Andrew Burashko
November 25, 2006 at 8 PM at the The Vancouver Academy of Music
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Andrew Burashko's Naxos recording
Since his brilliant debut with the Toronto Symphony at the age of 17 under the baton of Sir Andrew Davis, Andrew Burashko has established himself as one of the most sought after soloists in Canada. Born in Moscow into a family of musicians, Andrew Burashko began his studies with Marina Geringas at Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music. He later studied with Kum Sing Lee in Vancouver, Leon Fleisher and Marek Jablonski in Toronto, and Bella Davidovich in New York City. As a soloist, he has performed extensively throughout Canada, the United States and Europe collaborating with the conductors Marin Alsop, Sir Andrew Davis, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Bramwell Tovey and Pinchas Zukerman among many others. As a chamber musician, he has performed in festivals around the world and regularly collaborates with some of Canada's greatest musicians. Passionately dedicated to the music of our time as well as to the great piano masterworks of the past, Andrew Burashko has developed a reputation for versatility and brilliantly conceived programs. His musical dexterity and commitment to building a future audience for classical music have brought him in 1998 to the artistic directorship of the Art of Time Ensemble, a chamber music society comprised of the finest classical and jazz players on the Canadian scene. The Toronto Star wrote "The interpretations breathed music without a hint of mannerism".
Programme
- Alexander Scriabin - 14 Preludes from Op. 11
- 1. C Major
- 2. A Minor
- 3. G major
- 4. E Minor
- 7. A Major
- 8. F# Minor
- 9. E Major
- 10. C# Minor
- 12. G# Minor
- 14. Eb Minor
- 15. Db Major
- 17 Ab Major
- 21. Bb Major
- 24. D Minor
- Frederic Chopin - Scherzo No. 2 in Bb Minor, Op.31
Nocturne in F# Major Op. 15, No. 2
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Intermission
- Cage - In a Landscape (1948)
- Prokofiev - Sonata No. 6
Vladimir Ovchinnikov
Akiko Ebi
Antti Siirala
Nelson Freire