Kirill Gerstein Masterclass for IMS Prussia Cove: Alexandra Stychkina plays Mozart Sonata in D K284

The Masterclass with Kirill Gerstein from April 12th 2021 is part of the International Musicians Seminar Prussia Cove which nurtures and inspires world-class musicians by bringing together emerging artists and acclaimed performers from across the world to make music together.
In 2021 because of pandemic-related restrictions the Masterclasses will take place in an online format. The classes with Kirill Gerstein were live-streamed from the C. Bechstein Center in Berlin.
Kirill Gerstein's heritage combines the traditions of Russian, American and Central European music-making with an insatiable curiosity. These qualities and the relationships that he has developed with orchestras, conductors, instrumentalists, singers and composers, have led him to explore a huge spectrum of repertoire both new and old. From Bach to Adès, Gerstein's playing is distinguished by its clarity of expression, discerning intelligence and virtuosity, and an energetic, imaginative musical presence that places him at the top of his profession.
Born in the former Soviet Union, Gerstein is an American citizen based in Berlin. His career is similarly international, with solo and concerto engagements taking him across Europe and the United States, to China and Australia. In addition to his international career he is also professor at Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin.
Alexandra Stychkina studied in Moscow at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and has performed in venues such as the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. In 2018 she won the 2nd Prize at the «Jeune Chopin Competition» in Switzerland and participated in the Verbier Academy in Switzerland. She performs Mozarts Sonata in D Major K284.

[@sofiae8123]

This masterclass shows how difficult it is to play Mozart. There is a big difference in playing playfully or with urgency and just tossing off something flippantly. Gerstein is excellent at showing the inner workings of this sonata which is much more complicated than the way it's usually played. The articulation is so much more important than just playing fast. It is much more operatic and orchestral than pianistic.

[@shupingwang3392]

Gerstein ist nett, intelligent, und musikalisch. In der Reihenfolge.

[@r.i.p.volodya]

Almost impossible to hear what's said.

[@fanach]

3rd movement?

[@pyroprince78]

Despite her two-dimensional phrasing, this young lady is very intelligent.