Yamaha Artist Services, Inc. Concert Series (Event Over)

Distinguished Russian pianist Alexander Braginsky, accompanied by

his wife Tanya Remenikova on the cello, will perform a recital at

Yamaha’s midtown Piano Salon on Tuesday, November 6th. This is

the second of a four concert series hosted by Yamaha Artist

Services, Inc., in celebration of its 20th anniversary.

Program:

I. Zoltan Kodaly: Sonata op. 4

• Fantasia
• Allegro con spirito

II.   Ludvig van Beethoven: Sonata op. 69 in A Major

• Allegro ma non tanto
• Scherzo: Allegro molto
• Adagio cantabile- Allegro vivace

Intermission

III.  Edward Grieg: Sonata op. 36 in A Minor

• Allegro agitato
• Andanta molto tranquillo
• Allegro

   

Alexander Braginsky was born and schooled in Moscow, where he

began studying piano with the famous Alexander Goldenweiser at

the age of six. Braginsky’s pieces range from Baroque to avant-

garde and he has performed over twenty world premiers. His

performances have been in the former USSR, Israel, England,  

Belgium, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, the People’s Republic of China,  

Spain, France, and the United States. Braginsky has recorded for

DDF, Sound StarTone, and d’Note labels, as well as made multiple

appearances on BBC, National Public Radio, RTB-BRT and others.

He is a Professor on the faculty of International Music Summer

Course in Vienna, Austria, and has taught master classes across

Europe, Asia, and North America. He is the Artistic Director of the

Musicians in Debut International (MIDI) as well as the Founding

President and the Artistic Director of the International Piano-e-

Competition, a biennial competition that brings the worlds of

technology and music together and features the Yamaha  

Disklavier-Pro piano. Braginsky currently teaches piano at the  

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and at the

Hamline   University,   St. Paul.

Tanya Remenikova is the wife of Alexander Braginsky, and

performs with him often. She graduated from the Tchaikovsky

Conservatoire and is well known for her international performing

career, which has brought her to concert halls in cities across the

globe including Moscow, London, Frankfurt, Florence, and Shanghai.

She has been a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic, Jerusalem

Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Ochestre Nationale de

Belgique. In the U.S., Remenikova has performed in New York,  

Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Kansas City, and

the Aspen Music Festival. Remenikova has recorded artists such as

Prokofiew, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and Britten on the DDF and

Sound Star Tone Labels. She is a professor and chamber music

coach at the University of Minnesota School of Music and she has

served as an Artist-in-Residence at Cambridge University in  

England. She has also taught master classes in Taiwan and the

For further recital information and reservations, contact (212) 339-9995, x 0 or visit www.yamaha.com/yasi