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2024
October 22, Birmingham, AL
UAB Department of Music, faculty recital Denise Gainey, clarinet, Yakov Kasman, piano
October 14, Athens, Georgia
Univeristy of Georgia
American Liszt Society Festival "The Composer-Pianist"
works by Nikolai Medtner
August 5-10, Wilmington, NCVivace International Music Festivalfaculty; duet performance with Dina Kasman
August 3, Fort Collins, CO
International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festivaladjudication
May 18, Birmingham, ALAnnual UAB Piano Daymaster-class
April 7, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music, faculty recital Kistine Hurst-Wasjzczuk, soprano, Denise Gainey, clarinet, Daniel Szasz, violin, Yakov Kasman, piano
"Reclaming Degenerate Art: Music of Jewish Composers";
music by Mendelssohn, G. Mahler, new arrangements of Yiddish folk songs, three Yiddish songs by Ullmann, and cabaret songs by Schoenberg.
Recital includes projected translations and artwork by artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Beckman, Dalí and Klee, as well as contemporary pieces by Jewish-Russian artist Alexander Rokhlin.
April 1, Birmingham, AL
Alys Stephens Center
UAB Department of Music, annual PRISM concert
solo and collaborative
March 5, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music, faculty recital Denise Gainey, clarinet, Yakov Kasman, piano
February 24, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music, faculty recital Patrick Evans, baritone, Yakov Kasman, piano
February 8, Birmingham, AL
Chamber Music at AEIVA
Exhibits of Andy Warhol and Amanda Ross-Ho, and
music by Kal Opperman, Gustav Mahler, John Cage, George Benson, Louis Armstrong, and more.
Denise Gainey, clarinet, Yakov Kasman, piano, Kristine Hurst-Wasjzczuk, soprano, the UAB Percussion Ensemble, Reginald Jackson, saxophone, and UAB Jazz combo
February 6, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" series
Prokofiev: Hebrew Overture for Clarinet, Piano and String QuartetKhachaturian: Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
Kathleen Costello, clarinetDaniel Szasz, violinPaul Halberstadt, violinZakaria Enikeev, violaWarren Samples, celloYakov Kasman, piano
2023
October 15, Calgary, Canada
Orff, Carmina Burana
Luminous Voices in colliaboration with Honens Piano Competition
With special guests:Laura Brandt, soprano, Jin Yu, baritone,Sasha Kasman Laude & Yakov Kasman, piano,six percussionists, CANTARÉ Children's Choir: CANTIGA
October 12, Calgary, Canada
University of Calgary
Master-class
September 27, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of MusicFaculty Potpourri recital
Solo and collaborative
August 8-12, Oxford, ALRubato International Piano Competitionadjudication, master-class
August 2-6, Wilmington, NCVivace International Music Festivalfaculty
July 28-August 1, Fort Collins, CO
International Keyboard Odyssiad & Festivaladjudication, master-class, lecture-recital
May 20, Birmingham, ALAnnual UAB Piano Daymaster-class
March 27, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music
PRISM concertsolo and collaborative
March 6, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music
Faculty recital
Denise Gainey, clarinet, Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 5, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music
Faculty recital
Patrick Evans, baritone, Yakov Kasman, piano, Mary Del Gobbo, cello, and James Zingara, trumpet
January
Van Cliburn Junior Piano Competition
Screening jury member
2022
November 18, Birmingham, AL Cathedral Church of the Advent Music by Alan Louis Smith and Dvorak Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano and Yakov Kasman, piano November 12, Winston-Salem, NC UNCSA Piano Weekend master-class November 6, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music Faculty recital Refugees and Immigrants: music by and about those who left their homeland. Music by Handel, Hahn, Alan Louis Smith, Rachmaninov, Dvorak, and Kurt Weill Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano October 20, Birmingham, AL AEIVA "I, Too, Am Alabama.” chamber music project September 30 & October 1, Birmingham, ALAlabama Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Izcaray, conductorRavel, Piano Concerto for the Left Hand September 28, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music Faculty Potpourri recital
August 8-13, Oxford, ALRubato International Piano Competition, master-class and adjudication
August 3-8, Wilmington, NCVivace International Music Festivalfaculty
June 28-July 1, Logan, UtahUtah State University Summer Piano FestivalMaster-class and Guest Artist duo recital with Aleksandra Kasman
May 21, Birmingham, ALAnnual UAB Piano Daymaster-class
May 14, Tampa, FLOsaka International Piano Competition, regional auditionsadjudication
April 24, Birmingham, ALSt. Francis of Assisi Episcopal ChurchChamber Music SoireesMessiaen, Quartet for the End of TimeDaniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Kathleen Costello, clarinet Yakov Kasman, piano
March 28, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music “PRISM” concert
March 8, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Musicfaculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet,and Yakov Kasman, piano
March 28, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music “PRISM” concert, participantMarch 8, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Musicfaculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February, online In connection with the College by the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory“Merzlyakovka Invites Friends” piano festival-competitionadjudication
