JUNE 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
About Michael Kaykov, Piano American pianist and educator Dr Michael Kaykov studied at the Mannes School of Music with Jerome Rose, The Juilliard School with Jerome Lowenthal, and finished his dissertation at the Manhattan School of Music under the guidance of Dr Edward Green. Kaykov has appeared as a soloist throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, with recent engagements including a series of Liszt recitals devoted to rarely heard works. The third album of his Liszt series on Odradek Records was issued in April 2024 with favourable reviews in Fanfare magazine and MusicWeb International . Kaykov is a Steinway & Sons educational partner, and on the faculty at the Harlem School of the Arts (NYC).
Previous volumes in the series
APR 2026
‘I’m in awe. …Recorded in 2024, this album captures the mastery of the great Scherbakov – a pianist, please excuse me, over 60 years young. And young and youthful his playing is – an incredible superhuman feat. …The execution of these pieces is on the highest virtuosic level. …What a joy to listen to!’ – American Record Guide
‘Williamson’s genius is that he plays these arrangements of mostly orchestral pieces as if they were always piano pieces – that is, he’s always pianistic, not symphonic, and he rarely emulates the orchestra. …This is a master class in Lisztian piano style and another winner for Naxos’s venerable series now entering its 30th year.’ – American Record Guide
‘[Williams] plays superlatively, negotiating the many difficulties with ease… this is a brilliant recording of some rarely heard Liszt all played splendidly by Christopher Williams.’ – MusicWeb International
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