“Yuri is unquestionably an outstanding talent and certainly one of our very top guitarists…His performances…are a continuous source of inspiration.” – M anuel Barrueco, Peabody Conservatory of Music
“Yuri is unquestionably one the most extraordinary guitarists I’ve taught in my twenty two years of teaching at Yale. Upon hearing only a phrase of his playing one is assured of his command over not just the instrument but over the music he plays.” — Benjamin Verdery, Yale School of Music
Yuri will also performing for the Portland Guitar Society February 6 (8:30 p.m), February 8 at PCC Rock Creek Performing Art Series (7:30 p.m.),
Bio: Yuri Liberzon, a Russian-born and Israeli-raised classical guitarist, has received international acclaim for his impressive technical ability and musicality. USCIS has granted Mr. Liberzon ‘Alien of Extraordinary Ability’ United States Permanent Residency based on his achievements in the music field.
A graduate from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University and Yale University studied with two of the world’s leading guitar masters: Manuel Barrueco and Benjamin Verdery.
Yuri international performances include appearances on radio; the Voice of America International Radio Station, Kol HaMusica National Classical Music Radio Station of the Israel Broadcasting Authority, KUHF (NPR Houston), KUSF San Francisco, WDR German Television Network.
His arrangements of Domenico Scarlatti and J. S. Bach have been published in SoundBoard magazine, the official quarterly magazine of the Guitar Foundation of America. In 2015 he released a debut record ‘Ascension’ which was highly praised by respectable publications and critics including Classical Guitar Magazine, Fanfare and the Muse’s Muse.