February 6, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalMusic by Stephen Sondheim and Ned RoremPatrick Evans, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
2021
December, onlineIn connection with Kyiv, UkraineInternational PianoArts competitionadjudication
November 3, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of MusicConvocation lecture
October 15 & 16, Tampa, FLFlorida MTNA piano competition, Senior and Collegiate levelsadjudication
September 23, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of MusicFaculty Potpourri recital: solo and collaborative
July 22-August 1, Wilmington, NCVivace International Piano Festivalfaculty
February 3, onlineIn connection with Logan, UTUtah State Universityonline master-class
January 27, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of MusicFaculty Potpourri recital: solo and collaborative
2020
July 19-26, New York, NYInternational Keyboard Institute & Festival (canceled due to COVID-19)faculty member
July 20, onlineVivace Matera-International Music Festival master-class
June 26-July 5, Kiev, Ukraine,International Summer Music Academy (canceled due to COVID-19)faculty
May 16, Birmingham, ALSeventh Annual UAB Piano Day Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hallmaster-class at 10:00 AM (canceled due to COVID-19)
April 5, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recital (canceled due to COVID-19)Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
March 9, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalPatrick Evans, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 20, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 1-2, Chapel Hill, NCThe Chapel Hill Piano SalonDuo recital with Aleksandra Kasman
2019
November 24-30, Moscow, RussiaAll-Russian festival-competition " Merzlyakovka invites friends"adjudication and master-class
November 23, Huntsville, ALHuntsville Chamber Music Guildpiano duets recital by Kasman family
November 19, Birmingham, ALASO Concertmaster and FriendsTchaikovsky, Trio "In Memory of a Great Artist"Daniel Szasz, violinWarren Samples, celloYakov Kasman, piano
November 1, Columbus, MSMississippi Music Teachers Association State ConferenceGuest artist piano solo and duet recital: Dina and Yakov Kasman
October 14, Birmingham, ALBirmingham Guild of OrganistsDina and Yakov Kasman, organ transcription performance
October 4&5, Birmingham, ALAlabama Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Izcaray, conductorRachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2
July 14-21, New York, NYIKIF (International Keyboard Institute & Festival), ikif.orgfaculty member
June 20-30, Sibiu, RomaniaThe Romanian American Musical DaysGershwin, Rhapsody in BlueTchaikovsky, Trio "In Memory of a Great Artist"
May 18, Birmingham, ALSixth Annual UAB Piano DayAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall,master-class
April 23, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" seriesSmetana, Schumann, BrahmsDaniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Kathleen Costello, clarinet Yakov Kasman, pianoDaniel Szasz, violinWarren Samples, celloYakov Kasman, piano
March 31, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 18, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalPatrick Evans, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 6, Baltimore, MDPeabody Conservatory,master-class
January 20, Fairhope, ALSt. James Concert SeriesYakov and Dina Kasman, duo recital
2018
November 13, Fort Collins, COColorado State UniversityYakov and Dina Kasman, duo piano recital
October 30, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet, Laura Usiskin, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
October 14, Madison, ALMessiah Lutheran ChurchMusic at Messiah Classical Concert SeriesYakov and Dina Kasman, duo piano recital
September 26, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Musicfaculty potpourri recital
July 3-12, Kiev, UkraineInternational Summer Music Academyfaculty member, master-classes
June 26, Sibiu, RomaniaThe Romanian American Musical DaysMessiaen, Quartet for the End of TimeSoliști: Yakov Kasman, pian (SUA)Daniel Szasz – vioară (SUA) Ciprian Dancu – clarinet Makcim Fernandez Samodaiev – violoncel
April 10, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalKristine Hurst-Waisjczcuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano May 19, Birmingham, ALFifth Annual UAB Piano DayAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall,master-class
April 24, Birmingham, ALBirmingham Southern CollegeWorks by English, French and Austrian composersKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
April 12, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" seriesMessiaen, Quartet for the End of TimeDaniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Kathleen Costello, clarinet Yakov Kasman, piano
March 12, Orel, RussiaOrel Governor's Symphony Orchestra, Vassili Shkaptsov, conductorRachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
March 4, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 9 & 10, Birmingham, ALAlys Stephens CenterAlabama Symphony, Carlos Izcaray, conductorRachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
2017
September 20UAB Department of Musicfaculty potpourri recital UAB Faculty recitalWorks by L. Weiner, S. Weinberg and J. BrahmsDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman , piano November 25-December 1, Moscow, RussiaAll-Russian festival-competition " Merzlyakovka invites friends",adjudication and master-class
