PIANIST INNA FALIKS ANNOUNCES 2018-19 INTERNATIONAL SEASON

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“A concert pianist of the highest order, Inna Faliks can be as dramatic or as subtle as a great stage actor.” —Marc Vitali, WTTW Radio

Versatile and passionate internationally touring pianist Inna Faliks, who currently makes her home in Los Angeles and is professor and head of the piano department at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music, announces her 2018-19 international touring season, featuring performances and repertoire reflective of her multifaceted spirit, and her celebrations of both the classic and contemporary.

Faliks’ schedule includes a masterclass and recital jaunt for Yamaha China in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu; world premieres of works by Richard Danielpour, Timo Andres, Paola Prestini, and Billy Childs; and an inaugural performance at Classical Palm Springs with symphonic etudes and other major works of Robert Schumann, and selected bagatelles by Richard Danielpour.

Known for her moving and committed musical interpretations, Faliks also offers a live performance to complement her double CD on Delos Records of the same name: Polonaise-Fantaisie: The Story of a Pianist. The musical selections featured are unified by their brevity. Representing a huge variety of styles, they are carefully curated to be emotionally and texturally illustrative of events unfolding in the life experience of the program’s protagonist.

Works in the live performance are:

* Rodion Shchedrin: Basso Ostinato
* J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp Minor, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
* Jan Freidlin: Ballade in Black and White* – *composed for Inna Faliks in 2011
* W.A. Mozart: Fantasia in D Minor, K 397
* Chopin-Liszt: The Maiden’s Wish
* Paganini-Liszt: La Campanella
* Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise-fantaisie, Op. 61
* Ludwig van Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, opus 126

COMPLETE 2018-19 SEASON (as of August 2018):

Sept. 22: Recital & Masterclass
@ Classic Pianos of Portland, OR

Oct. 13:
Polonaise-Fantaisie: The Story of a Pianist
@ Symphony Space, New York City, NY
Oct. 14:
Polonaise-Fantaisie: The Story of a Pianist
@ First Presbyterian Church, Stamford, CT
Oct. 22:
Trios of Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, with Roberto Cani, violin; Robert Demaine, cello – Chamber Music Series @ The Music Guild, University Synagogue, Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 23:
Trios of Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, with Roberto Cani, violin; Robert Demaine, cello –  Chamber Music Series @ The Music Guild, Daniel Recital Hall, Long Beach, CA
Oct. 24:
Trios of Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, with Roberto Cani, violin; Robert Demaine, cello –  Chamber Music Series @ The Music Guild, Adat Ari El Temple, Village Valley, CA

Nov. 3:
Guest Artist Recital @ University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Nov. 14:
Guest Artist Residency Masterclass and Recital
@ California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, CA
Nov. 30 – Dec. 1:
Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle: Solo Recital, competition Judge

Dec. 10-24:
Yamaha China, recital and masterclass tour to major conservatories in
Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and more.

Jan. 13:
“Beethoven, Bagels & Banter”
@ The Broad Stage: The Edye, Santa Monica, CA
Jan. 20:
Polonaise-Fantaisie: The Story of a Pianist
@ Memphis Chamber Music Society, Memphis, TN

Feb. 2:
With Daniel Schlosberg, piano – Four Hands Mahler Symphony No. 6
@ The Jacaranda Series, Santa Monica, CA
Feb. 10:
Chicago Premiere: Polonaise-Fantasie, the Story of a Pianist
@ Music Institute of Chicago, Nichols Hall, Evanston, IL
Feb. 12:
With Daniel Schlosberg, piano: Four Hands Mahler Symphony No. 6
@ University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Feb. 23:
LACMA Sundays Live: Solo Recital Broadcast
@ Leo S. Bing Theater, Los Angeles, CA

Mar. 10:
Solo Recital
@ Inaugural Palm Springs Chamber Music Festival, Palm Springs, CA
Mar. 17:
Music/Words
@ Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
Mar. 23:
With Yehudi Yanani, cello – “Close Encounters With Music”
@ Great Barrington, MA
Mar. 24:
Solo Recital, South Windsor Cultural Arts Series
@ Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor, CT
Mar. 25 – 30:
Director of Classical Music Program
@ YoungArts LA, Schoenberg Hall, UCLA

Apr. 12:
Guest Artist Recital
@ Emory University, Department of Music, Atlanta, GA
Apr. 28:
Classical Encounters Series
@ Tarzana, CA

May 12:
Music of Danielpour and Schumann – Solo Recital
@ Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, CA

Jun. 9:
Concerto TBA with Olympia Philharmonic Society
@ San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel, CA
Jun. 16:
Music of Beethoven, Ravel with premieres by Andres, Prestini, Childs, Danielpour
Reimagine Beethoven and Ravel @ National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY
Jun. 18-25:
Yamaha China, recital and masterclass tour to major conservatories in
Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and more.

For more information about the artist and upcoming events,
please visit innafaliks.com