism with two works by Schubert: in G minor for piano duet, Op. 54, and Fantasy in F minor for piano duet, Op. 103. Additionally, Ms. Lisitsa, who is making her Weill Recital Hall solo debut, will interpret 24 Chopin Etudes from Op. 10 and Op. 25. Pianists Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff virtually exploded onto the American music scene in their formal United States debut in Chicago. This young piano-duo has garnered several competition prizes in its native Ukraine and continues to win critical acclaim in the United States as well. By the time Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff met at the Kiev Conservatory, they were both winners of numerous international, national, and local solo and chamber music competitions. They combined their talents and began working as a two-piano team with Ludmilla Tsvierko. In 1990, after only a few weeks of preparation, Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff captured first prize at the Ukrainian Chamber Music Competition. In 1991 the duo won first prize in the Third International Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition. Shortly after their victory, Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff made their home in the United States and recently became American citizens.
MidAmerica Productions - Weill Recital Hall Chamber Music Series Jan Grimes, piano; Rosemary Caviglia, piano. duo Vivace Eleonor York Philharmonic with pianist Robert Miller Renée Jeanney, piano. valentina lisitsa, piano; alexei kuznetsoff, piano http://www.midamerica-music.com/weill_artists.htm
Extractions: Jean Jordan , soprano; Desmond Kincaid , piano Manhattan Philharmonic Chamber Players Peabody Camerata with Gene Young, conductor; Elaine Bonazzi, speaker Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne with Lorraine Vaillancourt, conductor University of Georgia Contemporary Chamber Ensemble with Lewis Nielson, conductor Elysium String Quartet : Leonid Levin, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Lisa Heffter, viola; Lutz Rath, cello Stanley Drucker , clarinet; L. William Kuyper , French horn; Joseph Robinson , oboe; with David Carroll, bassoon; Gerald Robbins, piano Ravina String Quartet : Oscar Ravina, violin; Allan Schiller, violin; Peter Kenote, viola; Qiang Tu, cello; with Harold Seletsky, clarinet Brass Mosaic : David Workman, director/trumpet; Brendan Kierman, trumpet; Ken Soper, French horn; Nathaniel Dickey, trombone; Paul Erion, tuba Elysium String Quartet : Robert Chausow, violin; Jennifer Tiboris, violin; Lisa Ralia Heffter, viola; Lutz Rath, cello; with Eleonor Bindman, piano Albemarle Ensemble : Margaret Newcomb, flute; Kristen Hadden, oboe; Matthew Morris, bassoon; Dwight Purvis, horn; Content Sablinsky, piano
About Valentina Lisitsa & Alexei Kuznetsoff, Duo-Pianists Russian pianist valentina lisitsa and her husband alexei kuznetsoff virtually exploded whenI have heard a more exciting or more accomplished twopiano team http://www.audiofonrecords.com/Val&Al/val&al-bio.htm
Extractions: Russian pianist Valentina Lisitsa and her husband Alexei Kuznetsoff virtually exploded onto the American musical scene in their formal U.S. Debut in Chicago. Their performance gamered the following praise from the Chicago Tribune's music critic, John von Rhein: "... I cannot recall when I have heard a more exciting or more accomplished two-piano team. They have the colossal technique and temperament you associate with pianists of the Russian school; they also have a virtually flawless ensemble, the kind most duos take years to achieve, if they are ever so fortunate." The couple combined their formidable talents and began working as a team with the revered Dr. Ludmilla Tsvierko in Kiev, under whose tutelage, the duo won prizes in the Concertino Prague, the Lysenko Piano Competition, the Paris Chamber Music Competition and the Ukrainian Chamber Music Competition as well as first prize in the 1991 Murray Dranoff Two-Piano Competition in Miami. CD 72053
Wichita Symphony Orchestra - Artist's Biography: Lisitsa Classics Concerts. valentina lisitsa, piano. Appearances April 12th and 13th, 2003 and respected as a duopianist alongside her husband alexei kuznetsoff, she brings to the concert http://www.wso.org/artlisitsa.html
Extractions: The incomparable talents of pianist Valentina Lisitsa have been recognized in glowing reviews as a "gigantic talent" and as "the kind of talent that comes along once in a generation." A performance of Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto at the Grant Park Festival in Chicago was described by the Chicago Sun-Times as "jaw-dropping." Ms. Lisitsa is capturing the attention of audiences throughout the world for her stunning virtuosity and unequaled sense of lyricism. Widely known and respected as a duo-pianist alongside her husband Alexei Kuznetsoff, she brings to the concert stage a rare technical mastery combined with deep understanding of musical inner life. Born in Kiev, Ms. Lisitsa presented her first solo recital at the age of six. A graduate of the famed Kiev Conservatory, she has won numerous international prizes, such as the Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition, Concertino Prague, The Lysenko Piano Competition, The Paris Chamber Music Competition and the Ukranian Chamber Music Competition. Since making her New York debut in 1995 at the Mostly Mozart Festival at the Lincoln Center with Gerard Schwartz conducting, she has maintained an active international schedule in recital and with orchestras, including a U.S. tour with the Orchestre National de France under Charles Dutoit, performing the Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos with her husband in, among other places, New York and Boston. She has also performed in a 30-performance tour with the Prague Chamber Orchestra in 1998.
