International Concert Pianist Roman Rudnytsky in Concert

112 Chesterfield Valley Drive,Chesterfield MO 63005

23 October, 2021

Description

Roman Rudnytsky is an American concert Pianist of Ukrainian background whose performances have taken him all over the world Roman Rudnytsky is graduate of the famous Juilliard School in New York, he has played in about 100 countries. Born in New York into a family of professional musicians, Roman Rudnytsky started the study of piano at age four and gave his first recital at age seven. He is prizewinner of 10 national and international piano competitions, including second prize in the International Leventritt Competition in New York – at the time, the most prestigious international competition for piano and violin in the USA. He has been soloist with many orchestras around the world, playing with them over 45 different works for piano and orchestra. He has also played many concerts in over 35 countries of P&O and Cunard ships to and from the UK. Roman Rudnytsky is currently “Professor Emeritus” of the Dana School of music of Youngstown (Ohio) State University, where he served on the piano and music faculty for 39 years. Concert ProgramFranz Schubert (1797-1828)Impromptu in A Flat, op. 90 no. 4 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)Sonata quasi una fantasia in C sharp minor, op. 27 no.2 ("Moonlight) Adagio sostenuto Allegretto Presto agitato Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Concerto in C for piano and orchestra, K. 467 (transcription for solo piano by Roman Rudnytsky) Allegro maestoso Andante Allegro vivace assai (intermission)Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)Sonata No.8 in B Flat, op. 84 Andante dolce--Poco piu animato Andante sognando Vivace Gustav Holst (1874-1934)Venus, The Bringer of Peace (from "The Planets) (transcription for solo piano by Katsuma Nakajima) Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)Concerto in A minor for piano and orchestra, op. 16 (transcription for solo piano by Roman Rudnytsky) Allegro molto moderato Adagio Allegro marcato---Andante maestoso The Travelers' Century Club, or TCC, is a club for people who have visited 100 or more of the world's countries and territories. The organization was founded in California in 1954 and now has more than 1,400 members throughout the world. The club has twenty regional chapters in the U.S., two in Canada, and one each in the UK, Germany, and Spain. It holds regular meetings and provides other tools for social networking. The club has no requirements as to how long the traveler must have stayed in a country to qualify. Anyone who has visited 100 or more of the places on the list is eligible to join. Anyone who has visited 50 or more can join as a provisional member.