PIANIST · COMPOSER · TRANSCRIBER · ARTIST
"A force of nature"
— David Dubal
"One of the finest Rachmaninoff pianists on the concert scene”
— South Florida Classical Review
"More than I could have ever imagined”
— Boston Musical Intelligencer
FEATURED WORK
Signature Projects
Large-Scale Transcriptions
Groundbreaking piano transcriptions of orchestral masterworks including Ein Heldenleben, Manfred Symphony, and the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata.
Complete Cycles
Rare complete performances of monumental piano cycles, showcasing extraordinary technical mastery and musical depth.
Multimedia Projects
Innovative performances combining piano, poetry, and visual art. Experience Bach, Liszt, and Mussorgsky through multiple artistic dimensions.
Upcoming Performances
ON TOUR
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FRANZ LISZT: Twelve Transcendental Etudes
Solo Recital
Apollo Festival Hall • Oregon House, CA
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News & Recent Projects
UPDATES
Dec 20, 2025
Asiya debuts in South America
In March 2026, Asiya will make her South American Debut, performing with Buenos Aires Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra of Chile.
Oct 31, 2025
Songs And Dances Of Death Video Premiere
The recording was made on an incredible 1882 Steinway & Sons "Centennial-D" grand piano, named Palisandra, a Mussorgsky's contemporary..
Oct 17, 2025
Lang Lang Records Asiya's Transcription of Rachmaninoff
Deutsche Grammophon commissioned Asiya to write a transcription of the 18th Variation from Rachmaninoff's Paganini Rhapsody for Lang Lang's newest album Piano Book 2.
Sep 23, 2025
Chopin Cello Polonaise Transcription Publication
The score of Asiya virtuosic transcription of Chopin's Cello and Piano Polonaise, Op. 3, was published in digital version, expanding the lineup of her available scores.
Asiya
America’s only pianist to perform Rachmaninoff’s complete solo piano works during his 150th anniversary year of 2023, Asiya Korepanova is a pianistic powerhouse, also highly recognized as a composer, visual artist, and poet. A herald of an enormous repertoire encompassing over 60 piano concertos and solo works ranging from early Baroque period to music of living composers, Asiya takes unique joy in exploring monumental sets of pieces, such as Liszt's 24 Etudes or Bach’s complete Well-Tempered Clavier.
The author of many original works and solo piano transcriptions of Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata, Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben, Mussorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death, Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, Asiya studied composition with Albert Leman, chair of the composition department of Moscow Conservatory and student of Dmitry Shostakovich. She also creates original multimedia projects, featuring her poetry and artwork, for piano music by Liszt, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, and Mussorgsky. Her boundless virtuosity and profound interpretations captivate diverse audiences, leading to frequent return engagements.
Born to a musical family in Russia, Asiya made her orchestral debut at nine, playing Mozart’s Concerto No. 8 with her own cadenza. Since immigrating to the U.S. in 2012, Asiya has performed across the country at the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, in Phillips Collection, Newport Classical Festival, International Miami Piano Festival, and Grand Piano Series, to name a few. Her concerts have been broadcast on CNN, NPR stations, WFMT, and WETA.
In 2025-26 season, Asiya makes her debut at the Tippet Rise Art Center, returns to the San Francisco Piano Festival and Friends of Chamber Music of Miami series; premieres Amy Beach piano concerto in Argentina, making her debut with Buenos Aires Philharmonic; debuts with Alabama Symphony and Abilene Philharmonic; tours with the Balourdet Quartet and records her debut album with Reference Recording label. In June 2026, she directs the second season of her Flatiron Festival, a two-week chamber series on Manhattan, NYC.
Transcriptions
Asiya compares the process of making a transcription to the most consuming and passionate process of taming a wild animal, and that is probably why most of her transcriptions are made of the large-scale or powerful works.
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The score of Asiya Korepanova's transcription of the Rachmaninoff Cello sonata was published in April 2022, adorned with the cover art that was also drawn by her.
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The idea behind the image is an imaginary meeting of two magical creatures representing Slavic and Western cultures - the Firebird and the Unicorn, since both cultures have a major influence on Asiya's creative process.
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With over 15 completed transcriptions for piano solo in her portfolio, Asiya continues to explore different ideas, having also written transcriptions for 4 and even 6 hands.
Multimedia Projects
Since 2007, Asiya has implemented a series of unique projects. She presents significant piano works or cycles by great composers together with her original commentary on each of the works through her poetry and artwork.
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These cycles include Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes, Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier,
Tchaikovsky’s 18 Morceaux, Op. 72 and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
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The idea culminates in multimedia performances in which Asiya projects her drawings and reads her poetry for each piece she performs within the given musical cycle. The concerts therefore become an intersection of an art exhibition, poetry reading and piano recital, and the audience is inspired to visualize their own impression from the music.
