Daria Fedorova & Ilya Takser

Daria Fedorova & Ilya Takser

The Fedorova&Takser Piano Duo is one of the most creative, inspiring and virtuosic piano ensembles across Canada, worldwide represented by the Manhattan Artists Management.
The Duo is well known by their innovative projects, such as "Classical music in 3D" at the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory run by the "Artnovi Space", "Filming classics with drone" in collaboration with famous movie director D. Vardanyan (Netflix) or “Virtual Recital” for The Vancouver Chopin Society, which was filmed and edited by musicians themselves during the pandemic lockdown.
In 2014 Ilya Takser and Daria Fedorova settled in Vancouver and founded The Fedorova & Takser Piano Studio - the school that produced a bunch of National and International Piano Competition winners and keeping providing high quality music education till today.

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  • @yishihara55527
    @yishihara5552713 күн бұрын

    1:26:30 This basically shows how desperate people are to get their foot in the door. David knows that making that a possibility will further contribute to the death of classical music. Good on him for vehemently refusing. Nothing is going to change the fact that you aren't Kissin. It's the brutal reality of the industry.

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser12 күн бұрын

    Upon relistening to this ironic section today, I understand that one might find it ridiculous, especially the first half. However, if you look closer, you get the point: To continue evolving in terms of quality (not just popularity), the classical music industry needs more communication across different strata at all levels: young musicians, critics, music producers, sound engineers, concert organizers, etc. I was talking about the opportunity for evaluations, not PR. Yes, I naively believe that if younger generations of musicians had access to top-level specialists like Mr. Hurwitz, while studying, it would make our musical world better. However, I totally understand and respect that Mr. Hurwitz may not be interested or excited to educate young performers, just as some big-name performers avoid teaching activities. He already makes a huge contribution through his KZread channel, for which I'm very grateful. I just expressed my dream. That's it. If you allow me, I'll leave your reference to Kissin without comment. Best regards, Ilya

  • @yishihara55527
    @yishihara5552712 күн бұрын

    @@FedorovaTakser "I was talking about the opportunity for evaluations, not PR." <--- This is where Mr. Hurwitz is a few steps ahead of you. Of course the motivation is PR. It's not a critique for the sake of a critique. Many musicians are desperate for attention as the demand simply doesn't exist. And just for clarity, I will remind you again that you are not Kissin. Wake up and smell the coffee. You are a good pianist, one of many. This industry is a "winner takes all" industry with only a handful on top. Many wealthy people have tried all sorts of ways to place themselves on a pedestal, but ultimately audiences decide who are the "top dogs."

  • @yishihara55527
    @yishihara5552712 күн бұрын

    @@FedorovaTakser "To continue evolving in terms of quality (not just popularity), the classical music industry needs more communication across different strata at all levels: young musicians, critics, music producers, sound engineers, concert organizers, etc." <---- No it doesn't. What it needs is for 90% of the people involved to leave so that there is a better supply and demand balance. More money for those musicians that truly deserve it. And of course no one wants to hear, "Go away!," hence the corruption/further erosion of the industry. As Mr. Hurwitz said, no one is entitled. I've seen so many rich Asian families literally BUY their children careers when they simply aren't artists. It's absolutely disgusting and destroys opportunities for others with superior abilities.

  • @innamichalowska4573
    @innamichalowska457317 күн бұрын

    Outstanding teachers and very talended and hard-working students.

  • @KlausLaeuferPiano
    @KlausLaeuferPiano18 күн бұрын

    Very nice played!!!

