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Nadia Shpachenko: Recital at Carnegie Hall |
    
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As the culmination of an East Coast tour that included performances in Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York, including a live recital on WGBH (which you can listen to anytime on the web as a WGBH Command Performance) and other radio appearances, Nadia played her Carnegie Hall debut recital on November 15, 2003 to a sold-out hall.
Nadia's deep interpretation and emotionally expressive performances delighted classical music connoisseurs as well as audiences new to the genre. By bringing out the unique character of each of the diverse pieces that made up the recital's expedition through musical history, her performance not only entertained but deepened audience's understanding and appreciation of the musical art.
Nadia Shpachenko, pianist
in her New York Recital Debut
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
Saturday, November 15, 2003 at 5:30 PM
Nadia Shpachenko began studying piano, cello, and composition at the age of five, and by her thirteenth year had won recognition as both pianist and composer, performing with the Kharkov Philharmonic Orchestra and placing second in the All-Ukrainian Young Composers Competition. Since then she has performed extensively in solo recitals and with orchestras in the United States and Europe. Nadia has been described as "truly inspiring" and "a brilliant pianist on the verge of a wonderful career...spellbinding in sensitivity and mastery of technique." Recently she has given recitals in venues such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, Château de Modave in Belgium, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. On November 15, 2003 Nadia will give her New York Debut Recital at Carnegie Hall as the winner of Artists International Special Presentation Award.
Nadia is currently completing her Doctorate in Musical Arts at the University of Southern California, from which she earned a Master of Music degree in 1999. Her principal teachers have included such distinguished musicians as John Perry in Los Angeles, Victor Rosenbaum in Boston, Victor Derevianko in Israel, and Sima Shwartz in Ukraine.
Nadia has won top prizes in numerous competitions, including the Wideman International Piano Competition, Grace Welsh International Piano Competition, California International Young Artists Piano Competition, Corpus Christi International Piano Competition, National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Competition, MTNA Collegiate Piano Competition, SouthEast Symphony Concerto Competition, and the USC Piano Concerto Competition. She has participated in the Music Academy of the West, International Holland Music Sessions, Aspen, Cliburn, Manchester, Orford, Sarasota, Tel - Hai, and Saluzzo International Music Festivals and worked with such musicians as Robert Levin, Jerome Lowenthal and Vladimir Viardo. Her performances have been featured on many radio and television stations in California, Massachusetts, New York, Ukraine, the UK, and Italy and released on CDs under the Vitel label in Europe and the Ullanta label in the U.S.
Program
| Sonata No. 15 in F Major, KV 533 u. 494 Allegro Andante Rondo - Allegretto |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) |
| Five Pieces for Solo Piano (1987) | Leon Kirchner (b. 1919) |
| Homage to Ligeti (New York Premiere) | Michael Garson (b. 1945) |
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Sonata-Fantasie No. 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 Andante Presto Etude No. 12 in D sharp minor, Op. 8 |
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) |
Intermission
| Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Allegro maestoso Scherzo: Molto vivace Largo Finale: Presto non tanto |
Frèdèric Chopin (1810-1849) |
TICKETS: $20 General Admission. $10 Senior Citizens and Students with I. D. On sale now at Carnegie Hall Box Office or at www.ullanta.com/nadia, and at Weill Recital Hall Box Office one hour prior to performance.