Untitled Document Ukrainian born pianist, valentina lisitsa is lisitsa, along with her husband, alexei kuznetsoff, won prizes in the Murray Dranoff Two piano CDs of duo piano performances, the http://www.valentinalisitsa.com/valyabio.html
Extractions: Ukrainian born pianist, Valentina Lisitsa is capturing the attention of audiences throughout the world for her stunning virtuosity and unequaled sense of lyricism in an already formidable repertoire of romantic and late classical masterpieces. Ms. Lisitsa has been acclaimed, bringing to the concert stage rare technical mastery combined with deep musical understanding. Mrs. Lisitsa has recorded seven highly acclaimed disks for Audiofon label. Her recordings include performances of Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto with the Ekaterinburg Symphony Orchestra, Sarah Caldwell conducting, two CDs of duo piano performances, the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata with William De Rosa, and three solo recital programs ranging from Mozart to Prokofiev. In addition to her extensive discography, Ms. Lisitsa has also recently finished a television program entitled "Valentina in Miami"- a one hour music special produced and presented by PBS affiliate WLRN in Miami, Florida, and was featured in a segment of the CBS News program "Sunday Morning."
PREVIEW OF EVENTS (11/05/00) HOUSTON pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky will appear as guest artist Modern Art presentsa concert by valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff, piano duo, in a http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2000/450029.shtml
Extractions: PREVIEW OF EVENTS Thursday, November 9 Friday, November 10 NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and Literary Club and the New York Bandura Ensemble invite the public to the first concert of this year's "Bandura Downtown" series, titled "Kobzari: Music from the Ukrainian Epic Tradition," with bandurist Julian Kytasty. The program will include a variety of musical genres from the repertoire of the kobzari (wandering bards), including the improvisatory "dumy", which they perpetuated in the ancient tradition of Ukrainian epic singing. Donation: $7. The evening will be held at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth floor, at 7:30 p.m. For more information call (212) 995-2640 or (212) 777-8144. Website: http://www.brama.com/mayana
About Valentina Lisitsa Alexei Kuznetsoff, Duo-Pianists valentina lisitsa alexei kuznetsoff, duopianists. valentina lisitsa alexei kuznetsoff. Russian pianist valentina lisitsa and her husband alexei kuznetsoff virtually exploded onto the American musical scene in their formal U.S. Debut in Chicago. http://www.audiofonrecords.com/Val&Al/val&al-bio.htm
Untitled Document lisitsa kuznetsoff Program Biography valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff virtuallyexploded fortunate. This brilliant young pianoduo from Ukraine http://www.valentinalisitsa.com/duobiography.html
Extractions: Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff virtually exploded onto the American musical scene in their formal U.S. debut in Chicago and secured the following response from the Chicago Tribune's music critic, John von Rhein "....I cannot recall when I have heard a more exciting or more accomplished two-piano team. They have the colossal technique and temperament you associate with pianists of the Russian school; they also have virtually flawless ensemble, the kind most duos labor for years to achieve, if they are even so fortunate." This brilliant young piano-duo from Ukraine came to the United States with an impressive list of competition prizes to its credit and is winning critical acclaim in the U.S. as gifted artists making a genuine contribution to the marvelous but, seldom-heard literature for two pianos. By the time Valentina and Alexei met at the Kiev Conservatory, they were both winners of numerous international, national and local solo and chamber music competitions. They combined their formidable talents and began working as a two piano team with the revered Dr. Ludmilla Tsvierko in Kiev. In 1990, after only a few weeks of preparation, Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff captured the first prize at the Ukrainian Chamber Music Competition.
January 22, 1999 Lisitsa And Kuznetsoff lisitsa and kuznetsoff. duo Pianists . Newspapers across the country proclaimthe Ukrainian piano duo, valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff, as the most http://www.calvin.edu/january/1999/lisitsa.htm
Extractions: Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff "Duo Pianists" Newspapers across the country proclaim the Ukrainian piano duo, Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff, as the most "exciting," "accomplished," and "uncommon" two-piano team in the world. During the 1996-97 season, the award-winning husband-wife duo participated in an important North American tour as soloists with the Orchestre National de France under the direction of Charles Dutoit, which included performances at New York's Lincoln Center, Boston, and Miami. Young, gifted, and flawless in their execution of a full repertoire of classical music, Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff create together what critics say is a "technically effortless, interpretively cohesive" experience for listeners. Now living in the U.S., Lisitsa and Kuznetsoff bring to Western Michigan a rare opportunity to see and hear duo-piano perfection. This concert is not available for broadcast.
