At the tender age of 16 years old he already has his own multi-page website, a Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram feeds and a YouTube channel.
His name is Maxim Lando and he’ll be performing “An Evening of Piano Masterworks” at the Shandelee Music Festival’s Sunset Concert Series on Thursday, August 15.
When he was only 14, Lando performed in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was also honored to perform at Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala Concert with Lang Lang, Chick Corea, and the Philadelphia Orchestra in an unprecedented three-pianist rendition of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.”
He’s also performed together with Lang Lang and the Pittsburgh, Toronto, Vancouver and Hawaii Symphony Orchestras. Other major collaborations include concerts with the Russian National and the Moscow Philharmonic. He’s even played for royalty! And he’ll make his debut with the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra later this year.
Paris, Germany, Chicago, Beijing, Greece, New York, Moscow, Italy and more, this young musician has traveled the world over. Lando has also been featured on CNN, NPR, BBC and WQXR.
Speaking after the concert with the Toronto Symphony, music critic David Richards said, “Maxim played the work with such speed and excitement that it seemed as if his fingers merged with the keys …”
Lando is a Gold Medalist of the 2017 Berliner International Music Competition, and he received the 2016 Audience Prize at Carnegie Hall from the prestigious Musical Olympus Foundation, along with several other awards. He is a Fellow at Yale and a student at Juilliard Pre-College.
The Thursday, August 15 concert of “An Evening of Piano Masterworks featuring Maxim Lando” will showcase music by Kapustin, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt, and will be performed at the Shandelee Music Festival’s fully accessible, climate controlled Sunset Concert Pavilion, located at 442 J. Young Road, Livingston Manor.
All performances in the Sunset Concert Series begin at 8 p.m. and will be followed by a specialty dessert reception.
Concert tickets are $35 for adults, $30.00 for Shandelee Music Festival members, and $10.00 for students 17 and under. Advanced reservations are required by calling 845-439-3277. Or purchase your tickets online and find out more about membership and sponsorships at www.shandelee.org.
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