Mar 23, 2026
From Sandra
Allusions to war in the Andante?
“...my first independent composition was a Sonata for piano and cello, dedicated of course to Verzhbilovich. I wrote it in the summer and wanted to show it to him in the autumn…
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Feb 25, 2026
From Sandra
To B or not to B
In his book, Leokadiya Kashperova: Biography, ‘Memoirs’, and ‘Recollections of Anton Rubinstein’ , Graham Griffiths notes that Kashperova seemed to attach meaning to a sequence of 4 pitches (B-A-C-B), quoted from her…
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Feb 15, 2026
From Sandra
On noticing “wrong” notes
The director of the St. Petersburg Music School, where Kashperova had taught, once warned the composer Balakirev not to include Kashperova in an upcoming concert because “she does not recognise any leadership and …..will…
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Jan 18, 2026
From Sandra
When Alyssa and I started looking at Kashperova’s Sonata for piano and cello in G major, we had no idea what to expect. It felt like a bit of a curious adventure….to explore a piece written by a…
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