Inna Faliks, piano | WSN 24-25
March 2, 2025 @ 3:00 pm
$10 – $15
FEATURING
“Adventurous and passionate” (The New Yorker) Ukrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks has established herself as one of the most communicative, and poetic artists of her generation. She has made a name for herself through commanding performances of standard piano repertoire, as well as genre-bending, interdisciplinary projects, and inquisitive work with contemporary composers. Faliks is a professor and Head of Piano at UCLA.
PROGRAM
A unique program of storytelling through performance and readings of Faliks’ book Weight in the Fingertips, a Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage.
Ljova Zhurbin Sirota, for piano and historical recording*
*Written for Inna Faliks, this work features the recorded voice of the Odessa cantor Gershon Sirota, known as “The Jewish Caruso,” during a 1907 service. He perished in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in G-Sharp Minor, Book I
W.A. Mozart Fantasie in D Minor K.397
Chopin-Liszt The Maiden’s Wish
Rodion Shchedrin Basso Ostinato
Chopin Polonaise Fantasie Op. 61
Paganini-Liszt La Campanella
TICKETS
$15 general admission
$10 students, faculty, and staff
Free UNC Music students, faculty, and staff
Purchase tickets online, or at the door 30 minutes prior to the concert start time.
PARKING
Please plan to arrive early as parking on campus can be tricky. Learn more about parking and directions to UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus.
This event is part of the 2024-2025 William S. Newman Artists Series, a series of select concerts celebrating the alliance of scholarship and performance that animates the lives of music faculty and students at Carolina.
