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Asiya Korepanova & Ilya Kazantsev, pianos 1886 Chickering concert grand and 1930 Mason & Hamlin Two-piano works by Bach-Bindman, Brahms, Gershwin, Scriabin, Korepanova, Rachmaninoff These two stellar, Russian-trained pianists of rare brilliance play together on tour. Coverage of their duo concerts draws every superlative in the critics’ descriptive quiver. In both original works and evocative transcriptions, Asiya Korepanova and Ilya Kazantsev weave sumptuously orchestral sonic tapestries, in which both opulence and razor-edge precision dazzle. While most Music Matters programs present scores related in style and period, Asiya’s and Ilya’s irresistible pastiche of colorful works contrasts eras, styles, and genres in ways we won’t soon forget. Just six days ahead of the Winter Solstice, our two pianists will ignite sparks and light up the December sky!