Biorgraphy:
Aleksandra
(Sasha) Kasman,
is a student of internationally renowned pianist and teacher Yakov
Kasman, Professor of Piano/Artist-in-Residence at UAB.
Sasha's
numerous awards include Silver Medal at the VII International
Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz,
second place and Young Jury Winner Award at the Arthur Fraser
International Piano Competition, PianoArts North American
Competition Scholarship Award, and 2015 winning performances at
the NFMC National Collegiate Piano Competition, High Point
University Inaugural Piano Competition and IKIF MacKenzie
International Competition in New York.
Sasha
has given solo recitals in USA, France, Ukraine, Russia and
Japan, performed as a soloist with the Alabama Symphony, LaGrange
Symphony, Symphonic Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of
Ukraine, and played six concertos with the National Symphony
Orchestra of Ukraine. Sasha joined her father in performances of
the Saint-Saens’s "Carnival of Animals" with the
Brevard Symphony, Florida, with the New York Chamber Players, and
with the Hendersonville Symphony in North Carolina. Among her
recent engagements are solo recitals in New York, Washington D.C.,
and Las Vegas, and multiple duo-piano performances with Yakov
Kasman in USA, Russia, and South Korea.
Sasha completed her undergraduate studies at University of Alabama at Birmingham in April 2017, where she studied music and French. She was an active member and scholarship recipient of the University Honors Program.
In the fall of 2017, Sasha will begin graduate studies towards a Master of Music degree at The Juilliard School, where she will study with Mr. Robert McDonald.
Sasha's concerto repertoire:
W. A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
L. van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
F. Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
F. Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 C. Saint-Saens, "Carnival of the Animals" for two pianos and orchestra
S. Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
S. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
S. Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No.1 in D flat Major, Op. 10
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Events:
2017 May 21, Huntsville, AL Lindberg Farm Concerts solo works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Myaskovsky, and Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2, I. Allegro non troppo
May 19, Las Vegas, Nevada Christ Episcopal Church Concert Series solo recital: works by Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Myaskovsky, and Prokofiev
May 2-15, Milwaukee, WI PianoArts Fellowship tour
April 20, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music YPAP senior recital solo works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Myaskovsky, and Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2, I. Allegro non troppo
April 4, Montevallo, AL University of Montevallo Duo Piano recital, Aleksandra and Yakov Kasman, Hindemith, Sonata for Four Hands, Medtner, two pieces for two pianos, and Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances
March 28, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music Eric Mobley senior composition/piano recital (including Suite for Four Hands with Aleksandra Kasman) March 21, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music Marta Piroșcă Senior Flute Recital with pianists Aleksandra Kasman and Mira Walker, cellist Michelle Cheng, and percussionist Andrew Bullard
2016
July 14, Kiev, Ukraine,National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Yuriy Litun, conductor S, Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3
May 29, Huntsville, AL Lindberg Farm Concerts, 3:00 pm F. Liszt, Piano Concerto No.1, Dina Kasman S. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3, Aleksandra Kasman Orchestra reduction: Yakov Kasman
May 22, Madison, AL Messiah Lutheran Church, 4:00 pm
"Music at Messiah" Classical Concert Series recital. works by Bach, Mozart, Medtner, and Taneyev
May 15, New York, NY 400 W 43rd street, 6:30 pm recital, works by N. Medtner and S. Taneyev
May 3-12, Milwaukee, WI PianoArts Fellowship tour
April 21, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music junior recital, solo works by N. Medtner and Piano Concerto No. 3 by S. Rachmaninoff
April 13, McCalla, AL AFMC club meeting, recital
April 11, High Point, NC High Point University recital, works by N. Medtner and S. Taneyev
April 6, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music Works by Telemann, Prokofiev, Griffes, and Doppler
Marta Pirosca, flute, Eliiza Pirosca Warden, violin, and Aleksandra Kasman, piano
April 1, Orlando, FL 2016 Conference of the Southern Regional Honors Council Presentation about Nikolai Medtner
February 27, Birmingham, AL 14th Annual UAB Clarinet Symposium, Brahms, Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Op. 120, No. 1 Lauren Miller, clarinet, and Aleksandra Kasman, piano
January 31, Chattanooga, TN Collegedale Church of Seventh-Day Adventists, Southern Adventist University Orchestra, Laurie Redmer Minner, conductor S. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3, I. Allegro ma non tanto
2015
December 16, Birmingham, AL Oak Grove High School, Trios by contemporary American composers James Zingara, trumpet, Denise Gainey, clarinet, Aleksandra Kasman, piano
November 11-15, Chicago, IL National University Honors Program Conference, presentation and performance
October 30, Cleveland, TNLee University Works for four hands and two pianos by Hindemith, Medtner and Rachmaninoff Duo Piano recital with Yakov Kasman
October 18, Fairhope, AL Saint-James Episcopal Church concert series recital
September 12, Birmingham, AL AFMC Fall Board Meeting, solo recital
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