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		<title>STAVANGER, NORWAY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Programme:
Elgar: Enigma Variations
Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/02/03/stavanger-norway-3/</link>
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		<title>HOUSTON, TX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Programme:
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
Piano Concerto No. 2
Symphony No. 3
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		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/22/houston-tx-5/</link>
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		<title>The final showdown: Kirill vs. “Rach 2″</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The third and final week of “RachFest” is filling me with excitement for the upcoming performances of Rachmaninoff’s second concerto. I’m also feeling a hint of nostalgia as this project comes to a close. It has been wonderful and challenging to be immersed uninterruptedly in Rachmaninoff’s concertos. Performing all of them with the musicians of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/18/the-final-showdown-kirill-vs-%e2%80%9crach-2%e2%80%b3/</link>
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		<title>HOUSTON, TX</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Programme:
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no. 1
Isle of the Dead
Piano Concerto no. 4]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/15/houston-tx-4/</link>
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		<title>Kirill writes about his time at RachFest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join Kirill as he shares his thoughts on performing as artist-in-residence during the Houston Symphony&#8217;s &#8220;RachFest.&#8221; Two posts are available to read in the &#8220;Press&#8221; section of this site, and future posts will be available both here and on the Houston Symphony&#8217;s blog.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/11/kirill-writes-about-his-time-at-rachfest/</link>
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		<title>One down, three to go! On deck: Rach 1 &amp; 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our “RachFest” continues this week with a pairing of Rachmaninoff’s 1st and 4th piano concertos. These two wonderful pieces are sometimes undeservedly overshadowed by their more famous cousins. I am glad to have the chance to present them to the Houston audience, and playing them together in one program makes a lot of sense. - [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/11/one-down-three-to-go-on-deck-rach-1-4/</link>
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		<title>A fearless hand ballet: Gerstein attacks a naughty RachFest with a perfectionist&#8217;s cool for Symphony</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If Sergei Rachmaninoff&#8217;s Third Piano Concerto could talk, it would say take me, love me, hug me, hold me, adore me. And that&#8217;s just the PG version. I suspect what&#8217;s lurking between the lines would be more sultry, even naughty, not verbiage I&#8217;d be willing to put down on a critique of such a classic. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/10/a-fearless-hand-ballet-gerstein-attacks-a-naughty-rachfest-with-a-perfectionists-cool-for-symphony/</link>
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		<title>Houston Symphony promotes its version of a prizefight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The people at the Houston Symphony have come up with a pretty clever campaign for its upcoming RachFest: The advertising deliberately resembles a promotion for a boxing match. For three weeks in January, Jones Hall will play host to &#8220;the biggest, baddest showdown of the century&#8221;: composer Sergei Rachmaninoff &#8220;vs.&#8221; pianist Kirill Gerstein. The analogy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/10/houston-symphony-promotes-its-version-of-a-prizefight/</link>
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		<title>Kirill Gerstein celebrates Rachmaninoff in Houston</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kirill spends January as artist-in-residence with the Houston Symphony&#8217;s &#8220;RachFest,&#8221; a month-long celebration of Rachmaninoff&#8217;s works. During the festival, Kirill undertakes the monumental task of performing all four of the composer&#8217;s piano concertos, the first performance of which occurred January 5. Everett Evans of the Houston Chronicle, discussing Kirill&#8217;s interpretation of the &#8220;gargantuan&#8221; Piano Concerto [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/10/kirill-gerstein-celebrates-rachmaninoff-in-houston/</link>
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		<title>Getting ready to Rach: Kirill Gerstein on Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am excited to start our joint Rachmaninoff adventure with the Houston Symphony this week. In my opinion, Rachmaninoff’s concertos are some of the most gratifying pieces written for the piano. Playing and hearing the four concertos in three consecutive weeks offers a special opportunity to hear the essence of Rachmaninoff’s voice while observing the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kirillgerstein.com/2012/01/10/getting-ready-to-rach-kirill-gerstein-on-rachmaninoff%e2%80%99s-piano-concerto-no-3/</link>
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