January Series valentina lisitsa alexei kuznetsoff duo Pianists to Calvin College, demonstratea bewitching unanimity of musical goal in their duopiano performances. http://www.calvin.edu/january/2001/lisitsa.htm
Extractions: Underwritten by : Sand Ridge Bank, Schererville, IN This concert is unavailable for rebroadcast. Val and Al, as they have come to be affectionately known in their previous visits to Calvin College, demonstrate a bewitching unanimity of musical goal in their duo-piano performances. From tender quiet passages to raging virtuosic display they touch the emotions of their audiences, communicating the meaning of the music through their passion for music making. "Val and Al" received their training in the Ukraine and this year became citizens of the United States. For The January Series they will play Rachmaninoff's fetching Symphonic Dances and Schubert's hauntingly beautiful and sad Hungarian Divertimento. Plan on pleasing encores as well.
Extractions: The fourth edition of our acclaimed Piano Series has it all: a recital by one of the most renowned pianists in the world today; a duo-piano program by two incandescent young artists who have rekindled an avid interest in this fascinating corner of the keyboard repertory; the San Diego recital debut of the young Ukrainian pianist whose SummerFest performance last August made an indelible impression; and last but certainly not least, an American piano legend whose concert appearances are eagerly awaited by both audiences and professional musicians around the globe. Emanuel Ax is surely one of the most highly regarded and in-demand pianists in the world. His performances of the great cornerstones of the solo keyboard repertory command the highest accolades, and his devotion to the towering classical masterworks is matched by a fervent dedication to performing new works by today's most important composers. Duo-pianists Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff are, quite simply, the hottest item on the current concert scene. Catapulted to international prominence by their blazing, competition-winning performance at the 1991 Dranoff Two-Piano competition in Miami, they have left audiences cheering for more in every city where they have played.
FSC Press Release Orchestra (RSSO) and guest pianists valentina lisitsa and Fazil lisitsa held her firstsolo recital at a duopianist alongside her husband, alexei kuznetsoff. http://www.flsouthern.edu/pubrel/0102news/RussianSymph102601.htm
Extractions: Florida Southern hosts Russian piano festival LAKELAND, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2001) - Florida Southern College presents a festival of Russian piano music Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the campus. The Russian State Symphony Orchestra (RSSO) and guest pianists Valentina Lisitsa and Fazil Say will perform the music of Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Music director Valery Polyansky leads the RSSO, whose full repertoire includes several centuries in Russian and foreign music. Born in Moscow, Polyansky studied at the Moscow Conservatoire where he specialized in choral, operatic and symphonic conducting. He has headed the State Chamber Choir for over 25 years and has also led symphonic companies in Russia and abroad. Piano soloists Lisitsa and Say are considered brilliant young stars in the music world. Born in Ukraine and Turkey, respectively, both now reside in the United States, Lisitsa in Miami Beach and Say in New York City.
Piano Duo To Perform In Chicago (11/05/00) CHICAGO The piano-duo of valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff, both former recallwhen I have heard a more exciting or more accomplished two-piano team http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2000/450020.shtml
Extractions: Piano duo to perform in Chicago CHICAGO - The piano-duo of Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff, both former students at the Kyiv Conservatory who have been winning critical acclaim since coming to the United States in 1991, will appear in their third concert performance at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, on Sunday, November 19, at 2 p.m. The husband-and-wife piano duo made their United States debut in Chicago, securing the following response from the Chicago Tribune's music critic, John von Rhein: "... I cannot recall when I have heard a more exciting or more accomplished two-piano team. They have the colossal technique and temperament you associate with pianists of the Russian school; they also have virtually flawless ensemble, the kind most duos labor for years to achieve, if they are even so fortunate." Ms. Lisitsa and Mr. Kuznetsoff, while still students at the conservatory, decided to give up solo piano study and work as a two-piano team with Lumdilla Tsvierko in Kyiv. In 1990 they won first prize at the Ukrainian Chamber Music Competition. In 1991 the duo was awarded first prize in the Third International Murray Dranoff Two Piano Competition held in Miami. Shortly thereafter, the couple made their home in the United States as scholarship students of Alexander Toradze, head of the piano department at the University of Indiana in South Bend.
NPR : Performance Today For Tuesday, February 13, 1996 duo pianists valentina lisitsa (leeSEET-sah) and alexei kuznetsoff (kooz-NET-soff From Migrations, a performance of the Sonata for Flute and piano by Paul http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=4&prgDate=13-Feb-1996
NPR : Performance Today For Saturday, June 7, 1997 duo pianists valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff join the Fort Worth, Texas, the14 judges at the Tenth Van Cliburn International piano Competition are http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=4&prgDate=7-Jun-1997
UMM Weekly Bulletin 25W IVCF Large Group Worship, Edson Auditorium, 7 pm Russian piano duo Concert, HFA RussianPianists, valentina lisitsa and alexei kuznetsoff, will perform http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~relation/bulletin/archive/20001020-20001027.html
