Ukrainian Music Competition Gala at Ukrainian Institute of America 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, Catherine Likhuta, and Mykola Lysenko, and Polish composer Frédéric Chopin as part of their 2025/2026 East Coast tour that also includes performances at Carnegie Hall in New York and the Longy School of Music in Boston.

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

Zoltan Almashi (b. 1975)

Elegy for cello and piano (2018)

Mondy Gottesman, cello, Nadia Shpachenko, piano

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912)

Élégie - La Tristesse for cello and piano

Mondy Gottesman, cello, Nadia Shpachenko, piano

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Introduction and Polonaise Brillante in C Major, Op. 3

Mondy Gottesman, cello, Nadia Shpachenko, piano