Ilya Yakushev, Piano
*Sunday, October 8, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 

"Mr. Yakushev can do just about anything he wants.” New York Times

A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Ilya Yakushev won the World Piano Competition in 2005 and has gone on to an outstanding career in Europe and North America, performing both demanding solo concerts and appearing as soloist with prestigious orchestras, including the SF Symphony.

He will present an ambitious program ranging from Mozart through Beethoven’s “Appassionata” Sonata to Gershwin via Liszt, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff.

Program

• Mozart: K.397, Fantasy in D minor;
• Beethoven: "Appassionata" Piano Sonata No. 23, Op 57;
• Scriabin: Nocturne for; the Left Hand Alone in D-flat major, Op. 9 No.2;
• Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1;
• Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G sharp minor, Op.32, No.12,
                              Moment Musicaux in E minor, Op.16,
                              Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.3, No.2;
• Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue