Evento

PostClassical/CLUB | MUSIC UNDER STALIN

A PostClassical/CLUB event with Vladimir Feltsman
March 9, 2017 7:30pm
Krause Reporting Fine Art Gallery
1602 Seventh Street NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20001
www.postclassical.com/postclassical-club/

An evening with pianist Vladimir Feltsman, NPR Reporter Armando Trull and hosted by gallery owner and former PBS NewsHour correspondent Charles Krause.

Vladimir Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. In 1969, he entered the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory of Music to study piano under the guidance of Professor Jacob Flier. He also studied conducting at both the Moscow and Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Conservatories.

In 1979, because of his growing discontent with the restrictions on artistic freedom under the Soviet regime, Mr. Feltsman signaled his intention to emigrate by applying for an exit visa. In response, he was immediately banned from performing in public and his recordings were suppressed. After eight years of virtual artistic exile, he was finally granted permission to leave the Soviet Union. Upon his arrival in the United States in 1987, Mr. Feltsman was warmly greeted at the White House, where he performed his first recital in North America. That same year, his debut at Carnegie Hall established him as a major pianist on the American and international scene.