Audio & Video

Leokadiya Kashperova

for cello and piano

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Episode 1: Symphonic memories
Kashperova’s Symphony in B minor was the first of her scores to be rediscovered, revealing memories of her childhood near Yaroslavl.

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Episode 2: Rubinstein's Pupil
Kashperova was a star pupil of Anton Rubinstein and her pianistic brilliance informed many of her own works.

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Episode 3: Cello sonatas
After her graduation in St Petersburg in 1895, Kashperova composed her opus 1, consisting of two expansive Romantic cello sonatas.

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Episode 4: Stravinsky's teacher
Kashperova taught Igor Stravinsky piano between 1899 and 1901, the years when she composed her own Piano Concerto.

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Episode 5: Russian voices
Kashperova’s range encompassed many genres, including vocal music, but all was to fall into silence as she vanished into obscurity after the Russian Revolution.

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