Piano masterclass
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: ME263D
- Dates: 24/07/24 - 31/07/24
- Time: 18:00 - 21:00
- Taught: Wed, Evening
- Duration: 2 sessions (over 2 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Maria Razumovskaya
Course Code: ME263D
Duration: 2 sessions (over 2 weeks)
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What is the course about?
The class is limited to 8 performers who will play a 20 minute session each on both evenings. Please consider these time constraints when choosing your repertoire as you may wish to present just short section of a piece to allow time to work on it with the tutor.
What will we cover?
Please prepare two pieces to bring to the class (you will be timetabled to play one piece each evening). Please let the music office know your choices by 17th July 2024 so that we can inform all students of the repertoire in advance of the first session. You may wish to bring study-scores to follow your classmate’s repertoire. Email: music@citylit.ac.uk.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Make informed expressive decisions about issues such as pedalling, articulation, phrasing and realise them in your playing.
- Understand how to interpret notational/editorial ambiguities in the context of the style and period.
- respond to constructive critique.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
You must play to a minimum standard of Grade 8, and be able to respond quickly to the suggestions of the tutor.
You need to be able to follow written and verbal instruction in English and engage in class discussions.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Individual performances and tuition masterclass-style, including tutor demonstration and group listening/discussion.
You need to prepare your piece well beforehand; although desirable, you are not expected to play from memory.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Please bring along 2 copies of the music you are playing. Please inform the music office of the repertoire you intend to play by 17th July 2024 - music@citylit.ac.uk.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
If you are not already receiving regular piano tuition, you may be interested in enrolling on one of City Lit's Piano Workshops (contact the music department for advice to determine which level is suitable).
Maria Razumovskaya received her pianistic training with Rustem Hayroudinoff at the Royal Academy of Music in London, graduating with Distinction and several prizes. She furthered her studies with Professor Dmitri Alexeev as an AHRC doctoral scholar at the Royal College of Music. Maria combines intellectual integrity with an intensely emotional performance style. She has performed extensively in the UK and continental Europe, and her live radio broadcasts include ‘BBC Introducing‘ and the BBC ‘In Tune' series. Her debut CD, Liszt B Minor Piano Sonata and Other Works (Malachite), was shortlisted for the Liszt Disque Grand Prix. Further recordings include works of Busoni, Liszt, CPE Bach and Rachmaninov. She has published a monograph on pianist and pedagogue Heinrich Neuhaus (Boydell & Brewer), book chapters, and articles for academic and general periodicals including BBC Music, International Piano, and Pianist. She teaches at City Lit and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, is guest faculty at several international music academies and festivals, and is a Steinway Artist.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.