November 9, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalWorks by Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms and LisztPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
November 2, Birmingham, ALChamber Music at AEIVA:Music by Hall Johnson, Lori Laitman, and Antonín Dvořák,performed byPaul Mosteller, voiceSarah Dennis, violinLaura Usiskin, celloDenise Gainey, clarinetYakov Kasman, pianoChris Steele, piano
October 20, Mobile, ALUniversity of Southern AlabamaWorks by S. Prokofiev, S. Weinberg and L. WeinerDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kaman, Piano
Antonín DvořákOctober 17, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalProkofiev, Sonata Op. 94, Brahms, Trio Op. 114Denise Gainey, clarinet, Laura Usiskin, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
September 20, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Musicfaculty potpourri recital
September 9, Seul, South KoreaLotte Concert HallMusical Letter from Yeol Eum Son IIISolo and piano ensembles by Schubert, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and MussorgskyXiohan Wang, Hyunseo Ko, Yeol Eum Son and Yakov Kasman
July 3-12, Kiev, UkraineInternational Summer Music Academyfaculty member, master-classes
May 20, Birmingham,ALFourth Annual UAB Piano DayAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hallmaster-class
April 12, Oberlin, OHOberlin Conservatory piano competitionadjudication
April 10, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
April 4, Montevallo, ALUniversity of MontevalloWorks for two pianosYakov and Aleksandra Kasman
February 21, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
January 28, Seattle, WAThe Northwest Council of the Chopin Foundation of the United StatesCompetition and Festivaladjudication
January 22, New Bedford, MANew Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Yaniv Dinur, conductorS. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 4
2016
December 6, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" seriesPiano Quintets by R. Schumann and D. ShostakovichDaniel Szasz, ViolinMayumi Masri, ViolinMichael Fernandez, ViolaCarlos Izcaray, CelloYakov Kasman, Piano
November 17, Birmingham, ALChamber Music at AEIVA:Walt Whitman Songs by Kurt Weill,Patrick Evans, baritone, and Chris Steele, piano,Trio by D. Shostakovich,Pei-Ju Wu, violin, Laura Usiskin, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
November 10, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalWorks by L. Weiner, S. Weinberg and J. BrahmsDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman , piano
November 3, DeLand, FLStetson UniversityWorks by L. Weiner, S. Weinberg and J. BrahmsDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano
October 15, Winston-Salem, NCUniversity of North Carolina, School of the ArtsUNCSA 2016 Piano WeekendMaster-Class
October 7, Saratov, RussiaSaratov Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Leducq-Barome, conductorS. Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2
September 21, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty Potpourri recital
July 3-15, Kiev, UkraineInternational Summer Music Academyfaculty member, master-classes
April 30, Birmingham, ALThird Annual UAB Piano Day
April 29, Oxford, MSUniversity of MississippiVive la France!Chausson, Bizet, Debussy, Hahn, Poulenc, and SatieKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
April 3, Waleska, GAReinhardt UniversityVive la France!Chausson, Bizet, Debussy, Hahn, Poulenc, and SatieKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
March 31, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalVive la France!Chausson, Bizet, Debussy, Hahn, Poulenc, and SatieKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 23, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 12, Huntsville, ALHuntsville Chamber Music Guild concert seriesTrio by S. Rachmaninoff and P. TchaikovskyDaniel Szasz, violin, Warren Sample, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
January 26, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" concert seriesTrios by S. Rachmaninoff and D. ShostakovichDaniel Szasz, violin, Carlos Izkaray, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
January 23, Tupelo, MSNorth Mississippi Orchestra, Steven Byess, conductorS. Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
2015
December 6, Saratov, RussiaSaratov Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Leducq-Barome, conductorN. Medtner, Piano Concerto No. 2
November 25-November 30, Moscow, RussiaAll-Russian festival-competition " Merzlyakovka invites friends",adjudication and master-class
November 12, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalTrios of W. A. Mozart and Libby Larsen (premiere)Denise Gainey, clarinet, Michael Fernandez, viola, and Yakov Kasman, piano
October 30, Cleveland, TNLee Universitymaster-class
October 30, Cleveland, TNLee UniversityDuo Piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
October 18, Fairhope, ALSaint-James Episcopal Church concert seriespiano recital featuring Yakov, Aleksandra and Dina Kasman
May 20, Kiev, Ukraine,National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Vladimir Sirenko, conductorN.Medtner, Piano Concerto No. 3
May 9, Birmingham, ALUAB Piano DayAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall,master-class
