Described by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as an "aristocrat of the piano," Italian pianist Luigi Carroccia has won numerous prizes in international competitions and was a semifinalist at the 2015 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw.

"Inesa Sinkevych sports a big tone and a sweet cantabile. She musters up both grand passion and elegiac lyricism rendered without fuss or mannered rubato. Like her spiritual ancestor Arthur Rubinstein, Sinkevych seems content to let the music 'play itself'.”    -Audiophile Audition, Gary Lemco

Angelina Gadeliya serves as Artistic Director of the Fryderyk Chopin Society of CT and has been the Assistant Professor in Residence of Piano and Director of Keyboard Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs since 2016.

"Her piano sound rich and resonant, dark and confident throughout. This was one of the most striking performances in NY this entire season." -The New York Sun

Described by Daniel Barenboim as “a highly gifted pianist and musician,” pianist Gabrielius Alekna has built a prolific performance and recording career bridging the cultures of his birth country of Lithuania and his present home of the U.S.

“Yang's performance was breathtaking and entrancing in equal measure. What a kaleidoscope of tonal refinement and graduated range of dynamics!" - Cultural Voice of North Carolina

One of the most prominent pianists of his generation, Piotr Alexewicz has been a two-time winner of the National Chopin Competition in Poland. "He demonstrated all the qualities for the highest level of musicianship: genuine and unforced musicality, storytelling, a wide colour palette, and broad dynamic range…” — Victor Lazarov, La Scena Musicale

Founder of the Chopin Society of CT, Sławomir Dobrzański has performed in over twenty countries around the world both as as a soloist and chamber musician. His extensive discography includes the complete piano works of Maria Szymanowska, as well as previously unknown works of Anton de Kontski, Wiktor Labunski, Felis Labunski, and Károly Aggházy. 

This season's "Rising Star," Georgi Lekov has won an impressive number of prizes in competitions in his native Bulgaria, as well as in Romania, Cyprus, Belgium, China, and the U.S. He holds a Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Mannes School of Music in NYC and is pursuing his doctorate at UConn where he is a Graduate Assistant. 

Consistently praised for her brilliant technique, tonal beauty, and superb musicianship, Canadian pianist Angela Cheng is one of her country’s national treasures. 

GRAMMY® Award-winning Ukrainian-American pianist Nadia Shpachenko will perform beloved works by Frédéric Chopin paired with Chopin-inspired pieces by Ukrainian composers. The program will also include Connecticut premieres of new compositions by Ludmila Yurina and Ethan Gans-Morse about the war in Ukraine.

Described as "a masterful pianist" by The NY Times, Arthur Greene has a vast discography and serves on the piano faculty at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. 

Hailed as “a startlingly subtle and visionary pianist” with “a rare blend of charm and mastery,” Croatian pianist Aljoša Jurinić is currently a visiting artist at MIT where he is investigating the biomechanics of piano playing.

With an innate aptitude for the piano's vast repertoire, this season's "rising star" Vladimir Rumyantsev stands out for his exceptional virtuosity. 

Born in 1932, Jerome Lowenthal continues to fascinate audiences, who find in his playing a combination of youthful intensity and eloquence born of life-experience. Mr. Lowenthal has taught at the Juilliard School for over 30 years and at the Music Academy of the West for 42 summers. 

"Israeli-American pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry and creative insight. In addition to his frequent solo appearances with orchestras here and abroad he is widely sought after by colleagues for his versatility and collaborative spirit."

-Los Alamos Daily Post

Antonio Oliveira: Portuguese pianist Antonio Oliveira earned his Master’s degree at The Hartt School as a pupil of Luiz de Moura Castro and has served as piano faculty at the Conservatório de Música do Porto since 2002

"Her piano sound rich and resonant, dark and confident throughout. This was one of the most striking performances in NY this entire season"

-The New York Sun.

Consistently acclaimed for his exquisite tonal beauty and superb artistry, Boris Slutsky emerged on the international music scene when he captured the First Prize at the 1981 William Kapell International Piano Competition. Mr. Slutsky serves as Professor of Piano at The Yale School of Music

"Javor Bracic is a pianist who possesses a deep, genuine musicianship and an outstanding technique that serves the great music he chooses. He honors both listener and composer with his intelligent, committed interpretations, and he offers a thoughtfully constructed program with elegance and humility."

-New York Concert Review

“Thank heaven for Ann Schein…what a relief it is to hear a pianist who, with no fuss, simply reaches right into the heart of whatever she is playing - and creates music so powerful you cannot tear yourself away."

-The Washington Post