“ONLY IN YPO” CONCERT GIVES MEMBERS THE TASTE OF LOCAL PIANIST SAID TO BE “MASTER OF ALL HE SURVEYS!”
Concert pianist, Behzod Abduraimov, wowed YPO Kansas City in a private concert at Crown Center on Wednesday, May 11th. A student of Park University’s International Center for Music founder and artistic director, Stanislav Ioudenitch (Gold Medalist of the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2001), Behzod came to Kansas City from Tashkent Uzbekistan to study in the Center’s unique environment. Since then, he won the London International Piano Competition at age 19, and has gone to set the international classical music scene aflame, performing with the world’s most acclaimed orchestras and selling out the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall with performances described by critics and writers alike:
“With prodigious technique and rhapsodic flair, Mr. Abduraimov dispatched the work’s challenges, including burst upon burst of arm-blurring octaves, with eerie command.”
– The New York Times
He possesses a spectacular technique, but more impressive than that is his musicality. The powerful finale, tackled with virtuosity to spare, was electrifying […] the audience rose with a roar.”
– Cincinnati Business Courier
Park ICM Alumnus Behzod Abduraimov
What is Park International Center for Music and how is it they’re producing artists like these?
Behzod is just one of Park International Center for Music’s success stories. Based on the Classic European Apprenticeship Model, our Center is transforming talented proteges into world-class performers. With students in piano, cello, violin and viola, our students are earning top spots as concert musicians across the globe. Interested in learning more or attending one of our 2022-2023 concerts? Sign up to receive communication from Park International Center for Music by completing this form.
Follow Our Latest Rising Star as He Competes in the 2022 Cliburn!
Current graduate student, pianist Ilya Shmukler, has made it to the XVI Van Cliburn International Piano Competition! Held June 2-18 in Fort Worth, Texas, Ilya will compete with 29 other pianists from around the world for this year’s top prizes. Follow his progress here.
Park ICM Graduate Student Ilya Shmukler
Mark Your Calendars for Stanislav & Friends 2023!
Said to be a performance where, “you can expect to be immensely entertained (Paul Pattison, KC Arts Beat),” our signature concert event each year is known as “Stanislav & Friends.” Held at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, the roster of performers includes alumni, faculty and students of Park International Center for Music, including Behzod Abduraimov. Mark your calendars! Next year’s date is March 11, 2023, 7:00 p.m. in Helzberg Hall. Follow Program Updates Here
Join Our Intimate Family and Instantly Make a Big Impact!
For almost 20 years, the International Center for Music at Park University has been training world-class concert musicians who have gone on to international acclaim. We invite you to support our artists and spread the word by becoming part of our intimate family and joining the ICM Patrons Society today! With your membership, you get season tickets to our concerts in Kansas City, invitations to special performances and events, and the opportunity to take magnificent trips to see our alumni and faculty perform around the world. Interested? Click here to join and instantly be an important member of our family.
Questions?
Should you have questions or need further information, please reach out to our Executive Director, Lisa Hickok, at Lisa.Hickok@park.edu with any questions or comments.
We’ll leave it to our friend Paul Pattison to wrap it up: