Mikhail Yanovitsky returns to the Strings for his second appearance. Born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg since 1991) and a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, he emigrated to the United States in 1991 and immediately won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions under whose auspices he made his New York and Kennedy Center debuts, becoming the most frequently engaged artist on the roster. Among his many competition triumphs were two coveted Gina Bachauer Piano Scholarships for graduate studies with Seymour Lipkin at Juilliard. He completed his doctorate at Temple University and currently serves on the faculty of Northeastern Illinois University.

Yanovitsky has appeared with the New York Chamber Orchestra under Gerard Schwartz, the San Francisco Symphony, the Moscow Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Cape Town Symphony and, most recently with the Shanghai Symphony and the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra. He is a sought-after recitalist and has conducted master classes throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, Israel and Japan.

Mikhail Yanovitsky

Schumann
Symphony No.3 in E-Flat Major,
Op.97(Rhenish)

Chopin
Concerto No.1 for Piano and Orchestra
in E Minor
Mikhail Yanovitsky, Piano