St. James Concert Series

St. James Concert Series

Sunday, January 20, 2019, 4 pm

Yakov Kasman, piano

International pianist— Distinguished Professor of Piano

& Artist-in-Residence, University of Alabama, Birmingham

with Dina Kasman, piano

Yakov Kasman’s debut in America in 1997 as Silver Medalist in the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth was the culmination of several competition triumphs and tours in Europe and the Middle East, including prizes at the 1991 Valentino Bucchi Competition in Rome, the 1991 London World Piano Competition, the 1992 Artur Rubinstein International Competition in Tel Aviv, and the 1995 International Prokofiev Competition at St. Petersburg. He is a graduate and postgraduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and previously a professor of piano at the Music College of the Conservatory, he is now the Distinguished Professor of Piano and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Dina Kasman is the youngest pianist in her family of musicians and is now a student of her father. She is an active performer who has placed in numerous piano and concerto competitions.

We welcome the return of Yakov Kasman and Dina Kasman to our concert series.

All concerts are free and open to the public. Donations accepted.

Event contact: Jennifer Glover | communications@stjamesfairhope.org