BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Acme Widgets\, Inc.//NONSGML ExportToCalendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Groupmuses near X-WR-NAME:Groupmuses near BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260819T125653Z UID:8c021939-84e3-4d8a-927b-322fa5d3305f DTSTART:20260913T210000Z DTEND:20260913T233000Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Jonathan DePeri and Asiya Kor epanova\n\n5 PM Doors & Pre-Reception\n6 PM Performance\n8 PM Post-Recepti on\n\n_____\n\n**Asiya Korepanova & Jonathan DePeri: Russian Romantics for Four Hands**\n\n[Gotham Arts](https://gothamarts.net) in collaboration wi th [Groupmuse](https://www.groupmuse.com/) is excited to present an intima te private recital by composer and pianist [Asiya Korepanova](https://www. asiyakorepanova.com/) and pianist [Jonathan DePeri](https://www.instagram. com/jdeperi) featuring hallmarks of 19th and early 20th century Russian ro manticism for four hands.\n\nWine will be served.\n\n**Program**\n\nGLINKA Waltz-Fantasy (arr. Lyapunov)\n\nRACHMANINOFF 6 Pieces\, Op. 11\nI. Bar carolle\n2. Scherzo\n3. Russian Theme\n4. Waltz\n5. Romance\n6. Glory\n\n* Intermission*\n\nBALAKIREV Suite\nI. Polonaise\nII. Little Song Without W ords\nIII Scherzo\n\nTCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture\, Op. 49 (arr. unknown\, s ubstantially reworked and reengraved by Asiya Korepanova)\n\n_____\n\n**Ab out the Artists**\n\n[Watch Asiya perform the first movement of Rachmanino ff's Sonata No. 1 in d minor\, Op. 28](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B69 ZT7hSRLo)\n\n**About Asiya Korepanova**\n\nThe only pianist in the world w ho performed the complete Rachmaninoff solo piano works within the compose r’s 150th-anniversary year in 2023\, **Asiya Korepanova** is a pianistic powerhouse hailed as a "tremendously gifted pianist who exhibits a singul ar affinity for Rachmaninoff’s Russian romantic idiom and possesses the blazing technique to fully realize his distinctive scores" (South Florida Classical Review)\, who is also highly recognized as a composer\, visual a rtist\, and poet.\n\nA herald of an enormous repertoire encompassing [over 60 piano concertos](https://www.asiyakorepanova.com/repertoire) and solo works ranging from early Baroque period to music of living composers\, Asi ya is a quintessential completist. She finds unique joy in performing comp lete collections of works such as the 24 Liszt Etudes or the entire Well-T empered Clavier by Bach. Her emotionally charged and colorfully nuanced pe rformances have gained her the admiration of audiences and resulted in man y repeat engagements.\n\nAsiya\, a pianist and composer\, draws her musica l inspiration from the legacy of Dmitry Shostakovich\, having studied comp osition under his direct disciple\, Albert Leman. She is the author of ori ginal works in multiple genres and instrumentations. Her historic solo pia no transcriptions of [Richard Strauss’ "Ein Heldenleben"](https://www.as iyakorepanova.com/r-strauss-ein-heldenleben)\, [Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonat a](https://www.asiyakorepanova.com/rachsonata3)\, Tchaikovsky's *Manfred* Symphony\, and [Mussorgsky's "Songs and Dances of Death"](https://www.asiy akorepanova.com/mussorgsky-songs-and-dances-of-deat) have placed her among today’s formidable transcribers. Most recent composition events include the [world premiere recording of Asiya’s concerto for alto saxophone an d piano\, "Poème"](https://open.spotify.com/track/6i1kI7TddUxOjbUncF3mYD? si=e7c29fd28c304825)\, performed by Thomas Giles and Liana Pailodze Harron \; the [publication of her transcription of Rachmaninoff's Cello Sonata](h ttps://www.etsy.com/listing/1143618230/rachmaninoff-korepanova-transcripti on-of)\; the premiere of her Piano Quintet *I marvel at the sky* commissio ned by the Third Dimension Music Festival\; and the premiere of *Con Brio* for two pianos\, performed with her duo partner Ilya Kazantsev as a part of the Dranoff Two Piano Foundation series.\n\nAn avid chamber musician\, Asiya collaborates with a wide array of musicians. Her partners include Da vid Shifrin\, the Hermitage Piano Trio\, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt\, Svet oslav Stoyanov\, Giora Schmidt\, and Alexander Fiterstein. She regularly p erforms as part of the *88 by 20* piano duo with her friend and former cla ssmate\, Grammy-nominated pianist Ilya Kazantsev.\n \nUninhibited in her a rtistic expression\, Asiya is also sought after her work as a visual artis t and poet. Her uncompromising dedication to the arts have culminated in [ several projects featuring original poetry and visual art](https://www.asi yakorepanova.com/multimedia-projects) that serve as interpretive commentar y for a particular cycle of piano works. These cycles include [Liszt’s T ranscendental Etudes](https://www.asiyakorepanova.com/euphoria-after-liszt )\, [Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier](https://www.asiyakorepanova.com/bach- wtc-book-i)\, [Tchaikovsky’s 18 Morceaux\, Op. 72](https://www.asiyakore panova.com/tchaikovsky-album-op-72)\, and\, most recently\, Mussorgsky's * Pictures at an Exhibition*. Asiya's live performances of these composition s have astounded audiences and organizers alike.