April 7, Birmingham, ALTemple Emanu-El,recital "The Jewish Soul",Music by Mahler, Bernstein, Laitman, Kander and Schoenberg,Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
March 31, University of South Carolina, Columbia,recital "The Jewish Soul",Music by Mahler, Bernstein, Laitman, Kander and Schoenberg,Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 5, University of Kentucky, LexingtonDuo-piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
January 22, Kennesaw State University, GeorgiaDuo-piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
2014
November 13, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano
October 30, Birmingham , ALUAB Faculty recitalWon Cho, bass, and Yakov Kasman, pianopostponed
October 25, Nashville, TNMTNA competition adjudication
October 14, Birmingham, ALAlabama Symphony Orchestra "Concertmaster and Friends" seriesP. Tchaikovsky, Melodie for violin and pianoNocturne for cello and pianoPiano Trio in A minor Daniel Szasz, violin, Warren Samples, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano August 7-17, Foshan, China,IX International Frederic Chopin Competition for Young Pianists, adjudication June 6, Evanston, IL,Pick-Staiger Concert Hall,Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Victor Yampolsky, conductorS. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.4 May 17, Birmingham,ALUAB PIANO DAY,Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall,master-class
April 8, LaGrange, GALaGrange Symphony Orchestra, Patricio Cobos, conductorP. Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 April 2, Kiev, Ukraine,National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Vladimir Sirenko, conductorN.Medtner, Piano Concerto No.3postponed March 18, UAB faculty recital"With Love from Germany"Kristine Hurst, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano March 16, UAB Department of MusicFirst Annual "Musical Extravaganza" concert March 4, UAB faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano February 28, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,Rachmaninoff, Suites No.1 & No. 2, and "Symphonic Dances"Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, duo piano recital February 27, Fort-Worth, TexasVan Cliburn memorial concert February 7, Birmingham, ALAlys Stephens Performing Arts CenterRachmaninoff, Suites No.1 & No. 2, and "Symphonic Dances"Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, duo piano recitalhttp://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/02/two-piano_recital_reveals_grow.html 2013 December 18, Moscow, Russia" Russian News Service" radio station, 107.0 FMinterview November 28-December 2, Moscow, RussiaAll-Russian festival-competition " Merzlyakovka invites friends",adjudication November 14, UAB faculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet and Yakov Kasman, pianoJ. Brahms, Sonatas for clarinet and piano November 2 & 3, Buffalo, NYBuffalo Philharmonic, Arid Remmereit, conductorProkofiev, Piano Concerto No.2 October 12, Hendersonville, NCHendersonville Symphony, Thomas Joiner, conductorSaint-Saens, "Carnival of the Animals"Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, piano July 22-26, Busan, South KoreaDong-Eui University, Busan International Music Academyguest artist/faculty June 28- July 11, Kiev, UkraineInternational Summer Music Academy, faculty member April 26, Huntsville, ALHuntsville Chamber Music Guild,Recital April 8-15, Donetsk, UkraineInternational Competition for Young Pianists in S. Prokofiev's Native Land,Adjudication
April 2, Birmingham, ALReynolds-Kirshbaum Recital Hall, UAB faculty recital,Kristine Hurst- Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano March 23, Birmingham, ALAlabama Piano Gallery, "Keys to a miracle" benefiting Children's Hospital of Alabama
March 8, Fairhope, ALSt. James Concert Series,Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, duo recital (with participation of Dina Kasman)
March 5, Birmingham, ALReynolds-Kirshbaum Recital Hall, UAB faculty recialYakov Kasman (with participation of Aleksandra Kasman) February 22&23, Kitchener, Ontario, CanadaKitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Edwin Outwater, conductorTchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.2 2012 December 28, Orel, RussiaOrel Music College, Duo piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman November 13, Birmingham, ALAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirshbaum Recital Hall, UAB faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano October 14, Florence, ALShoals Symphony at UNA, Viljar Weiman, conductorRachmaninoff, Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini October 1, New Orleans, LAConcert Piano Series, Tulane University, Dixon HallDuo piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
September 16, Fredericksburg, TXRecital September 7, Birmingham, ALAlabama Symphony, Christopher Confessore, conductor,Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue August 21-31, Bolzano, Italy59th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition,Member of the jury of the preliminary selection August 8-11, Fort Collins, COInternational Keyboard Odyssiad and festival,Summer Keyboard Institute SKI/Colorado,Competition ajudication, master-class and duo piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
