The Kazyansky Family

Yakov Kazyansky, Improvisation on Gershwin's Lady Be Good. A concert dedicated to the centenary of George Gershwin, Yaroslavl Philarmonic Society, February 1998 www.kazyansky.com

Anna Korzhenevich and Kate Elbert - vocal duo Yakov Kazyansky - piano and arrangements Marta Gavrialov - host, Roman Polinovskiy - sound, Stanislav Keselman - video, Kate Elbert - video editing Krug - Community Circle, Chicago. August 25, 2019 “Singers of the Jewish soul” – is a unique project that engages a family trio – Yakov Kazyansky, a well- known musician from Yaroslavl, Russia, and his twin-daughters Anna Korzhenevich (Chicago) and Kate Elbert (Columbus, Ohio). This lecture-concert is dedicated to the Yiddish poets/songwriters who lived in the first half of the twentieth century. These were incredible people who created wonderful pieces of music under the most horrible circumstances possible. The names include Mordechai Gebirtig, Avrom Goldfaden, Itzik Manger, and others. Currently, Anna, Kate, and Yakov live in different parts of the world, and thanks to the Genesis Philanthropy Group and Russian Jewish Division of JUF, they were able to join each other on stage again and perform their beloved Yiddish songs for the Chicago audience.

Jesus Christ Superstar Trailer Russian, 1989 Musical director and arrangement - Yakov Kazyansky Voice Tutor - Olga Kazyanskaya Jesus - Igor Sorokin Judas - Kyrill Stavriev Mary Magdalene - Lydia Khomutova Soprano - Irina Il'ina Herod - Sergey Shishkin Yaroslavl, 1989 www.kazyansky.com

Mykola Leontovych Shchedryk Children choir of the 6th grade, secondary school # 75, Yaroslavl, Russia Director - Olga Kazyanskaya 1994 www.kazyansky.com Since 1991, Olga Kazyanskaya has worked as a music and enrichment teacher at the secondary school # 75. Olga Kazyanskaya has pioneered a system of musical and aesthetic education of children on the basis of choral singing, through which the issues of music history and theory are covered. In her opinion, there are no children that cannot be taught singing; each class of Olga Kazyanskaya is a choir that performs in multiple voices the wide spectrum of the world music -- from the classics to musicals.

Песня о Ярославле Music - Yakov Kazyansky Lyrics - Mikhail Bartenev Performed by Anna, Katya and Yakov Kazyansky www.kazyansky.com

J.Prevert, J.Kosma, The Autumn Leaves (Les Feuilles Mortes), arrangement - Yakov Kazyansky. Anna and Katia Kazyanskaya (voc), Yakov Kazyansky (p), Roman Makhov (dr), Alexander Kostenok (b), Yaroslavl Jazz Centre, 02.26.2004

Rumanye, Yiddish song, performed by Anna, Katia and Yakov Kazyansky Lyrics and music - A.Lebedeff Arrangement - Yakov Kazyansky Yaroslavl, Russia, 2003 www.kazyansky.com

Frederick Chopin "Longing" Children choir of the 5th grade, secondary school # 75, Yaroslavl, Russia Director - Olga Kazyanskaya Accompanist - Olga Antonyuk 1994 www.kazyansky.com