About NYCA artists Martin Labazevitch
Martin Labazevitch
Praised by the critics in the United Kingdom, Spain, Lithuania and the United States for his lyricism, intensity of performance and virtuosity, pianist Martin Labazevitch has appeared on numerous concert stages and festivals in Europe, Israel, Japan and the United States. He is a recipient of the Rina Menashe Award in Israel, the Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship in New York, the Harold and Helen Schoenberg Scholarship and the Harold Bauer Award in Manhattan School of Music.
Mr. Labazevitch has appeared on WNYC, WQXR radio stations of New York and WFMT of Chicago. He has been a soloist with Joven Orquesta Nacional de Espana and Orquestra Joven de Andalucia in Spain, St.Kristoforo Kamernis Orkestras in Lithuania, New York Sinfonietta and Hamptons Festival Orchestra in the United States and TIPC Symphony Orchestra in Japan under such conductors as Donatas Katkus, Ki-Sun Sung, Shunsaku Tsutsumi and Lukas Foss. As an active chamber musician, Mr. Labazevitch is a founding member of the Paderewski Trio, an all-Polish ensemble that for the whole time of its existence has been coached and mentored by the late Isidore Cohen, member of the Juilliard String Quartet and the Beaux Arts Trio. Paderewski Trio’s debut recital at the Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall was praised by the critic of The Strad magazine as “..exuberant, multi-faceted , …gripping from first note to last”
His recent and upcoming performance highlights include concerto performances with Joven Orquesta Nacional de Espana in Spain (Brahms), with Rzeszow Philharmonic in Poland (Chopin) and with St. Kristoforo Kamernis Orkestras in Lithuania at the National Philharmonic Hall (Bach), chamber music performances at the Palau De La Musica in Valencia, Spain and with the Vilnius String Quartet in Lithuania as well as recital tours in Spain, Poland and in Chicago at the Dame Myra Hess recital series.
Born in Poland, pianist Martin Labazevitch studied at the Odessa State Conservatory in Ukraine before immigrating to the United States. In 2008 he graduated with highest honors from the Manhattan School of Music. His major teachers have included Anatoly Kardashov, Nina Svetlanova and Horacio Gutierrez. He has worked with and performed for such notable artists as Philippe Entremont, Stephen Hough, Dmitri Bashkirov, Bella Davidovich, Ruth Laredo, Jeffrey Swann and Earl Wild. He also has collaborated with and given performances of living contemporary composers such as Richard Danielpour, Jan Radzynski and Lukas Foss.
Mr. Labazevitch resides in New York City.
Updated: SEPTEMBER 2010
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