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Nadia Shpachenko, piano | Guest Artist Recital

February 11 @ 7:30 pm

Free
Nadia Shpachenko

FEATURING

Nadia Shpachenko, piano

A “gifted and versatile pianist” (San Francisco Chronicle) and GRAMMY® Award winner Nadia Shpachenko enjoys bringing into the world things that are outside the box – powerful pieces that often possess unusual sonic qualities or instrumentation. Nadia’s concert highlights include recitals at Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, on the Piano Spheres and Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella and Chamber Music Series, and with orchestras in Europe and the Americas. An enthusiastic promoter of contemporary music, Nadia premiered more than 100 works by major American and Ukrainian composers. Nadia’s album The Poetry of Places, featuring world premieres of architecture-inspired works, won the Best Classical Compendium GRAMMY® Award. Described as “powerful… impressive… haunting” (Gramophone), Nadia’s album Invasion: Music and Art for Ukraine features premiere recordings of music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lewis Spratlan and art by numerous Ukrainian artists, with 100% of proceeds donated to Ukraine humanitarian aid. Nadia is a Steinway Artist and professor of music at Cal Poly Pomona University.

 

PROGRAM

Unbreakable Spirit: Music of Resilience

GRAMMY® Award-winning Ukrainian-American pianist Nadia Shpachenko will perform beloved works by Frédéric Chopin paired with Chopin-inspired pieces by Ukrainian composers. The program will also include East Coast premieres of new compositions by Ludmila Yurina and Ethan Gans-Morse about the war in Ukraine.

Myroslav Skoryk Melody (1982)
Ludmila Yurina Cuando la sirena se calma… (When the siren goes silent) (2024) *East Coast Premiere
Ethan Gans-Morse Bomb Shelter Variations based on Ukrainian song Ніч Яка Місячна (What a Moonlit Night), as performed by Vira Lytovchenko (2024) *East Coast Premiere
Sergii Leontiev Postlude (2020) *East Coast Premiere
Zoltan Almashi Arfaria (2023) *East Coast Premiere
Mykola Lysenko Impromptu in the Style of Chopin, Op. 38 (1900)
Yuri Ishchenko Waltz No. 3 from Four Waltzes and Just a Touch of Chopin (2007) *East Coast Premiere
Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (1836)
Frédéric Chopin Piano Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35, No. 2 (1840)

 

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.

Details

Date:
February 11
Time:
7:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

James and Susan Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall
145 E. Cameron Ave
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States
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Phone
9199621039
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