MySecretGardenmdp's video: Valentina Lisitsa piano - Rachmaninoff Sonata No 1 Part 3

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 Rachmaninoffs 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. A graduate of the famed Kiev Conservatory, Valentina Lisitsa 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 Ukrainian Chamber Music Competition. Since making her New York debut in 1995 at the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center with Gerard Schwartz conducting, she has maintained an active international schedule in recital and with orchestras, including a US 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. Her international appearances include recitals in the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea and concerts in Russia, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Since her debut at the prestigious Concert Society Series in Milan, Ms. Lisitsa has been re-engaged seven times for recitals and orchestral performances. The most respectable Italian newspaper, Corriere Della Sera, says, A singular mixing of grace and mysterious power Ms. Lisitsas most recent performance of Shostakovichs Concerto No. 1 with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in Munich and the I PALPITI Chamber Orchestra in Los Angeles was said to be as Shostakovich himself played it (Los Angeles Times). Ms. Lisitsas 2006-2007 season engagements included orchestral appearances with the Pacific Symphony, Oregon Symphony, and Black Hills Symphony Orchestras. Ms. Lisitsa also toured the U.S. in recital. In the 2007-2008 season, Ms. Lisitsa joined Hilary Hahn in extensive tours throughout the U.S. and Europe. Ms. Lisitsa can be heard on the Audiofon label. Her discography consists of seven highly acclaimed CD recordings including performances of Shostakovichs 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 recorded a television program Valentina in Miami, a one-hour music special produced and presented by PBS. A DVD of Ms. Lisitsas interpretation of all 24 Chopin Etudes is also available. Recently, Ms. Lisitsa was featured in a segment of the CBS News program Sunday Morning. *** No copyright infringement intended.