June 25, Kiev, Ukraine"Kiev Soloists" orchestra, Vladimir Sirenko, conductorShnittke, Piano Concerto June 8-23, Kiev, UkraineIX International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, adjudication May 10-11, New Orleans, LALouisiana Philharmonic, Carlos Prieto, conductorRachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.3 April 26-28, Orel, RussiaKalinnikov International Piano Competition adjudication April 21, Richmond, INRichmond Symphony, Guy Bordo, conductorTchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.1 April 15, Placitas, NMRecital March 27, Birmingham, AL, UAB Faculty RecitalKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano and Yakov Kasman, piano March 10-20, Osaka & Tokyo, JapanMaster-classes February 28, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone and Yakov Kasman, piano February 13, Montgomery, ALMontgomery Symphony, Tomas Hinds, conductorMozart, Piano Concerto No.23 January 29&31, Paris, FranceTheatre Des Champs-ElyseesOrchestre Lamoureux, Emmanuel Leducq-Barome, conductorProkofiev, Piano Concerto No.2 2011 December 7&8, Baltimore, MDPeabody ConservatoryHarrison L. Winter Piano Competition, adjudication December 3, Birmingham, ALYakov Kasman Piano Studio Recital, UAB November 20, Birmingham, ALSaint-Saens, Carnival of the Animals,Schubert, Fantasia for piano four- hands,New-York Chamber Soloists,Yakov & Aleksandra Kasman, pianoReview November 13, Miami, FLWerthrim Auditoriom, FIURachmaninoff, “Symphonic Dances,” duo with Nikolai Lugansky November 3&4, Seoul, South Korea,KBS Orchestra, William Boughton, conductorRachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.4 October 23, Georgetown, TXRecital October 22, Temple, TXRecital October 15, Brevard, FLBrevard Symphony, Christopher Confessore, conductorSaint-Saens, “Carnival of the Animals”Yakov & Aleksandra Kasman, piano September 22 & 24, Dayton, OHDayton Philharmonic, Neal Gittleman, conductorRachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.2
January 21, New Bedford, MAsolo recital
November 18, Birmingham, AL Cathedral Church of the Advent Music by Alan Louis Smith and Dvorak Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano and Yakov Kasman, piano November 12, Winston-Salem, NC UNCSA Piano Weekend master-class November 6, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music Faculty recital Refugees and Immigrants: music by and about those who left their homeland. Music by Handel, Hahn, Alan Louis Smith, Rachmaninov, Dvorak, and Kurt Weill Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano October 20, Birmingham, AL AEIVA "I, Too, Am Alabama.” chamber music project September 30 & October 1, Birmingham, ALAlabama Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Izcaray, conductorRavel, Piano Concerto for the Left Hand September 28, Birmingham, AL UAB Department of Music Faculty Potpourri recital
August 8-13, Oxford, ALRubato International Piano Competition, master-class and adjudication
August 3-8, Wilmington, NCVivace International Music Festivalfaculty
June 28-July 1, Logan, UtahUtah State University Summer Piano FestivalMaster-class and Guest Artist duo recital with Aleksandra Kasman
May 21, Birmingham, ALAnnual UAB Piano Daymaster-class
May 14, Tampa, FLOsaka International Piano Competition, regional auditionsadjudication
April 24, Birmingham, ALSt. Francis of Assisi Episcopal ChurchChamber Music SoireesMessiaen, Quartet for the End of TimeDaniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Kathleen Costello, clarinet Yakov Kasman, piano
March 28, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music “PRISM” concert
March 8, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Musicfaculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet,and Yakov Kasman, piano
March 28, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Music “PRISM” concert, participantMarch 8, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Musicfaculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February, online In connection with the College by the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory“Merzlyakovka Invites Friends” piano festival-competitionadjudication
February 6, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalMusic by Stephen Sondheim and Ned RoremPatrick Evans, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
2021
December, onlineIn connection with Kyiv, UkraineInternational PianoArts competitionadjudication
November 3, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of MusicConvocation lecture
October 15 & 16, Tampa, FLFlorida MTNA piano competition, Senior and Collegiate levelsadjudication
September 23, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of MusicFaculty Potpourri recital: solo and collaborative
July 22-August 1, Wilmington, NCVivace International Piano Festivalfaculty
February 3, onlineIn connection with Logan, UTUtah State Universityonline master-class
January 27, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of MusicFaculty Potpourri recital: solo and collaborative
2020
July 19-26, New York, NYInternational Keyboard Institute & Festival (canceled due to COVID-19)faculty member
July 20, onlineVivace Matera-International Music Festival master-class
June 26-July 5, Kiev, Ukraine,International Summer Music Academy (canceled due to COVID-19)faculty
May 16, Birmingham, ALSeventh Annual UAB Piano Day Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hallmaster-class at 10:00 AM (canceled due to COVID-19)
April 5, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recital (canceled due to COVID-19)Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