  • @Tallink123_end
    @Tallink123_end27 күн бұрын

    U LIVE IN CANADA

  • @lornapaterson2930
    @lornapaterson2930Ай бұрын

    Thank you for your your musical playing of Rush Hour! Best wishes, Lorna Paterson

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakserАй бұрын

    Dear Lorna Paterson, Thank you for your kind comment and wonderful contribution! Dylan thoroughly enjoyed working on your music and is grateful for your appreciation of his playing. It is always interesting and rewarding teaching your music! Warm regards, Daria and Ilya

  • @OlgaTikhomirova
    @OlgaTikhomirovaАй бұрын

    Это так прекрасно! Наслаждение для слуха 💚

  • @yosseriangeairon3779
    @yosseriangeairon3779Ай бұрын

    🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakserАй бұрын

    Hello everyone, We're thrilled to share our first in-person interview experience with you. We hope you enjoy it! Please pardon any misplaced subscribe buttons and unicorns 🦄-we swear they appeared after the video was published. Creating this project required a lot of time and effort, so we would greatly appreciate your likes, subscriptions, and feedback to help our channel grow and enhance our content. Sending warm hugs from Vancouver, I&D

  • @richdisilvio4591
    @richdisilvio45912 ай бұрын

    While I agree with many things David said, I do disagree that Classical music is “simpler” than other genres and is "not sophisticated". Or at least the way he described it. Yes, it has the ability to resonate easily with people of any age, and can elicit direct emotional responses, from joy to sorrow. However, Classical music’s underlying structure is indeed the most complex of any musical genre, in many cases. And perhaps deceivingly so, because it is exactly due to its complexity (and ability to create a multitude of sounds from a large variety of instruments), that make its communication of feelings so much more effective and broader than other genres. Moreover, the various tasks Classical composers have requires a great deal of skill and talent, which should never fall under the category of being called “simpler.” If David meant simple, only in regards to enjoying the music, that might be true for casual listeners, but seasoned listeners generally analyze the music after a first impression in great detail. They study why a composer used a particular instrument here or there, or how they created such a mournful melody or joyful one with a unique progression of notes, or made a transition here, or should have used one there etc. And examining the structure of a symphony or piano concerto in great detail, for example, is not simple, it too requires effort and some degree of fine-tuned skills from the listener. And I do look at Classical music as being more than just “entertainment,” even if many only view it that way, like David. For me, it spotlights the ultimate talents of those who strive to create such wonders as Beethoven’s “3rd Symphony,” Dvorak’s “9th Symphony,” or Sibelius’ “5th Symphony” and stand as artistic monuments to human effort and achievement. And such sublime works of art deserve high acclaim and even reverence. Granted, some Classical music was meant to be more trivial in nature, but in regard to the major works, they deserve not only our respect, but the efforts of all of us to keep this music alive at all costs, for our generation and all future generations. Because the world of Classical music lovers is very small, and dwindles with each succeeding generation. And it would be a tremendous lose to humanity if it became buried under the mountains of media and data that's already cluttering the globe.

  • @Reneflute
    @Reneflute2 ай бұрын

    Amazing performance! Just wonder do the split piano exam needs any theory requirements. My daughter just finished her RCM level 8.

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your comment!Good luck to your daughter! As we know, level 10 piano exam doesn't require any theory. To obtain a complete diploma RCM Lvl 10 a student needs to complete the theory exam within 5 years since the practical piano examination. It could be completed in any order (piano first, or theory first, or both around the same time). Theory is not easy, though, so we encourage our students to work on it simultaneously with the piano.

  • @Reneflute
    @Reneflute2 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @grahamcombs4752
    @grahamcombs47522 ай бұрын

    My first conscious awareness and attraction to classical was Prokofiev's Troika. I was eight years old and we had just bought our first stereo system at a new thing called a shopping mall. (Ours was an historic mall and praised by the Canadian journalist and promoter of urban studies, Jane Jacobs. Alas it was completely demolished a few years ago. Thanks Amazon ...) Our stereo was one of those compact "suitcase" model with a turntable/speaker and second lid or cover and speaker. The Prokofiev piece was on a free LP record that sampled various kinds of music including a song called Rag Mop ("Ragg mopp ragmop!") But I also believe that for me film soundtracks played a role as they did with 50s/early 60s jazz. Now I have more cd box sets than I may live to hear completely? Mr. Hurwitz has placyed a significant role in this. He's a genius at what he does. Thank you sir.

