Yuri Liberzon

Yuri Liberzon
Background information
Born	1982 (age 42–43) Novosibirsk, Russia
Genres	Classical
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Classical Guitar
Years active	2000s–present
Labels	Naxos, Soundset
Website	Official website

Yuri Liberzon (born 1982) is a classical guitarist based in the United States. Born in Russia, he lived in Israel, studying with Yaron Hasson, before moving to the United States. He studied at the Peabody Conservatory with world-famous guitarist Manuel Barrueco and at the Yale School of Music with Benjamin Verdery. Mr. Liberzon was granted Alien of Extraordinary Ability United States Permanent Residency based on his achievements in the music field. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Liberzon has performed at prestigious concert series both internationally and across the United States. He has appeared in the Marlow Guitar Series and is featured on their Marlow Guitar Series Favorites CD. ^[3] Liberzon has performed Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Diablo Symphony. ^[4] He has also performed with flamenco guitarist Grisha Goryachev for the Sacramento Guitar Society. ^[5]

He has performed and given masterclasses at universities including Portland State University. ^[6] He has also appeared for numerous guitar societies, such as the South Bay Guitar Society. ^[7] and the Orange County Guitar Circle. ^[8] He has served as a professor of guitar at Stanislaus State University. ^[9]

Liberzon has also made transcriptions of J.S. Bach violin Partitas and Domenico Scarlatti Sonatas, published by Bergmann Edition. ^[10]

His debut album, Ascension (2015), includes transcriptions of works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Keith Jarrett. The recording was submitted for first-round GRAMMY consideration. ^[11]

Discography

• Ascension (2017) – Soundset Recordings. Engineered by Grammy-winning Nahuel Bronzini. ^{[12] [13]}
• ¡Acentuado! (2018) – Soundset Recordings. Engineered by Nahuel Bronzini. ^{[14] [15]}
• 3 Violin Sonatas (2020) – Laudable Records. Engineered by Nahuel Bronzini. ^[16]
• Music of Konstantin Vassiliev (2022, Naxos) – with Patrick O'Connell. Engineered by Grammy-winning Norbert Kraft. ^{[17] [18]}
• Piazzolla: Music for Guitar (2024, Naxos) – with Piotr Pakhomkin. Engineered by Norbert Kraft. Features arrangements of works by Ástor Piazzolla, including the Tango Suite for two guitars. In a July 2025 review for *Fanfare*, music critic Peter Burwasser praised their performance, writing it is “enriched by the compelling textures that result from the use of two guitars,” and that “Yuri Liberzon and his guest partner Piotr Pakhomkin, both superb technicians, make the most of the delightfully dense patterns of the score.” ^{[19] [20] [21]}

References

1. "Yuri Liberzon – Classical Guitar Magazine"
2. "Yuri Liberzon – Naxos Records" . Retrieved 18 September 2025.
3. "New Marlow Guitar Series Favorites CD" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
4. "Walnut Creek Guitar Series – Yuri Liberzon" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
5. "Insight: Sacramento Guitar Society with Grisha Goryachev" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
6. "Guitar Masterclass and Concert" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
7. "South Bay Guitar Society: Yuri Liberzon Guitar Virtuoso in Concert" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
8. "OCGC Schedule 2023–24" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
9. "Faculty & Staff – CSU Stanislaus" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
10. "Yuri Liberzon – Bergmann Edition" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
11. "Yuri Liberzon – Classical Guitar Magazine". Classical Guitar Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
12. "New Release: Ascension by Yuri Liberzon". 30 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
13. "Album review: Ascension". 5 March 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
14. "Yuri Liberzon's Acentuado". Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
15. "Yuri Liberzon's New Release ¡Acentuado!". 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
16. "Reviews: Recent Albums by Xuefei Yang, Yuri Liberzon, and Alex Park". Classical Guitar. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
17. "Konstantin Vassiliev: Guitar Works, Vol. 1" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
18. "Konstantin Vassiliev: Guitar Works, Vol. 1" . Retrieved 18 September 2025.
19. "Piazzolla: Music for Guitar" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
20. "Review: Piazzolla: Music for Guitar" . Retrieved 20 September 2025.
21. "Album review: Piazzolla: Music for Guitar" . Retrieved 18 September 2025.