An internationally touring pianist with a Carnegie Hall resume is set to take the stage in Victorville next Sunday. Ilya Yakushev, described as an award-winning classical pianist, will perform at Victor Valley College on Oct. 18, with a program built around Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt.
The concert, presented by Live On Stage, Inc. and the Victor Valley Community Concert Association, was detailed in a report from the Victorville Daily Press. The performance falls under the association's 2026-2027 Concert Series, which, per the Victor Valley Community Concert Association, is held at the Victor Valley College Performing Arts Center at 18422 Bear Valley Road in Victorville.
Those looking to catch the show can buy a single adult ticket for $35, while children age 17 and under get in for $5, according to the same report. Concert admission is also included with a subscription to the association's upcoming season, the Daily Press reports.
A Program Built on Romantic-Era Giants
Yakushev's set list leans heavily on the Romantic and early-Romantic canon, with his show featuring what Live On Stage calls jaw-dropping renditions of works by Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. It's the kind of program that has defined much of his career, one built on technical command paired with marquee 19th-century repertoire.
British label Nimbus Records, which released Yakushev's Prokofiev by Yakushev Vol. 1 CD in February 2014, has described him as one of the very best young concert pianists of the day. That recording project reflects a recorded career that has run alongside his touring schedule for over a decade.
From Mannes College to Major Concert Halls
Yakushev's training traces back to Mannes College of Music in New York City, where the pianist studied with Vladimir Feltsman, according to Noontime Concerts. His competition résumé includes first prize at the Donostia Hiria International Piano Competition in San Sebastián, Spain, in both 1997 and 1998, followed by a win at the 2005 World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio, per the same source.
On the orchestral side, Yakushev has performed alongside the Boston Pops and the BBC Concert Orchestra, among other ensembles including the San Francisco Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic and Utah Symphony, Noontime Concerts notes. His venue history spans Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and Davies Symphony Hall, along with international stops such as Sejong Performing Arts Center in Seoul, Great Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg and Victoria Hall in Singapore.
Victorville audiences next Sunday will get a chance to see that globally traveled career land locally, with Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt serving as the throughline for an evening built around one of the touring circuit's more decorated solo pianists.