  • @varghapayandeh3024
    @varghapayandeh30242 ай бұрын

    Beautiful!! Fantastic non-legatos

  • @PianoLessonsVancouver
    @PianoLessonsVancouver2 ай бұрын

    Wonderful playing! You have really inspired my students!

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your kind message 😊glad to hear your students enjoyed enjoyed it!

  • @pjdahmen
    @pjdahmen3 ай бұрын

    Nice one 👍

  • @JMaxwell1000
    @JMaxwell10003 ай бұрын

    One would think that someone as talented, witty, educated, knowledgeable as David Hurwitz would NOT need to shadow-ban viewers who disagree with whom or who have different opinions and views, but the does. Very sad. Totalitarianism is alive and well even in the real of music criticism.

  • @AndElectro
    @AndElectro3 ай бұрын

    Супер исполннние !!!

  • @bachdon
    @bachdon4 ай бұрын

    i love richard adkinsons videos...they are excellent

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser4 ай бұрын

    We also think so! Thanks for commenting!

  • @user-us6hu8bc2p
    @user-us6hu8bc2p4 ай бұрын

    How long did it take you to learn this song 😮! It's so good❤

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words 🙏🏻😊 Normally, it takes about a week to learn the text. Polishing usually takes about 2 to 6 weeks (depending on the difficulty of the piece and performer's proficiency level)

  • @carlosrobertobarbosamoreir9030
    @carlosrobertobarbosamoreir90305 ай бұрын

    It is reality unbelievable that a serious music crític considers music "just an entertainment".

  • @HEXL_Gaming
    @HEXL_Gaming5 ай бұрын

    W playing

  • @Aerospace_Education
    @Aerospace_Education5 ай бұрын

    Amazing dedication to reach Level 10 by the age of 12.

  • @israelzamora1289
    @israelzamora12895 ай бұрын

    Fantástico!

  • @musiclassica
    @musiclassica5 ай бұрын

    What an excellent question and even more so response by David on what music criticism is! 👍👍

  • @Mviaccoz
    @Mviaccoz6 ай бұрын

    Well done !

  • @SashaLIU-vm5ps
    @SashaLIU-vm5ps6 ай бұрын

    Awesome keep it going!!

  • @francescoboneri
    @francescoboneri6 ай бұрын

    A dream child. The performances he gave in Moscow when he was ten are Out Of This World. Especially the Ravel. I am so glad to see he is playing still. Much encouragement to him . . .

  • @juliatimofeeva2678
    @juliatimofeeva26786 ай бұрын

    Мы очень круто и как раз чуть музыкальной школе на рояле это предел

  • @Kris9kris
    @Kris9kris7 ай бұрын

    I looked into that Beverly Jerold book. First, it’s hilarious that some musicologists/musicians are still unwilling to bite the bullet on Beethoven’s metronome marks. The lengths they go to dismiss them through ridiculous conjectures and mental gymnastics is mind-boggling. One of the statements she makes in that book is that Maelzel - like an evil mage of some sort - manipulated/brainwashed a weak-minded Beethoven who would have surely refused Maelzel if he weren’t deaf but under these circumstances; he had no choice but to comply… I wish I were making this up. She also argues that most musicians of Beethoven’s time weren’t skilled enough to play it at that tempo, therefore they’re invalid… That’s like saying professional orchestras shouldn’t play music of Beethoven’s time because they didn’t exist back then.

  • @user-fx3qe9yr1n
    @user-fx3qe9yr1n8 ай бұрын

    Какая умничка, так душевно сыграла

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser8 ай бұрын

    Большое спасибо 💐

  • @henrithellier7684
    @henrithellier76849 ай бұрын

    SAns traduction....impossible comprehension...(tout le monde ne parle pas le British)

  • @thpu7925
    @thpu79259 ай бұрын

    A minute in and my favorite pianist is mentioned, this was a very good Interview. Definitely deserves more views.