March 9, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalPatrick Evans, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 20, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 1-2, Chapel Hill, NCThe Chapel Hill Piano SalonDuo recital with Aleksandra Kasman
2019
November 24-30, Moscow, RussiaAll-Russian festival-competition " Merzlyakovka invites friends"adjudication and master-class
November 23, Huntsville, ALHuntsville Chamber Music Guildpiano duets recital by Kasman family
November 19, Birmingham, ALASO Concertmaster and FriendsTchaikovsky, Trio "In Memory of a Great Artist"Daniel Szasz, violinWarren Samples, celloYakov Kasman, piano
November 1, Columbus, MSMississippi Music Teachers Association State ConferenceGuest artist piano solo and duet recital: Dina and Yakov Kasman
October 14, Birmingham, ALBirmingham Guild of OrganistsDina and Yakov Kasman, organ transcription performance
October 4&5, Birmingham, ALAlabama Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Izcaray, conductorRachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2
July 14-21, New York, NYIKIF (International Keyboard Institute & Festival), ikif.orgfaculty member
June 20-30, Sibiu, RomaniaThe Romanian American Musical DaysGershwin, Rhapsody in BlueTchaikovsky, Trio "In Memory of a Great Artist"
May 18, Birmingham, ALSixth Annual UAB Piano DayAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall,master-class
April 23, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" seriesSmetana, Schumann, BrahmsDaniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Kathleen Costello, clarinet Yakov Kasman, pianoDaniel Szasz, violinWarren Samples, celloYakov Kasman, piano
March 31, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 18, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalPatrick Evans, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 6, Baltimore, MDPeabody Conservatory,master-class
January 20, Fairhope, ALSt. James Concert SeriesYakov and Dina Kasman, duo recital
2018
November 13, Fort Collins, COColorado State UniversityYakov and Dina Kasman, duo piano recital
October 30, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet, Laura Usiskin, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
October 14, Madison, ALMessiah Lutheran ChurchMusic at Messiah Classical Concert SeriesYakov and Dina Kasman, duo piano recital
September 26, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Musicfaculty potpourri recital
July 3-12, Kiev, UkraineInternational Summer Music Academyfaculty member, master-classes
June 26, Sibiu, RomaniaThe Romanian American Musical DaysMessiaen, Quartet for the End of TimeSoliști: Yakov Kasman, pian (SUA)Daniel Szasz – vioară (SUA) Ciprian Dancu – clarinet Makcim Fernandez Samodaiev – violoncel
April 10, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalKristine Hurst-Waisjczcuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano May 19, Birmingham, ALFifth Annual UAB Piano DayAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall,master-class
April 24, Birmingham, ALBirmingham Southern CollegeWorks by English, French and Austrian composersKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
April 12, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" seriesMessiaen, Quartet for the End of TimeDaniel Szasz, violin Warren Samples, cello Kathleen Costello, clarinet Yakov Kasman, piano
March 12, Orel, RussiaOrel Governor's Symphony Orchestra, Vassili Shkaptsov, conductorRachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
March 4, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 9 & 10, Birmingham, ALAlys Stephens CenterAlabama Symphony, Carlos Izcaray, conductorRachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
2017
September 20UAB Department of Musicfaculty potpourri recital UAB Faculty recitalWorks by L. Weiner, S. Weinberg and J. BrahmsDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman , piano November 25-December 1, Moscow, RussiaAll-Russian festival-competition " Merzlyakovka invites friends",adjudication and master-class
November 9, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalWorks by Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms and LisztPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
November 2, Birmingham, ALChamber Music at AEIVA:Music by Hall Johnson, Lori Laitman, and Antonín Dvořák,performed byPaul Mosteller, voiceSarah Dennis, violinLaura Usiskin, celloDenise Gainey, clarinetYakov Kasman, pianoChris Steele, piano
October 20, Mobile, ALUniversity of Southern AlabamaWorks by S. Prokofiev, S. Weinberg and L. WeinerDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kaman, Piano
Antonín DvořákOctober 17, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalProkofiev, Sonata Op. 94, Brahms, Trio Op. 114Denise Gainey, clarinet, Laura Usiskin, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
September 20, Birmingham, ALUAB Department of Musicfaculty potpourri recital
September 9, Seul, South KoreaLotte Concert HallMusical Letter from Yeol Eum Son IIISolo and piano ensembles by Schubert, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and MussorgskyXiohan Wang, Hyunseo Ko, Yeol Eum Son and Yakov Kasman
July 3-12, Kiev, UkraineInternational Summer Music Academyfaculty member, master-classes
May 20, Birmingham,ALFourth Annual UAB Piano DayAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hallmaster-class
April 12, Oberlin, OHOberlin Conservatory piano competitionadjudication
April 10, Birmingham, ALUAB faculty recitalKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
April 4, Montevallo, ALUniversity of MontevalloWorks for two pianosYakov and Aleksandra Kasman