\n \nCaring about the deve lopment of society\, in 2017 Asiya founded [Music for Minds](http://www.mu sicforminds.org/)\, a non-profit organization that brings classical perfor mances into classrooms and creates music festivals featuring unique progra mming. From 2017 through 2019\, Asiya directed her brainchild Festival Bal timore\, a two-week chamber music series and summer academy dedicated to t he performance and study of complete cycles\, one of Music for Mind's proj ects. In just three years\, the festival solidified itself as a highly ori ginal music series and academy\, presenting a wide array of styles and per formers.\n \nBorn in Izhevsk\, Russia\, to a musical family\, Asiya began learning the piano at 4 years old from her mother Soreya\, her first piano teacher. At the age of 6\, she was taught to read music in orchestral cle fs by her father Sergey\, an exemplary composer\, and started composing he r own music. At 9\, she made her orchestral debut\, playing Mozart's Conce rto No. 8 with her own cadenza\, and gave her first full philharmonic reci tal.\n \nSimultaneously\, she began studying composition with Albert Leman \, the chair of Moscow Conservatory's composition department and a student of Dmitry Shostakovich. She continued working with him until his passing in 1998. That short period has influenced all future aspects of her musica l and artistic development.\n \nAs a result of her early bond with composi tion\, Asiya appreciates new music. In Russia\, she premiered three piano concertos by Vladislav Kazenin and Shamil Timerbulatov\, performing with t he Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra\, the Saint Petersburg Capella Symphony Or chestra\, the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra\, and the Tatarstan National Sym phony Orchestra. In the U.S.\, she has premiered various works by Michael Daugherty\, Thomas Sleeper\, and Orlando Garcia\, among others.\n \nThroug hout her early years in Russia\, Ms. Korepanova received various awards fo r her prodigious abilities. These include the Russian Federation President ial Award for Exceptional Achievement in the Arts\, the National Award fro m the Republic of Udmurtia (2002)\, the Germany Berliner Salon Award (2003 )\, the Russia Youth Triumph Award (2005)\, and the title of Honored Artis t of Udmurtia (2009).\n \nIn 2012\, Asiya moved to the United States at th e invitation of renowned pianist and maestro Santiago Rodriguez\, to earn a doctoral degree under his guidance at the University of Miami. Later tha t year\, she was awarded the Gold Medal at the Nena Wideman International Piano Competition — an achievement that proved invaluable in establishin g her concertizing career in the U.S. In 2017\, she added a University of Miami Artist Diploma degree to her portfolio\, having earned it in the stu dios of Kevin Kenner and Tian Ying.\n \nAsiya has since continued to garne r national attention with performances at Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hal l\, the Phillips Collection\, and many other notable recital series\, symp hony orchestras\, and festivals throughout the country. She has been featu red on CNN\, NPR stations\, WFMT\, and WETA.\n \nIn 2023\, Asiya embarked on a monumental project in celebration of Rachmaninoff’s 150th birth ann iversary\, performing his complete solo piano music in six recital program s throughout the United States. She premiered her latest transcription — the *Manfred* Symphony by Tchaikovsky\; toured performing Clara Schumann' s\, Grieg's\, and Rachmaninoff's piano concertos\; and anticipates the rel eases of scores of her compositions: the *Poéme* for alto saxophone and p iano and *Con Brio* for two pianos\, as well as transcriptions of works by Mussorgsky\, Franck\, Amy Beach\, Fauré\, Berg\, and Bach.\n \nIn 2025\, Asiya makes her debut at the Tippet Rise concert series\, brings her belo ved Amy Beach piano concerto to New York City in performance with Pegasus: The Orchestra\, returns to San Francisco Piano Festival\, Master Players Concert Series in Delaware\, Vashon Center for the Arts\, Friends of Chamb er Music of Miami\, MostArts Music Festival\, and others. In June\, she di rects the inaugural [Flatiron Festival](https://www.flatironfestival.com/) \, a two-week chamber series in Manhattan. She anticipates the releases of scores of her compositions: the Poéme for alto saxophone and piano and C on Brio for two pianos\, as well as transcriptions of Manfred Symphony by Peter Tchaikovsky for piano solo\, and other works by Mussorgsky\, Franck\ , Amy Beach\, Fauré\, Berg\, and Bach.\n \nAsiya and her husband Dmitry r eside in a forest-rich Boston suburb\, where she has unlimited time and ho urs of the day to practice or listen to music. She is an avid runner and h iker\, and an advocate for a healthy lifestyle.\n\n**About Jonathan DePeri **\n\n**Jonathan DePeri** founded [Gotham Arts](https://gothamarts.net) in 2014 to promote and present classical music artists through recitals in i ntimate and convivial settings\, providing a stage for music and artistry that might otherwise not be heard in NYC. A classically trained pianist\, organist\, and violinist\, Jonathan concertizes with a variety of vocal an d instrumental collaborators\, in particular focus on the German and Russi an art song repertoire\, folk music including especially African-American spirituals\, and chamber music. In 2018 he was named Honorary Assistant Or ganist at St. John’s in the Village for his ongoing contributions as org anist to both concert and liturgical musical programming. LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York SUMMARY:Asiya Korepanova & Jonathan DePeri: Russian Romantics for Four Hand s URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/16947-asiya-korepanova-jonathan-deperi -russian-romantics-for-four-hands END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR