(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Westminster Conservatory at Nassau will resume with a recital of music for solo piano and piano four-hands on Thursday, January 18 at 12:15pm. The performers are Westminster Conservatory faculty members Galina Prilutskaya and Inessa Gleyzerova Shindel. The recital will take place in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church (61 Nassau Street) in Princeton. It is open to the public free of charge.
The program on Jan. 18 comprises selections from Schubert's song cycle Die Schöne Müllerin arranged for piano; W.A. Mozart's Andante with 5 Variations, K. 501; three selections from Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn; and 3 Nouvelles Danses Espagnoles, op. 65 by Moritz Moszkowski.
Prilutskaya has performed extensively as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Germany and Russia, including special appearances in Richardson Auditorium, Moscow Conservatory and the Liszt School of Music. Her students have received numerous awards and acknowledgements of excellence in piano study.
Gleyzerova Shindel received a master’s degree in music from the Belorussian Academy of Music, Minsk. Her performances in the United States include solo recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and the Kosciuszko Foundation, and chamber music recitals at Merkin Concert Hall. Gleyzerova Shindel was the first prize winner of the Metlife Music Competition. She is one of the artistic directors of the Music-Fest Rising Talents Festival.
The next Westminster Conservatory at Nassau recital will take place on February 15.
Established in 1970, Westminster Conservatory is the community music school of Rider University. Welcoming young musicians of all ages, skill levels, instrument preferences and economic backgrounds, Westminster Conservatory provides focused one-on-one lessons. In addition, the Conservatory offers a wide range of classes and performing ensembles to engage every student, from the beginner to young maestros, regardless of age. Westminster Conservatory of Music is a nationally recognized institution, maintaining active membership in the National Guild for Community Arts Education.
This program is made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
