Piano concerto op. 2 (cd)

Oliver Triendl (piano), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anna Skryleva

Kashperova: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 2
Kashperova: Symphony in B Minor, Op. 4

Leokadiya Kashperova was Igor Stravinsky’s piano teacher and a former student of the legendary Anton Rubinstein. Despite her pedigree, her compositions have long remained in the shadow of her male Russian contemporaries—a fate common to many women composers of her era. This recording brings her exceptional talent into the light, showcasing a deeply Romantic Russian idiom characterized by mature skill and rich harmonic textures.

While her output was not as vast as some of her peers, the works featured here—the virtuosic Piano Concerto and the expansive Symphony in B Minor—reveal a composer of significant importance. This release serves as a vital historical rediscovery, performed with "appealing wholeheartedness" by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.

"A fabulous historical rediscovery… Russia’s most important female composer of the first half of the 20th century… the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin and conductor Anna Skryleva nonetheless approach it with an appealing wholeheartedness." — BBC Music Magazine, April 2026