Yevgeny Dokshansky

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About Yevgeny Dokshansky

Praised by BBC Music Magazine as "Highly Engaging" Belorussian-born American conductor, clarinetist, saxophonist, Yevgeny Dokshansky has appeared throughout Europe, North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. He presently holds positions as Professor and Head of at the University of Houston Moores School of Music; Artistic Director and Conductor of Ensemble Next Parallel in Washington, D.C; and Principal Clarinet of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in Baltimore. He previously served as Professor of Clarinet at Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts, as Associate Conductor of the Chesapeake Youth Symphony Orchestra, Southern Maryland Youth Orchestra and Choir, and Chamber Orchestra of Southern Maryland. Yevgeny has appeared on such stages as Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium and Symphony Center Orchestra Hall in Chicago and had the privilege of performing under the batons of Roberto Abbado, David Robertson, Robert Spano, Michael Stern, Vladimir Lande, and Leonard Slatkin among others. He holds degrees from State University of New York at Buffalo, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and DePaul University School of Music. His principal teachers include Edward Yadzinski, Eli Eban, Howard Klug, Eric Hoeprich, Larry Combs, Magnus Martensson, and Cliff Colnot. Yevgeny also pursued additional studies in orchestral conducting with Jorma Panula in Finland at the Panula Academy. His CD with Ensemble Next Parallel “Around the World: Trios for Clarinet, Violin and Piano” has been released in February 2021 under the London’s record label, Heritage Records and has been praised by the critics -"A highly engaging and colorful journey through the clarinet trio repertoire"- BBC Music Magazine;"Ensemble Next Parallel plays everything with sparkle"- The Arts Music Lounge;"A gem that will undoubtedly satisfy devotees of chamber music"- All About the Arts. ​ Yevgeny's latest CD consisting of his new transcriptions titled "From Jewish Life: Music of Ernest Bloch" has been released in November 2021 under the London's record label, Heritage Records to a critical acclaim -"Dokshansky plays with an expressive persona"- American Record Guide;"Dokshansky - a superb clarinetist"- All About the Arts;"Dokshansky and Masters are consistently expressive, generous in their rubato and their gradations of dynamics, and keenly aware of Bloch's color palette"- Fanfare Yevgeny is an endorsing performing artist for Légère Reeds and BG France.