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SUMMARY:Guest recital: Ksenia Nosikova, piano
CONTACT;ALTREP="mailto:claire.schmidt@lawrence.edu":
 Claire Schmidt\, 920-832-6612\, claire.schmidt@lawrence.edu
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 Pianist Ksenia Nosikova has been praised as aEURoeFirst 
 rateaEUR? (Fono Forum), aEURoeFull of dramatic 
 intensityaEUR? (International Piano), aEURoeSubtle 
 and expressiveaEUR? (Journal LaEUR(TM)Alsace), 
 aEURoeImpressive musicianship, musically very 
 poeticaEUR? (Boston Globe), and aEURoeRefined 
 sensibility and exquisite pianismaEUR? (New York 
 Concert Reviews). The scope of her concert engagements 
 across the globe expands from professional concert 
 venues, such as Shanghai City Hall in China, City 
 Hall Theatre in Hong Kong, ChethamaEUR(TM)s International 
 Piano Series in England, Weill Recital Hall at 
 Carnegie Hall in New York City, and Dame Myra 
 Hess Concert Series in Chicago, to major academic 
 institutions, including over 170 American universitiesaEUR(TM) 
 guest artist series. Her extensive repertoire 
 list reflects her commitment to presenting diverse 
 programs of masterworks and lesser-known compositions 
 and includes over 30 piano concertos.\n
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 Ksenia Nosikova has recorded for Profil Medien, 
 HA?nssler Classic, Albany Records, Centaur Records, 
 and Capstone Records labels. Among her twelve 
 critically acclaimed CD recordings are the complete 
 three volumes of Years of Pilgrimage by Franz 
 Liszt, called an aEURoeoutstanding achievementaEUR? 
 by Classics Today and aEURoesuper discaEUR? by 
 LondonaEUR(TM)s International Piano magazine. 
 In 2021 her double CD set of Aus Meinem Tagebuch (From 
 my Diary), Op. 82 by Max Reger was released by 
 Centaur Records. Most recently, as a member of 
 Avita Duo (violin and piano), she recorded Twenty-Four 
 Preludes and Oskolki by contemporary Russian-born 
 American composer Lera Auerbach, which were released 
 by HA?nssler Classic in the spring of 2022.\n
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 Dr. Nosikova is a graduate of Moscow Tchaikovsky 
 Conservatory and the University of Colorado. Among 
 her most influential teachers are Mikhail Voskresensky, 
 Norma Fisher, and Robert Spillman. Currently, 
 she is a Professor and Chair of the Piano Department 
 at the University of Iowa and a member of the 
 artist faculties of Semper International Music 
 Festival (Italy) and Wiener MusikSeminar International 
 Master Classes (Austria). Dr. Nosikova has presented 
 over 250 guest master classes and frequently serves 
 on judging panels. Her students have excelled 
 in numerous competitions, including first prizes 
 at the First Swiss, Charleston, Liszt Garrison, 
 Golden Classical Music Awards, 2020 Salzburg Grand 
 Prize Virtuoso Solo, Second Slaka PianoArt, and 
 Moscow International Music Competitions. They 
 have been hired by institutions of higher education, 
 such as Mahidol (Thailand), Zhejiang Normal (China), 
 Illinois State, Minnesota, Western Illinois, Wisconsin, 
 Kansas Wesleyan, Kentucky State, Bradley, and 
 other universities and colleges. Many of her students 
 have been accepted to leading US music programs, 
 such as Curtis, Juilliard, Colburn, Eastman, NEC, 
 and Peabody, and awarded fellowships and scholarships 
 at many prestigious summer programs, including 
 Gilmore Festival, London International Masterclasses, 
 Semper International Festival, Weiner MusikSeminar, 
 Rebecca Penneys International Piano Festival, 
 and Amalfi Coast International Music Festival, 
 among others.\n
 \n
 Ksenia Nosikova is a member of the American Liszt 
 SocietyaEUR(TM)s National Board of Directors and 
 Artistic Director of aEURoePiano Sundays at Old 
 CapitolaEUR? Concert Series. She is a Steinway 
 Artist and 2021 Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame 
 inductee.\n\n
 Price: Free\n

LOCATION:Lawrence Memorial Chapel
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