The Young Russian Pianist, Gleb Ivanov, triumphs in Haydn, Chopin, and Prokofiev at a Tannery Pond benefit, by Michael Miller

Gleb_ivanov
Gleb Ivanov

Gleb Ivanov
Tannery Pond Concerts Benefit
May 7, 2011

Haydn, Sonata in C, Hob.XVI:48
Chopin, Four Mazurkas, Op. 41
Nocturne, Op. 37, No. 1, in G Minor
Nocturne, Op. 55, No. 1, in F Minor
Prokofiev, Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82

Another most impressive discovery of Christian Steiner’s, pianist Gleb Ivanov, a twenty-eight-year-old M.A. from the Manhattan School of Music, played a stirring program of Haydn, Chopin, and Prokofiev at a private benefit concert for Mr. Steiner's Tannery Pond Concerts. Here was a pianist of impeccable—really formidable—technique, powerful intelligence, and marked individuality, playing with a concentration that made the audience hang on every note, putting across his point of view with full conviction. And this point of view was most definitely worth hearing—and that is an understatement. Any musician who can play with such polish, grandeur, and intelligence has my deep respect.

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