Professor
Diehn School of Music

Andrey Kasparov

244 DIEHN CENTER
NORFOLK, 23529

Dr. Andrey Kasparov was born in the former Soviet Union to a family of Armenian descent. At fifteen, he moved to Moscow, where he later entered the Moscow State Conservatory, graduating with honors in Music Composition and Piano in 1989 and 1990, respectively. He also holds a Doctor of Music degree in Music Composition from the Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington. Presently, Kasparov is Associate Professor of Music at 麻豆传媒 in Norfolk, Virginia. He is also Artistic Co-Director of the Norfolk Chamber Consort and a founding member of the Invencia Piano Duo.

At 麻豆传媒, Kasparov teaches undergraduate and graduate Music Composition, Piano, and all levels of undergraduate Music Theory. He also directs the New Music Ensemble which he founded and coordinates the departments of Composition, Piano and Music Theory.

Kasparov鈥檚 works have been performed at Moscow Autumn; International Forum of Composers in Kiev, Ukraine; Internationale Ferienkurse f眉r Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany; the Encuentros festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and many other festivals and venues in Moscow, New York, Paris, Yerevan, Ottawa, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, and other cities in the world.

Kasparov has appeared in concerts as a recitalist, soloist with orchestras and chamber musician throughout the former Soviet Union, Europe and the Americas. In 1994, he was a soloist with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic in the world premiere of the newly discovered revised edition of B茅la Bart贸k's Piano Concerto No. 3. Music critics describe Kasparov鈥檚 solo and chamber performances as 鈥渇lawless,鈥 鈥減henomenal,鈥 鈥渄azzling,鈥 鈥渆lectrifying鈥 and 鈥渁uthoritative.鈥 Reviewing the CD Hommages musicaux in the American Record Guide, James Harrington wrote, 鈥淗ats off to the Kasparov-Lutsyshyn piano duo team for bringing these fascinating pieces to us in their original forms.鈥 Kasparov鈥檚 and Lutsyshyn鈥檚 CD with piano music by Adolphus Hailstork was released by Albany Records in May 2009 and recognized by the Fanfare Magazine as 鈥渁 significant release.鈥 He and Lutsyshyn have recently recorded the entire works by Florent Schmitt for piano duo and duet to be released by Naxos Records.

Kasparov has won prizes at numerous composition and piano competitions such as the Second Prize at the Sergei Prokofiev International Composition Competition in Moscow and the Albert Roussel Prize at the Orl茅ans International Piano Competition. He has been a recipient of various awards, including ASCAP, the Indiana Arts Commission Fellowship and a grant from the Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music.

In addition to Albany Records, Kasparov鈥檚 music and performances are featured on labels such as Atlantic Music Artist Agency in Ukraine, Vienna Modern Masters, and Contemporary Record Society. His compositions and articles have been published by the Kompozitor Publishing House in Moscow, Russia and Hungarian Music Quarterly in Budapest, Hungary.

Ph.D. in Music Composition, Indiana University, (1999)

M.M. in Piano, Moscow Conservatory, (1990)

M.M. in Music Composition, Moscow Conservatory, (1989)

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Kasparov, A. "Faculty Summer Research Grant to record a CD with complete piano music by Paul Bowles" $6,000. 麻豆传媒. March 2013 - March 2013
Kasparov, A. "Faculty Summer Research Award to record a CD with complete piano duo and duet works by Florent Schmitt " $5,000. 麻豆传媒. 2009 - 2009
Kasparov, A. and Lutsyshyn, O. "Virginia Commission for the Arts Touring Assistance Program to assist with the Invencia Piano Duo future tours" $1,000. June 2009 - June 2009
Kasparov, A. "Virginia Commission for the Arts Touring Assistance Program to assist with the Invencia Piano Duo future tours" $1,000. - June 2008
Kasparov, A. "Assist with CREO鈥檚 synergy project in March 2008" $3. - June 2007
Kasparov, A. "Assistance with the Invencia Piano Duo future tours" $2. - June 2007
Kasparov, A. "Assistance with the CREO鈥檚 future tours" $2. - June 2006
Kasparov, A. "Assistance with the Invencia Piano Duo future tours" $2. - June 2006
Kasparov, A. "Assistance with CREO鈥檚 opera project in April 2006" $1. - July 2005
Kasparov, A. "Assistance with the CREO鈥檚 future tours" $2. - June 2005
Kasparov, A. "Assistance with a multimedia project in April 2005" $2. - July 2004
Kasparov, A. "Assistance with the CREO鈥檚 future tours" $2. - June 2004
Kasparov, A. "Organization of a Dutch Bass Clarinetist Henri Bok's visit to the campus" $2. - April 2004
Kasparov, A. "Faculty Summer Research Award. Recording of a CD of Tombeau de Claude Debussy and Hommage de Gabriel Faure" $5. - March 2004
Kasparov, A. "Assistance with the CREO鈥檚 concert in Abingdon, VA in November 2004" $2. - June 2003
Kasparov, A. "Faculty Summer Research Award. Recording a CD of my Perestroika for symporchestra in the Czech Republichony" $5. - March 1999
Kasparov, A. "Establishment of an advanced electronic studio" $17. - May 1998

Expertise

Music
Composition, Music Theory, Piano, New Music Ensemble

Articles

Kasparov, A. (2002). Michal, a work for solo clarinet. European American Music for The Society of Composers. Journal of Music Scores.
Kasparov, A. (2001). B茅la B谩rtok鈥檚 Third piano Concerto in the Revised (1994) EditionJanuary 2001. Hungarian Music Quarterly.
Kasparov, A. (2000). Piano Sonata No. 2 for piano. Kompozitor Publishers.

Presentations

Kasparov, A. (February 10, 2002). My composition Perestroika for symphony orchestra Festival of Contemporary Russian Music Seattle, WA.
  • 2016: Naxos Critics' Choice for BOWLES, P.: Complete Piano Works Vol. 1,
  • 2013: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Standard Awards,
  • 2013: Naxos Critics' Choice MusicWeb International Recording of the Month for SCHMITT, F.: Piano Duet and Duo Works (Complete), Vol. 1,
  • 2013: Naxos Critics鈥 Choice for: SCHMITT, F.: Piano Duet and Duo Works (Complete), Vol. 1,
  • 1999: 12 consecutive American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Standard Awards,
  • 1998: Albert Roussel Prize, International Piano Competition for 20th-Century Music, Orl茅ans (France)
  • 1997: First Prize, Contemporary Record Society National Competition, Broomall, PA
  • 1997: Second Prize at the 1997 Sergei Prokofiev International Comopsers Competition in Moscow, Russia for Sonata No.2 for piano, Sergei Prokofiev International Comopsers Competition in Moscow, Russia