WIU Piano Festival -- Schedule of Events
Date: April 11, 2024
Place: COFAC Recital Hall
Masterclass at 12:00PM
Recital at 7:30PM
Dr. Ksenia Nosikova, University of Iowa
Pianist Ksenia Nosikova has been praised as "First rate" (
Fono Forum), "Full of dramatic intensity" (
International Piano), "Phenomenal instrumentalist; absorbing, dramatic, compelling,
and riveting" (
Fanfare Magazine), "Impressive musicianship, musically very poetic" (Boston Globe), and "Refined sensibility and exquisite pianism" (
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, Chetham’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 performances at American
universities’ guest artist series. Her extensive repertoire list reflects her commitment to presenting versatile programs of masterworks and lesser-known compositions and includes over
30 piano concertos.
Ksenia Nosikova has recorded for Profil Medien, Hänssler Classic, Albany Records, Centaur Records, and Capstone Records labels. Among her twelve critically acclaimed CD
recordings are the complete three volumes of
Années de Pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) by Franz Liszt, called an "outstanding achievement" by Classics Today and "super disc" by London’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. As a member of Avita Duo (violin
and piano), she recorded Twenty-Four Preludes for Violin and Piano and Oskolki by contemporary Russian-born American composer Lera Auerbach, which were released by
Hänssler Classic label in 2022.
Dr. Nosikova is a graduate of Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and University of
Colorado. Among her most influential teachers are Mikhail Voskresensky, Norma Fisher, and
Robert Spillman. Currently, she is a Professor and Chair of Piano Department at the University of
Iowa and a member of the artist faculties of
Wiener MusikSeminar International Master Classes
(Austria). Dr. Nosikova has presented over 200 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 in the US and abroad and accepted to
leading US music programs, such as Curtis, Juilliard, Colburn, Eastman, NEC, and Peabody. Many
of them have been awarded fellowships and scholarships at prestigious summer programs,
including Gilmore Festival, London International Masterclasses, Semper International Festival,
Rebecca Penneys International Piano Festival, and Amalfi Coast International Music Festival,
among others.
Ksenia Nosikova is a member of the American Liszt Society’s National Board of Directors and
Artistic Director of the
Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries and
Piano Sundays at Old Capitol
Concert Series. She is a Steinway Artist and 2021 and 2022 Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame
inductee.
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