Artist's Pick: David Yang (Artistic Director)
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David YangI asked past artists of NCMF to choose a surprise performance for our audience.
As we prepare for this summer, I’ll be chatting with the artists so you can get to know the people behind the music. This week, we begin with Canadian pianist Ilya Poletaev, First Prize at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, Grand Prize of the Concorso Sala Gallo in Italy, and top prizes at the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest and S.E.H.K.S. harpsichord competition.
Some musicians avoid listening to recordings for fear of their own interpretation being unduly influenced. Ilya, on the other hand, seeks them out. A scholar of historic performances, he is a musician’s musician, fascinated with the history of interpretation and how past players performed the pieces he is working on.
Anything with a keyboard is fair game for this protean master, whether it be piano, harpsichord, fortepiano, or chamber organ. He even has a side gig improvising for silent films.
This summer, we’ll be performing piano quintets by Schumann (happy!) and Schnittke (maybe not so happy…) in addition to violin and piano sonatas by Brahms (the D Minor and A major) with Solenne and Stephanie, and the Liszt Ballade in B Minor for solo piano. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss his philosophy of music.
David Yang, Artistic Director
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David YangI asked past artists of NCMF to choose a surprise performance for our audience.
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David YangPiazzolla’s favorite dish was fettucine served with a sauce that was a specialty of his mother’s made from garlic, olive oil, tomato, and red-wine.
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David YangI call every member of my family until somebody picks up and entertains me, and when they get bored, I call the next person.
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