IAPMT Grand Competition Gala at Carnegie Hall with students

GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist Nadia Shpachenko and her Cal Poly Pomona Piano Ensemble (1st prize winners of the International Ukrainian Music Competition and IAPMT International Competition) will perform music for piano and cello by Ukrainian composers Evgeni Orkin and Myroslav Skoryk and Polish composer Frédéric Chopin, as part of their 2025/2026 East Coast tour that also includes performances at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York and the Longy School of Music in Boston.

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major, Op. 3

Mondy Gottesman, cello and Nadia Shpachenko, piano

Evgeni Orkin (b. 1977)

Mosaics for piano four-hands (2002): Ragtime

Nadia Shpachenko and Marina Zhang, piano

Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)

Three Jazz Pieces for piano four-hands        

1. In Ukrainian Folk Style: Catherine Gruen and Jesse Ortiz

2. Persistent Motive: Evan Huang and Katie Bernardoni

3. A Pleasant Stroll: Sam Duong and Emiliano Gonzalez

Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)

Three Extravagant Dances for piano four-hands