Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut Series 2025 at NBMAA | Nadia Shpachenko

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.

Tickets are $15 for non-member children, $20 for non-member seniors, and $25 for non-member adults. Admission is free for museum members.

Program

Unbreakable Spirit: Music of Resilience

Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)

Melody (1982)

Ludmila Yurina (b. 1962)

Cuando la sirena se calma… (When the siren goes silent) (2024) Connecticut Premiere

Ethan Gans-Morse (b. 1982)

Bomb Shelter Variations based on Ukrainian song Ніч Яка Місячна (What a Moonlit Night) as performed by Vira Lytovchenko (2024) Connecticut Premiere

Sergii Leontiev (b. 1991)

Postlude (2020) Connecticut Premiere

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912)

Impromptu in the Style of Chopin, Op. 38 (1900)

Yuri Ishchenko (1938-2021)

Waltz No. 3 from Four Waltzes and Just a Touch of Chopin (2007) Connecticut Premiere

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (1836)

Piano Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35, No. 2 (1840)

I. Grave – Doppio movimento

II. Scherzo

III. Marche funèbre: Lento

IV. Finale: Presto