Wassermann Piano Series Artists

The Wasserman Piano Series has featured many artists over the years who have performed in concert, and shared lectures and masterclasses with the community and aspiring student musicians.

Marina Lomazov

Marina Lomazov

Passionate and charismatic pianist Marina Lomazov presented a program of music.

Chelsea Guo

Chelsea Guo

Rising young concert pianist Chelsea Guo presented a program of music.

The program featured works by:

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 279
  • Felix Mendelssohn | Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35, No. 1
  • Richard Strauss | “Cäcilie", Op. 27 No. 2
  • Arnold Schönberg | Selections from Brettl-Lieder
  • Claude Debussy | Images, Book I
  • Alexander Scriabin | Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp major, Op. 30
  • Pauline Viardot | Selected Works
Nikolai Lugansky

Nikolai Lugansky

International prize-winning pianist Nikolai Lugansky presented a program of music.

The program featured works by:

  • Felix Mendelssohn | Six Lieder ohne Worte
  • Robert Schumann | Carnaval de Vienne (Faschingsschwank aus Wien)
  • Wagner/Lugansky | 4 Scenes from "Götterdämmerung"
  • Wagner | Isolde's Liebestod. Act III from "Tristan und Isolde"
Dominic Doutney

Dominic Doutney

Rising young concert pianist Dominic Doutney presented a program of music.

The program featured works by:

  • Brahms | Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119
  • Liszt | Sposalizio, Chasse neige, and Concert Etude No. 1
  • Rachmaninoff | 13 preludes, Op. 32
Jeremy Denk

Jeremy Denk

International prize-winning pianist Jeremy Denk presented a program of music. 

The program featured works by:

  • Bach | Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829
  • Clara Schumann | Three Romances, Op. 22
  • Chopin | Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
  • Missy Mazoli | Heartbreaker
  • Ravel | Gaspard de la Nuit
  • Schubert | Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 664
Alexander Malofeev

Sergei Babayan

International prize-winning pianist Sergei Babayan presented a program of music. 

The program featured works by:

  • Franz LisztBallade No. 2 in B minor
  • Vladimir RyabovFantasia in memory of Maria Yudina
  • Sergei RachmaninovEtude-Tableau in E-flat minor Op.39 No. 5, Etude-Tableau in C minor Op.39 No. 1, Moment Musical in E-flat minor Op.16 No.2, Moment Musical in C Major Op.16 No.6
  • Schubert-LisztDer Muller und der Bach and Erlkönig
  • Franz SchubertSonata in G Major Op.78 D.894 or Schubert B-flat Sonata
Alexander Malofeev

Alexander Malofeev

International prize-winning pianist Alexander Malofeev performed in concert as part of the Wassermann Piano Festival on February 21, 2023.

The program featured works by:

  • Ludwig van Beethoven - “Moonlight” Sonata
  • Mieczsław Weinberg - Sonata
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata No. 2
Sergey Belyavsky (copyright by the artist)

Sergey Belyavsky

International prize-winning pianist Sergey Belyavsky performed in concert as part of the Wassermann Piano Festival on September 23-24, 2022.

The program featured works by:

  • Schumann
  • Liszt
  • Prokofiev
  • Silvestrov
Daria Rabotkina

Daria Rabotkina

Daria Rabotkina performed in concert as part of the Wassermann Piano Festival on March 22-23, 2022.

The program featured:

  • Frédéric Chopin - Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
  • Enrique Granados - Goyescas, Op. 11: Quejas, o La Maja y el ruiseñor
  • Johannes Brahms - Sixteen Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 9
  • Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Minor, BWV 853
  • Alexander Scriabin - Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 11:  No. 19 in E-flat Major
  • Samuel Barber - Piano Sonata in E-flat Minor, Op. 26
Gabriela Montero

Gabriela Montero

Gabriela Montero performed in concert as part of the Wasssermann Piano Festival December 8-9, 2021.

The program featured:

  • Sergei Prokofiev - Sarcasms: Five Pieces for Piano, Op. 17
  • Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36
  • Igor Stravinsky - Piano Sonata (1924)
  • Gabriela Montero - Improvisations