Vyacheslav Gryaznov, piano, February 18, 2018

Robert Blocker, Dean

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Vyacheslav Gryaznov piano

Sunday, February 18, 2018 • 4:30 pm Morse Recital Hall

yale school of music

Vyacheslav Gryaznov piano February 18, 2018 • Morse Recital Hall

Franz Liszt 1811–1876

Transcendental Etudes, S. 139 I. Preludio II. Molto vivace III. Paysage IV. Mazeppa V. Feux follets VI. Vision VII. Eroica VIII. Wilde Jagd IX. Ricordanza X. Allegro agitato molto XI. Harmonies du soir XII. Chasse-neige intermission

Alexander Borodin 1833–1887

“Notturno,” from String Quartet No. 2 in D major (1881) arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840–1893

“Waltz of the Flowers,” from The Nutcracker, Op. 71 arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov

Artist Diploma Degree recital

Sergei Rachmaninoff 1873–1943

“The Night Is Sad,” from Fifteen Romances, Op. 26, No. 12 arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov

Rachmaninoff

“How Peaceful,” from Twelve Romances, Op. 21, No. 7 arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov

Rachmaninoff

“Vocalise,” from Fourteen Romances, Op. 34, No. 14 arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov

Rachmaninoff

Italian Polka (1906) arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov

Mikhail Glinka 1804–1857

Valse-Fantasie (1839) arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov

This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Artist Diploma Degree.

artist profile

Born in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, in 1982, Vyacheslav Gryaznov graduated with honors from the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory where he studied with Manana Kandelaki. He completed his undergraduate studies with honors at the Moscow Conservatory under the tutelage of Yuri Slesarev. In the 2008– 2009 season, Gryaznov became a soloist with the Moscow Philharmonic Society.

Gryaznov’s 2016-2017 performances included appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic and at Carnegie Hall as the winner of the 2016 New York Concert Artists Worldwide Debut Audition. Other appearances included the Bay Area Steinway Society of San Jose, California, four performances with the Atlantic Classical Orchestra in a multi-city tour of Florida, multiple engagements as the Drozdoff Society’s artist-in-residence, and engagements in Russia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Austria, and France. He will also record a CD for the Steinway & Sons label. Gryaznov has performed in many countries. His NHK video recordings are shown on Japanese TV on a regular basis. In Russia, his recordings are often played on Orpheus Radio. Gryaznov’s repertoire is extensive and diverse and is growing to include masterpieces of operatic, symphonic, and chamber music in the form of his own arrangements. At the moment, Gryaznov is one of the few prominent Russian composers published by Schott Music (the other world-renowned artists include Nikolai Kapustin and Rodion Shchedrin). Gryaznov is currently an Artist Diploma candidate at the Yale School of Music, studying under Boris Berman.

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