Past Events

2018 Florida International Toy Piano Festival Performing works by James Bohn, Tom Flaherty, Jerome Kitzke, Amy Beth Kirsten, Thomas Kotcheff, Tristan Perich, Samara Rice, and Jack Van Zandt Full program: Tom Flaherty (b. 1950) "Airdancing" for toy piano, piano, and electronics (2013) Nadia Shpachenko, piano, Michael Tran, toy piano Amy Beth Kirsten (b. 1972) "h.o.p.e." for piano, toy piano, and voice (one performer) (2016) Florida Premiere Nadia Shpachenko, piano, toy piano, voice Tristan Perich (b. 1982) “qsqsqsqsqqqqqqqqq" for three toy…

Private Steinway & Sons event for Los Angeles piano teachers. Concert and catered reception. Pianist Nadia Shpachenko performing with her student Michael Tran on piano and toy piano Tom Flaherty (b. 1950) "Airdancing" for toy piano, piano, and electronics (2013) Thomas Kotcheff (b. 1988) "wgah'nagl fhtagn" for piano four hands and toy piano (2017)

Chamber Recital with Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal Concertmaster, violinist Martin Chalifour at Cal Poly Pomona University (“Shpachenko and Friends” Chamber Music Festival) "Italian and French Romantic Music" Works by Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Ottorino Respighi, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, and Arvo Pärt with guest artist Cristina Basili, cello (performing Vivaldi) Bonus performance: Gernot Wolfgang's WINDOWS with Edgar López, clarinet and Judith Farmer, bassoon Tickets $15 general and $10 student are available online at http://csupomona.tix.com or at the Dr. Andrew G.…

Performance of Gernot Wolfgang's WINDOWS with Edgar López, clarinet and Judith Farmer, bassoon at USC, Newman Recital Hall Full program: Gernot Wolfgang: Road Signs for bassoon and piano (world premiere) Judith Farmer, bassoon and Nic Gerpe, piano Frank Bridge: Sonata for Cello and Piano Andrew Shulman, cello and Jeffrey Kahane, piano Gernot Wolfgang: WINDOWS for clarinet, bassoon and piano Edgar López, clarinet, Judith Farmer, bassoon, and Nadia Shpachenko, piano Benjamin Britten: Sonata in C, Op. 65 for Cello and Piano…

Workshop with composer Jack Van Zandt titled "Telling a Story with Music" Performance and discussion of Jack Van Zandt's Sí an Bhrú, written for Shpachenko's "The Poetry of Places" project of works inspired by diverse architecture More information: https://music.ucr.edu/telling-a-story-with-music

Cal Poly Pomona Piano Ensemble, directed by Nadia Shpachenko performing works by Antonín Dvořák, Tom Flaherty, Jerome Kitzke, Thomas Kotcheff, Tristan Perich, Samara Rice, Franz Schubert, and Jack Van Zandt Full program: Jack Van Zandt (b. 1954) “Arebati” for two toy pianos, two pianos, celesta, marimba, vibraphone and electronics (2017) West Coast Premiere Nadia Shpachenko, celesta, Long Yu, toy piano, Michael Jung, piano, toy piano, Melinda Hovsepian, piano, Sophia Lin, piano, Michael Tran, marimba, vibraphone Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Fantasia in…

Nadia Shpachenko and composers Isaac Schankler and Jack Van Zandt on KXLU's Trilogy Radio Show with Charles Sharp. Interviews, "Quotations and Homages" and "The Poetry of Places" CDs and "People Inside Electronics" concert previews.

Interview, "Quotations and Homages" CD and "People Inside Electronics" concert previews, on KPFK's The Global Village Radio Show with John Schneider.