Vyacheslav “Slava” Gryaznov Piano Recital
$40 / $32 / $30 / $28 / $15
Johann Sebastian Bach — English Suite No. 2 in A minor BWV 807
Claude Debussy — Suite bergamasque, L. 75
Franz Liszt — Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Maurice Ravel — La valse
Vyacheslav Gryaznov — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach – English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op.109
Claude Debussy – Suite bergamasque
Maurice Ravel, arr. Vyacheslav Gryaznov – La valse
Franz Liszt – Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
The remarkable Russian pianist and composer Vyacheslav Gryaznov has performances in China, Australia, France, U.S., Russia, Poland, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Croatia, and Belgium this year. And Vashon Island!
“Slava” returns to Vashon Center for the Arts for his second engagement with us.
Vyacheslav graduated with honors both from the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory, and the Moscow Conservatory. He continued at the Moscow Conservatory as a post-graduate, and was on its teaching faculty. He later completed Yale University School of Music’s Artist Diploma program under Professor Boris Berman.
He is an Artist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society and is an Artist-in-Residence with The Drozdoff Society in the U.S. Recent performances include Berliner Philharmonie; Carnegie Hall; Ehrbar Hall in Vienna; National Center for the Arts, Mexico City; soloist with the Atlantic Classical Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic; RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra; and Dnipro Philharmonic.
Vyacheslav Gryaznov has authored more than 30 concert arrangements and in 2014 signed a publishing contract with Schott Music (Germany). In 2018, he released a CD of his Russian Transcriptions on the Steinway & Sons label.
Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm.
Tickets: $32-$40 ($30 senior, $28 member, $15 youth)
About Vyacheslav "Slava" Gryaznov
Russian concert pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov, arranger and composer, is the author of more than 40 concert arrangements. He has gained a reputation as one of the most remarkable young arrangers working today. In 2014, Gryaznov signed a publishing contract with Schott Music, the youngest Russian in their history to do so. He graduated with honors from the Central Music School of the Moscow State Conservatory where he studied with Professor Manana Kandelaki. He proceeded with undergraduate studies at the Moscow Conservatory (class of Professor Yuri Slesarev), once again completing his degree with honors. He continued at the Moscow Conservatory as a postgraduate student and was on the teaching faculty of the Moscow Conservatory's Piano Department. In 2018 he completed Yale University's Artist Diploma program under the Yale School of Music's Professor Boris Berman. He is an artist of the Moscow Philharmonic and is an Artist-in-Residence with The Drozdoff Society in the United States. PianoFête marks Slava’s fourth return to Vashon Center for the Arts.
https://gryaznoff.com/