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Jan. 15, 2015
Russian Pianist to Give Recital at UT Jan. 21
On Wednesday, Jan. 21, The University of Tampa will welcome pianist Maria Lyapkova, who will give a recital titled Meditation on the Past. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Plant Hall’s Grand Salon and is free and open to the public.The program for the concert includes pieces for piano by Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya and Ukranian composer Valentin Sivestrov, and the Sonata for Piano and Cello by Polish composer Frederic Chopin, featuring guest cellist Edevaldo Mulla.A native of Russia, Lyapkova graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory in 2010, earned a Professional Performance Certificate from Lynn University in 2012 and is pursuing her second master’s degree at the University of South Florida. She has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and Europe and performed at a number of music festivals, including the Spotlight on Young Musicians in France, a concert series of Edvard Grieg’s music in Norway, the Primavera Classica in Russia and the National Music Festival in the U.S. She recently performed several recitals with her duo, The Rubinstein Players, on the east coast of the U.S., including a performance at UT in August.Mulla, who is also completing his master’s degree at the University of South Florida, has performed in concerts across Europe and the U.S. He was a soloist with the Tirana Youth Orchestra, the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Fresinger Chamber Orchestra; served as principal cellist with the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra; and performed regularly with the Boston Philharmonic, Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Indian Hill, MIT Orchestra and Symphony Nova. He has participated in festivals of contemporary music in his native Albania and Italy, and is a member of the Jemur Piano Trio.For more information, contact the music office at music@ut.edu or (813) 253-6212.
On Wednesday, Jan. 21, The University of Tampa will welcome pianist Maria Lyapkova, who will give a recital titled Meditation on the Past. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Plant Hall’s Grand Salon and is free and open to the public.
The program for the concert includes pieces for piano by Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya and Ukranian composer Valentin Sivestrov, and the Sonata for Piano and Cello by Polish composer Frederic Chopin, featuring guest cellist Edevaldo Mulla.
A native of Russia, Lyapkova graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory in 2010, earned a Professional Performance Certificate from Lynn University in 2012 and is pursuing her second master’s degree at the University of South Florida. She has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and Europe and performed at a number of music festivals, including the Spotlight on Young Musicians in France, a concert series of Edvard Grieg’s music in Norway, the Primavera Classica in Russia and the National Music Festival in the U.S. She recently performed several recitals with her duo, The Rubinstein Players, on the east coast of the U.S., including a performance at UT in August.
Mulla, who is also completing his master’s degree at the University of South Florida, has performed in concerts across Europe and the U.S. He was a soloist with the Tirana Youth Orchestra, the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Fresinger Chamber Orchestra; served as principal cellist with the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra; and performed regularly with the Boston Philharmonic, Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Indian Hill, MIT Orchestra and Symphony Nova. He has participated in festivals of contemporary music in his native Albania and Italy, and is a member of the Jemur Piano Trio.
For more information, contact the music office at music@ut.edu or (813) 253-6212.
The program for the concert includes pieces for piano by Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya and Ukranian composer Valentin Sivestrov, and the Sonata for Piano and Cello by Polish composer Frederic Chopin, featuring guest cellist Edevaldo Mulla.
A native of Russia, Lyapkova graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory in 2010, earned a Professional Performance Certificate from Lynn University in 2012 and is pursuing her second master’s degree at the University of South Florida. She has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and Europe and performed at a number of music festivals, including the Spotlight on Young Musicians in France, a concert series of Edvard Grieg’s music in Norway, the Primavera Classica in Russia and the National Music Festival in the U.S. She recently performed several recitals with her duo, The Rubinstein Players, on the east coast of the U.S., including a performance at UT in August.
Mulla, who is also completing his master’s degree at the University of South Florida, has performed in concerts across Europe and the U.S. He was a soloist with the Tirana Youth Orchestra, the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Fresinger Chamber Orchestra; served as principal cellist with the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra; and performed regularly with the Boston Philharmonic, Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of Indian Hill, MIT Orchestra and Symphony Nova. He has participated in festivals of contemporary music in his native Albania and Italy, and is a member of the Jemur Piano Trio.
For more information, contact the music office at music@ut.edu or (813) 253-6212.
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