(PRINCETON, NJ) -- On Sunday, January 22 at 3:00pm, Westminster Conservatory will present “Of Foreign Lands and People,” a recital of music by Robert Schuman and others for solo piano and piano four-hands. The performers are Conservatory faculty members Galina Prilutskaya and Inessa Gleyzerova Shindel. The concert will take place in Bristol Chapel, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, New Jersey. Admission is free and masking is recommended.
The program comprises movements from Schumann's opus 85 collection Zwölf Klavierstücke für kleine und grosse Kinder; movements from his opus 21 Novelletten for solo piano; a four-hand arrangement of Haydn's String Quartet in F opus 72, no. 2; and four-hand settings of The Last Rose of Summer, Irish Tune from County Derry, and Edward Elgar's Salut d'amour.
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.
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.
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