January 19, 2022

Westminster Conservatory Concerts Resume Online

The next virtual recital in the series Westminster Conservatory at Nassau will be posted on the Nassau Presbyterian Church website on Thursday, January 20 at 12:15 p.m. The recital, at Nassauchurch.org, will feature pianists Galina Prilutskaya and Inessa Gleyzerova Shindel, both members of the Westminster Conservatory faculty.

The program on January 20 includes works for solo piano: Moritz Moszkowski’s Arabesque, op. 15, no. 2; Frederic Chopins Casta Diva, op. D1, no. 1 after Bellini. They will also perform two works by Sidney Smith: Fantaisie Brillante, op. 103 on Verdi’s La Traviata and La Danza, Tarantella napolitana de Rossini, op. 104.

Prilutskaya has performed extensively as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Germany, and Russia, including special appearances in Richardson Auditorium, Moscow Conservatory, and the Liszt School of Music. Her students have received numerous awards and acknowledgements of excellence in piano study.

Shindel received a master’s degree in music from the Belorussian Academy of Music, Minsk. Her U.S. performances include solo recitals at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and the Kosciuszko Foundation, and chamber music recitals at Merkin Concert Hall. She was the first prize winner of the Metlife Music Competition.

The next Westminster Conservatory at Nassau recital will be posted on Thursday, February 17. The performers will be Kevin Willois, flute and Patricia Landy, piano.