Ukrainian Music 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, cello, and percussion by Ukrainian composers Zoltan Almashi and Catherine Likhuta, 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.

Zoltan Almashi (b. 1975)

Elegy for cello and piano (2018)

Mondy Gottesman, cello, Nadia Shpachenko, piano

Catherine Likhuta (b. 1981)

Heirlooms Suite for piano and percussion (2021)

1. Music Box: Caitlin Yang, piano, Kyra Johnson, marimba

3. Where We Come From: Caitlin Yang, piano, Kyra Johnson, marimba

2. Jazz Record: Josiah Kemp, piano, Anai Hernandez, vibraphone, Jesus Aguilera, drums