Praised for her playing and commitment to rarely-heard repertoire, Aleksandra (Sasha) Kasman Laude is in demand as a soloist and teacher with engagements around the world.
Kasman Laude appears as a guest artist at the invitation of such festivals as International Keyboard Institute and Festival (New York), pianoSonoma (California), Southeastern Piano Festival (South Carolina), Utah State University Piano Festival, Kyiv International Summer Music Academy, Busan International Music Academy (South Korea), and PianoCity Milano. She has given solo recitals at major concert venues including Steinway Hall (New York City), Yamaha Ginza Hall (Tokyo), Salle Cortot (Paris), and Teatro Carlo Felice (Genoa).
Kasman Laude made her concerto debut at age thirteen with the Symphonic Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine and the Alabama Symphony, and has since worked with numerous orchestras in the USA and abroad. She is an advocate and experienced performer of contemporary music, premiering works of Nathan Daughtrey, Zachary Detrick, and Eric Mobley.
A top prizewinner of numerous international competitions, she holds Artist-in-Residence positions at NPR’s Performance Today, PianoArts of North America, and pianoSonoma.
Kasman Laude is a Rackham doctoral candidate in the studio of Logan Skelton and Graduate Student Instructor at the SMTD of the University of Michigan. She holds an Master of Music degree fromThe Juilliard School (NewYork), where she studied with Robert McDonald and served as aTeaching Fellow and Gluck Fellow.
Kasman Laude began her musical studies with her parents,Yakov and Tatiana Kasman Laude, acclaimed pianists and pedagogues. Kasman Laude is a dedicated music teacher herself; in addition to maintaining a private studio, she has given masterclasses at Lee University and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and lectured at Bowling Green State University. Since 2015, she has enjoyed serving as a PianoArts Fellow giving yearly teaching and performing tours to thousands of children in Milwaukee schools and the community.