February 21, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
January 28, Seattle, WAThe Northwest Council of the Chopin Foundation of the United StatesCompetition and Festivaladjudication
January 22, New Bedford, MANew Bedford Symphony Orchestra, Yaniv Dinur, conductorS. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 4
2016
December 6, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" seriesPiano Quintets by R. Schumann and D. ShostakovichDaniel Szasz, ViolinMayumi Masri, ViolinMichael Fernandez, ViolaCarlos Izcaray, CelloYakov Kasman, Piano
November 17, Birmingham, ALChamber Music at AEIVA:Walt Whitman Songs by Kurt Weill,Patrick Evans, baritone, and Chris Steele, piano,Trio by D. Shostakovich,Pei-Ju Wu, violin, Laura Usiskin, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
November 10, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalWorks by L. Weiner, S. Weinberg and J. BrahmsDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman , piano
November 3, DeLand, FLStetson UniversityWorks by L. Weiner, S. Weinberg and J. BrahmsDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano
October 15, Winston-Salem, NCUniversity of North Carolina, School of the ArtsUNCSA 2016 Piano WeekendMaster-Class
October 7, Saratov, RussiaSaratov Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Leducq-Barome, conductorS. Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2
September 21, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty Potpourri recital
July 3-15, Kiev, UkraineInternational Summer Music Academyfaculty member, master-classes
April 30, Birmingham, ALThird Annual UAB Piano Day
April 29, Oxford, MSUniversity of MississippiVive la France!Chausson, Bizet, Debussy, Hahn, Poulenc, and SatieKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
April 3, Waleska, GAReinhardt UniversityVive la France!Chausson, Bizet, Debussy, Hahn, Poulenc, and SatieKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
March 31, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalVive la France!Chausson, Bizet, Debussy, Hahn, Poulenc, and SatieKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 23, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 12, Huntsville, ALHuntsville Chamber Music Guild concert seriesTrio by S. Rachmaninoff and P. TchaikovskyDaniel Szasz, violin, Warren Sample, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
January 26, Birmingham, ALASO "Concertmaster and Friends" concert seriesTrios by S. Rachmaninoff and D. ShostakovichDaniel Szasz, violin, Carlos Izkaray, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano
January 23, Tupelo, MSNorth Mississippi Orchestra, Steven Byess, conductorS. Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
2015
December 6, Saratov, RussiaSaratov Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Leducq-Barome, conductorN. Medtner, Piano Concerto No. 2
November 25-November 30, Moscow, RussiaAll-Russian festival-competition " Merzlyakovka invites friends",adjudication and master-class
November 12, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalTrios of W. A. Mozart and Libby Larsen (premiere)Denise Gainey, clarinet, Michael Fernandez, viola, and Yakov Kasman, piano
October 30, Cleveland, TNLee Universitymaster-class
October 30, Cleveland, TNLee UniversityDuo Piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
October 18, Fairhope, ALSaint-James Episcopal Church concert seriespiano recital featuring Yakov, Aleksandra and Dina Kasman
May 20, Kiev, Ukraine,National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Vladimir Sirenko, conductorN.Medtner, Piano Concerto No. 3
May 9, Birmingham, ALUAB Piano DayAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall,master-class
April 7, Birmingham, ALTemple Emanu-El,recital "The Jewish Soul",Music by Mahler, Bernstein, Laitman, Kander and Schoenberg,Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
March 31, University of South Carolina, Columbia,recital "The Jewish Soul",Music by Mahler, Bernstein, Laitman, Kander and Schoenberg,Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano
February 5, University of Kentucky, LexingtonDuo-piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
January 22, Kennesaw State University, GeorgiaDuo-piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
2014
November 13, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano
October 30, Birmingham , ALUAB Faculty recitalWon Cho, bass, and Yakov Kasman, pianopostponed
October 25, Nashville, TNMTNA competition adjudication
October 14, Birmingham, ALAlabama Symphony Orchestra "Concertmaster and Friends" seriesP. Tchaikovsky, Melodie for violin and pianoNocturne for cello and pianoPiano Trio in A minor Daniel Szasz, violin, Warren Samples, cello, and Yakov Kasman, piano August 7-17, Foshan, China,IX International Frederic Chopin Competition for Young Pianists, adjudication June 6, Evanston, IL,Pick-Staiger Concert Hall,Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, Victor Yampolsky, conductorS. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.4 May 17, Birmingham,ALUAB PIANO DAY,Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall,master-class
