Clarinetist Larry London. I would like to share an article written by Clarinetist Lawrence London about his performance of Iosif Andriasov’s Concertino for Clarinet. “Ten years ago I was in a recording studio on a film project, and I heard Victor Romasevich during a break in the session playing ...
Wife Claudia Andriasova. I would like to share an article written by my wife, Claudia Andriasova, about the performance of Iosif & Arshak Andriasov’s music at The 4th California Andriasov Music Festival. “When I flew cross-country (Fort Lauderdale, FL – San Francisco, CA) to listen to ...
Piccolo Player Diana Duarte. I would like to share an article written by Piccolo Player Diana Duarte about her working on Arshak Andriasov’s Piccolo Sonatina. “I had the pleasure to know and record the Sonatina from composer Arshak Andriasov. When I heard the midi file (Flute version) he ...
Trumpeter Todd Hayen. I would like to share an article written by Trumpeter Todd Hayen about his performances of Iosif Andriasov’s Trumpet Concertino and my Brass Trio. “I’ve had the honor and privilege to perform Iosif Andriasov’s stunning Concertino for Trumpet and premiere two brilliant ...
Soprano Alexandra Fees. Soprano Alexandra Fees wrote: “Composer Arshak Andriasov’s Opus 2, No. 1, “The Rose”, and No. 5, “Here is the Evening”, for Soprano and Piano possess a mourning of life’s brevity and what it means to stand alone, looking into the vast space of existence, and finding ...
Pianist Cheyne Yu. Pianist Cheyne Yu wrote: “The Seven Preludes are one of the earliest works by Arshak Andriasov, completed when he was seventeen years old. The whole set constitutes seven preludes that are titled from Monday to Sunday. The musical texture in terms of styles and characters for ...
“Discovering the name of composer Iosif Andriasov on the Internet, several years ago, came as a real surprise to me. I had previously taken interest in other musicians who had been praised by Dmitri Shostakovich, such as Lokshin, Bunin, Wajnberg, Tischchenko and others. Oddly enough, now that ...
Cellist Paul Rhodes. “I have come into contact with the music of Iosif Andriasov through Victor Romasevich, an esteemed colleague, and I am certainly the better for having crossed this path. Andriasov’s music is many things: strong, flavorful, tender, uncompromising, inventively melodic, always ...
Clarinetist John Cipolla Guest Article. “Arshak Andriasov, Iosif Andriasov’s son provided me with a variety of background information about the complicated and painful history of Iosif Andriasov’s life in his quest to compose music while in Russia. Andriasov was younger than Dimitri ...
Guest Article by Katherine Napiwotzki. “It was a pleasure to work with Arshak on his Romances. They are incredibly moving pieces – short but powerful, and very touching. The thought that is behind his music is extraordinary, and it was a joy to learn the deep psychological aspects of his music ...
