Lisa Smirnova made her debut at Carnegie Hall at the age of twenty and has since become a sought-after soloist.
Interpretation
Pianist Lisa Smirnova believes that Prokofiev's and Beethoven's late sonatas are closely related through their classical transparency, consciousness of form, and narrative force.
Performer Biography
Lisa Smirnova studied with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Maria Curcio in London, and took master classes with Robert Levin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Lisa Smirnova, the pianist, shares a common artistic self-understanding with her role models Friedrich Gulda and Glenn Gould, believing in a continuous struggle for every inch of musical expression.
Performer Biography
Lisa Smirnova, the pianist on this album, left the Russian professional music scene after one semester at the Moscow Conservatory to pursue creative freedom and artistic development elsewhere.
Performer Biography
Lisa Smirnova also works as a "music-mediator," giving piano lessons to prisoners to impart the direct impact and power of music.
Recording & Production
This album is a "genuine" live recording from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, without material from dress rehearsals or post-performance corrections.