April 8, LaGrange, GALaGrange Symphony Orchestra, Patricio Cobos, conductorP. Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 April 2, Kiev, Ukraine,National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Vladimir Sirenko, conductorN.Medtner, Piano Concerto No.3postponed March 18, UAB faculty recital"With Love from Germany"Kristine Hurst, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano March 16, UAB Department of MusicFirst Annual "Musical Extravaganza" concert March 4, UAB faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano February 28, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,Rachmaninoff, Suites No.1 & No. 2, and "Symphonic Dances"Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, duo piano recital February 27, Fort-Worth, TexasVan Cliburn memorial concert February 7, Birmingham, ALAlys Stephens Performing Arts CenterRachmaninoff, Suites No.1 & No. 2, and "Symphonic Dances"Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, duo piano recitalhttp://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/02/two-piano_recital_reveals_grow.html 2013 December 18, Moscow, Russia" Russian News Service" radio station, 107.0 FMinterview November 28-December 2, Moscow, RussiaAll-Russian festival-competition " Merzlyakovka invites friends",adjudication November 14, UAB faculty recitalDenise Gainey, clarinet and Yakov Kasman, pianoJ. Brahms, Sonatas for clarinet and piano November 2 & 3, Buffalo, NYBuffalo Philharmonic, Arid Remmereit, conductorProkofiev, Piano Concerto No.2 October 12, Hendersonville, NCHendersonville Symphony, Thomas Joiner, conductorSaint-Saens, "Carnival of the Animals"Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, piano July 22-26, Busan, South KoreaDong-Eui University, Busan International Music Academyguest artist/faculty June 28- July 11, Kiev, UkraineInternational Summer Music Academy, faculty member April 26, Huntsville, ALHuntsville Chamber Music Guild,Recital April 8-15, Donetsk, UkraineInternational Competition for Young Pianists in S. Prokofiev's Native Land,Adjudication
April 2, Birmingham, ALReynolds-Kirshbaum Recital Hall, UAB faculty recital,Kristine Hurst- Wajszczuk, soprano, and Yakov Kasman, piano March 23, Birmingham, ALAlabama Piano Gallery, "Keys to a miracle" benefiting Children's Hospital of Alabama
March 8, Fairhope, ALSt. James Concert Series,Yakov and Aleksandra Kasman, duo recital (with participation of Dina Kasman)
March 5, Birmingham, ALReynolds-Kirshbaum Recital Hall, UAB faculty recialYakov Kasman (with participation of Aleksandra Kasman) February 22&23, Kitchener, Ontario, CanadaKitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Edwin Outwater, conductorTchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.2 2012 December 28, Orel, RussiaOrel Music College, Duo piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman November 13, Birmingham, ALAlys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirshbaum Recital Hall, UAB faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano October 14, Florence, ALShoals Symphony at UNA, Viljar Weiman, conductorRachmaninoff, Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini October 1, New Orleans, LAConcert Piano Series, Tulane University, Dixon HallDuo piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
September 16, Fredericksburg, TXRecital September 7, Birmingham, ALAlabama Symphony, Christopher Confessore, conductor,Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue August 21-31, Bolzano, Italy59th Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition,Member of the jury of the preliminary selection August 8-11, Fort Collins, COInternational Keyboard Odyssiad and festival,Summer Keyboard Institute SKI/Colorado,Competition ajudication, master-class and duo piano recital with Aleksandra Kasman
June 25, Kiev, Ukraine"Kiev Soloists" orchestra, Vladimir Sirenko, conductorShnittke, Piano Concerto June 8-23, Kiev, UkraineIX International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, adjudication May 10-11, New Orleans, LALouisiana Philharmonic, Carlos Prieto, conductorRachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.3 April 26-28, Orel, RussiaKalinnikov International Piano Competition adjudication April 21, Richmond, INRichmond Symphony, Guy Bordo, conductorTchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.1 April 15, Placitas, NMRecital March 27, Birmingham, AL, UAB Faculty RecitalKristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano and Yakov Kasman, piano March 10-20, Osaka & Tokyo, JapanMaster-classes February 28, Birmingham, ALUAB Faculty recitalPaul Mosteller, baritone and Yakov Kasman, piano February 13, Montgomery, ALMontgomery Symphony, Tomas Hinds, conductorMozart, Piano Concerto No.23 January 29&31, Paris, FranceTheatre Des Champs-ElyseesOrchestre Lamoureux, Emmanuel Leducq-Barome, conductorProkofiev, Piano Concerto No.2 2011 December 7&8, Baltimore, MDPeabody ConservatoryHarrison L. Winter Piano Competition, adjudication December 3, Birmingham, ALYakov Kasman Piano Studio Recital, UAB November 20, Birmingham, ALSaint-Saens, Carnival of the Animals,Schubert, Fantasia for piano four- hands,New-York Chamber Soloists,Yakov & Aleksandra Kasman, pianoReview November 13, Miami, FLWerthrim Auditoriom, FIURachmaninoff, “Symphonic Dances,” duo with Nikolai Lugansky November 3&4, Seoul, South Korea,KBS Orchestra, William Boughton, conductorRachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.4 October 23, Georgetown, TXRecital October 22, Temple, TXRecital October 15, Brevard, FLBrevard Symphony, Christopher Confessore, conductorSaint-Saens, “Carnival of the Animals”Yakov & Aleksandra Kasman, piano September 22 & 24, Dayton, OHDayton Philharmonic, Neal Gittleman, conductorRachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.2
January 21, New Bedford, MAsolo recital
