Powell Piano Series

Saturday, April 13, 7:30 p.m.
Mathes Hall

Sergei Kvitko, piano

Program:
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Bach/Kvitko: Prelude in C Major With a Few Added Notes
Granados: Escenas Románticas
Ysaÿe/Kvitko: Sonata No. 3 “Ballade”
Mussorgsky/Kvitko: Trepak from “Songs and Dances of Death”
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition


Sergei Kvitko’s career is as diverse as it is successful. His appearances as a pianist generate excitement and critical acclaim. A voting member of GRAMMY Awards, he is a much sought-after recording engineer and producer. As a composer he gathered multiple awards for his incidental music for the productions of Steven Dietz’s Dracula and Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. A computer audio wizard, Mr. Kvitko has produced and engineered CDs for such labels as Naxos, Albany, Toccata Classics (UK), DUX (Poland), Scene-a Music (Japan) as well as over 70 titles for his own independent label Blue Griffin. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Michigan State University.

Kvitko's ETSU debut is part of his 14-city tour that will culminate with his debut solo recital at Carnegie Hall on May 23, 2013.