Pianist

One of the great chamber works of the 20th Century, Shostakovich’s Quintet for Piano and Strings earned the composer the Soviet Union’s highest honor in the arts, and allowed him to tour for years, playing with the Glazunov Quartet. Award winning pianist Yakov Kasman joins talented musicians of the ASO to perform this beloved work alongside works by Shostakovich’s countrymen that also feature the clarinet

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Shostakovich's Piano Quintet

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Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio

Hear Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto – a masterpiece weaving together the
pianist and orchestra – performed by Van Cliburn Silver Medalist and UAB
Distinguished Professor of Piano Yakov Kasman. The ASO also performs
Stravinsky’s groundbreaking _Petrushka_.

Opening Masterworks: Rach Two & Petrushka

A Bohemian Spring: Smetana, Schumann, & Brahms

We are honored to collaborate with the Violins of Hope project to present this important work, called the “most ethereally beautiful music of the twentieth century,” on Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

Quartet for the End of Time

Local favorite, pianist Yakov Kasman, returns to the stage for a brilliantperformance of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Our very ownMaestro Izcaray then conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 10, which is sure tobe a magical experience.

Yakov Kasman

Pianist

Events

Feb 6, 2024

Shostakovich's Piano Quintet · Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Nov 19, 2019

Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio · Alabama Symphony Orchestra

4 - 5 Oct, 2019

Opening Masterworks: Rach Two & Petrushka · Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Apr 23, 2019

A Bohemian Spring: Smetana, Schumann, & Brahms · Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Apr 12, 2018

Quartet for the End of Time · Alabama Symphony Orchestra

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