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser9 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear you like it. Thank you for watching 😊

  • @carstenkling2566
    @carstenkling25669 ай бұрын

    A great transcription and recording! Very well played! I like it very much! Thanks for uploading!

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words! Glad to hear you liked it 😊

  • @tonynathanson7843
    @tonynathanson784310 ай бұрын

    Really nice! One of my favorites.

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser10 ай бұрын

    Glad you like it!

  • @monicasanchezorozco1361
    @monicasanchezorozco136110 ай бұрын

    hace 2 segundos pense Seria abueno algo de clasik music, abri KZread y ahi estaba algo que yo no habia escuchado pero mas clasico ni los rolling stones. dopamina. grass.

  • @CadenzaChris
    @CadenzaChris10 ай бұрын

    Such fun

  • @ddgyt50
    @ddgyt5010 ай бұрын

    Delightful.

  • @ElaineCulbert
    @ElaineCulbert11 ай бұрын

    This is absolutely wonderful! I truly enjoyed listening to your interpretation of the piece. I just finished learning this invention and posted it on KZread as well😊

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser11 ай бұрын

    Dear @ElaineCulbert, thank you for your kind inspiring comment 😊 we will make sure, our wonderful student will see it. Wishing you the best luck with your musical journey 😊

  • @noralisgallegos3680
    @noralisgallegos368011 ай бұрын

    Magnifique!!! ♥️🎶

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser11 ай бұрын

    Merci beaucoup! 🤩

  • @noralisgallegos3680
    @noralisgallegos368011 ай бұрын

    @@FedorovaTakser ♥️

  • @ddgyt50
    @ddgyt5011 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @derek.morrison
    @derek.morrison Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser Жыл бұрын

    Many thanks for watching and your support 🙏🏻

  • @lilianalomaquiz230
    @lilianalomaquiz230 Жыл бұрын

    Hermosa ejecucion, compás en Do menor.... Eleva el espiritu y purifica nuestra, alma!!!!!

  • @angelalonso473
    @angelalonso473 Жыл бұрын

    A piece of art. Uncommon in 2023. People is very deaf to art.

  • @eudessoares8774
    @eudessoares8774 Жыл бұрын

    Eu creio em Deus e são Jorge amem

  • @ChristianPianoMusic
    @ChristianPianoMusic Жыл бұрын

    Everyone did so well! Congratulations to all!

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @ddgyt50
    @ddgyt50 Жыл бұрын

    Very enjoyable. It must be nice to be back to live performances.

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊 Yes, we've been waiting for it too long.. Going to catch up!

  • @blackpeppery
    @blackpeppery Жыл бұрын

    It’s so fast I don’t even know what’s happening anymore

  • @musiclover4311
    @musiclover4311 Жыл бұрын

    Wha's the name of the student?? You should give him credit for such outstanding performance! Why was his name omitted???

  • @FedorovaTakser
    @FedorovaTakser Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your message and concern. First of all, yes, the performance IS outstanding (as well as many other recordings made by this talented student) Our School has a right to display our teaching job (playing of our own students), however, student's name can be revealed only with parent's permission! In cases when we don't have it or a communication with parents was lost for any reasons, we simply omit the name. When/if we will be contacted with a such approval, the name will appear right away. We also believe the video should be credited to it's performer, but that's all we can really do at the moment. Sorry for inconvenience, Enjoy exploring our channel! I&D

  • @emanuel_soundtrack
    @emanuel_soundtrack Жыл бұрын

    He talks no sense about the definition of music, art, and proves his stupidity by saying that classical music expresses very basic emotions only. He has a very partial knowledge, by being focused on a huge quantity of same things. First of all: different musical art works were made according to different views of music, and many of them were certainly NOT about basic emotions or entertainment. Also the concept of entertainment needs many footnotes, principally when talking to today´s audience

  • @emanuel_soundtrack
    @emanuel_soundtrack Жыл бұрын

    9:48 wtf, so much knowledge for what? haha

  • @ChristianPianoMusic
    @ChristianPianoMusic Жыл бұрын

    Bravo!