About

Sasha Papernik is a Russian-American classical pianist, singer, and composer who draws on her dual heritage and wide range of talents to present concerts spanning genres and continents. Lauded for her "lightly transparent performances of Chopin and Scriabin,” The Washington Post (July 2013), Sasha includes Scriabin, Prokofiev, Irving Berlin, Russian folk songs, and originals in her repertoire. Her New York based ensemble performed her Russian-American interactive concert, “I Speak Music,” at Lincoln Center’s Meet the Artist, Lincoln Center Local, and Carnegie Hall’s popular Musical Explorers series in 2014. “I Speak Music” has also toured New York City schools for The Center For Arts Education. Sasha was a recipient of a 2012 and 2013 Wildacres Artist Residency grant in North Carolina. Her 2013 self-released bilingual pop album, Victory, has been hailed by reviewers as "an eye opener," (Wildy's World) and "unparalleled in its aesthetics and musical elegance," (Indiemunity).

Music

I SPEAK MUSIC: Songs of a First Generation Russian-American
PROGRAM

I. Estampes Claude Debussy
France

II. Ochi Chyornye (“Dark Eyes”) Russian Romance
(Published in 1884)
Russia

III. Always Irving Berlin
(1888-1989)
America

IV. Kalinka (“Little Snowberry”) Ivan Larionov
(Published 1860)
Russia

V. Russian Lullaby Irving Berlin
Arr. S. Papernik
America

VI. The Man I Love George Gershwin/Earl Wild
(1898-1937)
America

VII. I Found My Peace Sasha Papernik
America

VIII. Vo Pole Bereza Stoyala (“In the Field Stood a Birch Tree”)
Russian Folk Song
Arr. S. Papernik
Russia

IX. I’m Always Chasing Rainbows Caroll/McCarthy
(Published in 1917)
America

X. Fantaisie Impromptu, Op. 66 Frederic Chopin
(1810-1849)
Poland

XI. Poeme No. 1 Op. 32 Alexander Scriabin
Russia

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Ensemble profiles

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  Papernik + Wu Piano Duo

  • Instrument: Piano Duo - One piano, four hands!
  • Location: Manhattan

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