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Alexander Shtarkman,
private lessons
 Alexander Shtarkman’s debut
recitals in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City prompted
strong words of praise from audiences and critics alike. Martin
Bernheimer, Los Angeles Times wrote
“Alexander Shtarkman. Remember the name… He plays the piano
with all the strength, flash and eagerness that his age would
suggest. He also plays with the sensitivity and mellow
refinement one associates with certain grand old men of the
keyboard, most of them Russian.” James Keller of The New Yorker
staff wrote of Mr. Shtarkman’s 92nd
Street Y appearance
- “Shtarkman’s was a debut recital of importance. In fact,
debuts just don’t come much better than this. Of the young
pianists currently entering the international spotlight,
Shtarkman is unquestionably among the most musicianly.”
Recital
appearances in the United States include the Ambassador
Foundation, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Tisch Center
for the Performing Arts, Ravinia Festival’s Rising Stars Series,
San Francisco Performances, Regional Arts Foundation at the
Kravis Center, The Peace Center and Van Wezel Performing Arts
Hall. Orchestral appearances include the Dallas Symphony, Fort
Worth Symphony, Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra, Chicago
Sinfonietta at Orchestra Hall, Northwood Festival Orchestra,
Marin Symphony and the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque.
In August 1995, Mr. Shtarkman was
awarded the First Prize of the Busoni International Piano
Competition in Bolzano, Italy. As a result of this prize, he
has been offered over sixty recitals and orchestral engagements
in Europe within the next few seasons.
In addition to the Busoni Prize, Mr. Shtarkman is a major
prizewinner of the 1989 Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition and the 1994 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. As
well, he won the First Prize of the First Taipei International
Piano Competition and was engaged for numerous concerts
throughout Asia.
Mr. Shtarkman performs extensively in Europe and Asia, South and
North Americas, Russia and the former Republics of the USSR. He
is a frequent guest performer at the prestigious Great and Small
Halls of the Moscow Conservatory.
Since 2002 Mr. Shtarkman has been serving as a member of the
Piano Faculty at the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Lana Ivanov, Career
Development
 Achieving
a career as a performer requires self-imaging and promotion.
This course covers the professional presentation of artist's
biographies, promotional photographs, as well as general
guidelines regarding the music industry. All students will leave
the Festival with a professional press portfolio.
Lana Ivanov has distinguished herself in the field of arts
management. From 1989 - 1996, Ms. Ivanov was the Touring
Division Coordinator of ICM Artists, Ltd. She became the
Artistic Director and a faculty member of the Shandelee Music
Festival in 1994. Since 1996, she has also been the Executive
Director of the Young Pianist Competition of NJ.
She has been a faculty member of the festival "Musica in Laguna" in
Chioggia (Italy) since 2000. Ms. Ivanov received her Bachelor of Music from
the prestigious Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of
Zenon Fishbein in 1988. In addition, she has studied with
renowned pianist Zoltán Kocsis at the International Bartók
Festival in Hungary.
As a performer, Ms. Ivanov was the inaugural first prize winner
of the Summit Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. She has
the distinct honor of being the only recipient to receive the
Gina Robinor Pedagogy Award of Excellence presented by the Piano
Teacher's Society of America both as a piano student and as a
teacher.
Ms. Ivanov also maintains a successful private piano studio. Her
students have been winners at many prestigious competitions
including Piano Teachers Congress of NY, NJ Music Teachers
Association, Piano Teacher's Society of America and Young
Pianist Competition of NJ.
Christopher Kennedy,
Piano Technology For The Performing Pianist
 This
course will cover the technical aspects of piano voicing,
regulation, tuning, and basic maintenance, enabling participants
to better communicate their needs to their piano technician. All
participants will receive a basic tuning kit.
Christopher Kennedy is the Resident Keyboard Technician at The
Metropolitan Opera House. He has presented Piano Technology for
the Performing Pianist as a Lecture Series at The Julliard
School of Music, The New Jersey Professional Pianists
Association, and for the past eight years as a full day workshop
at The Shandelee Music Festival. In an expanded edition, this
has become a curriculum course at the 92nd Street Y School of
Music.
Mr. Kennedy is also an accomplished pianist and composer. He has
studied with Leslie Pintchick, Jacqueline Schweitzer, and
Richard Shirk. The play, Song for the Last Act: A Portrait of
Louise Bogan with his original music made its European debut at
the Edinburgh Festival in 1991. He is currently performing a
one-man show entitled Pulling Strings. |
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