Historical
Piano Concerts Series
About
the Musicians
Maksim Shtrykov
Already
an acclaimed artist in his native Belarus, clarinetist Maksim Shtrykov
is quickly gaining renown as an artist of remarkable charisma and
extraordinary musicianship. He has been hailed for “clarity that’s
viscerally breathtaking” and “effortless…quicksilver legato” (Lucid Culture,
NYC). A recipient of the Artists International New York Debut Award,
Maksim Shtrykov presented his Carnegie Hall debut recital at Weill Hall
in 2007. A passionate advocate of clarinet music, he is on a continuous
quest of expanding his instrument’s repertoire, bringing to light
rarely performed masterpieces by forgotten masters.
His
2016-2017 season begins with a concerto appearance at the Festival
Amadeus in Whitefish, MT collaborating with the Amadeus Festival
Orchestra and its Artistic Director John Zoltek in a performance of
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. With his partner, acclaimed pianist Misuzu
Tanaka, Maksim Shtrykov tours throughout the United States as the
Shtrykov-Tanaka Duo. Together they will give recitals for the Chamber
Music Society of Maryland, Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society, the Dame
Myra Hess Memorial Concerts in Chicago and will embark on a two week
concert tour in South Africa. The past two seasons have included
recitals and master classes on the Starlight Tea Concert Series in
Lancaster (PA), Music Matters Series at La Grua Center in Stonington
(CT), Shorter University’s Guest Artist Series, Tuesday's Music Live
Series in Augusta (GA), Frederick Collection Historical Piano Concerts
in Ashburnham (MA), and Summer Stars Classical Series in Ocean Grove
(NJ).
At age 14, Maksim Shtrykov was awarded a solo orchestral
debut with the State Chamber Orchestra of Belarus, a performance that
led to a series of concerto performances with the Belarusian State
Symphony and Chamber Orchestras. He is a prizewinner of many
competitions including the Dmytro Bida International Woodwind
Competition (Lviv, Ukraine), Brahms Chamber Music Competition (Gdańsk,
Poland), and “Salieri - Zinetti” International Chamber Music
Competition (Verona, Italy). He is also a two-time recipient of the
President’s Foundation Award, “Young Talents of Belarus.”
Maksim
Shtrykov holds a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School,
where he was a scholarship student in the celebrated studio of Charles
Neidich. This is his second appearance on our concert series.
Please visit his web site, http://maksimshtrykov.com/ , where among other things you will find a number of video and audio files to watch and listen.
