MASTERCLASS WITH
Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Performers:
PRINCIPALS
Sonata in Eb Major, Hob XVI 52 by Haydn
Hannah Chandarlapaty
(Student of Eileen Buck )
Waldesrauschen, S. 145 No. 1 by F. Liszt
Elena Wang
(Student of Carmel Lowenthal)
“Waldstein” Sonata No.21 in C major, Op. 53 1st mvt. by Beethoven
Chloe Tseng (Student of Eileen Buck)
La campanella by F. Liszt
Robert Zielinski
(Student of Renee Guerrero)
ALTERNATES
Sonata in B-flat Major, op. 22, 1. Allegro con brio by Beethoven
Isabella Tse
(Student of Benita Meshulam)
Piano Sonata in e, No.53, Hob.XVI/34 by Haydn
Elizabeth Zhou
(Student of Rie Matsumoto)
Performers for the masterclass will be chosen from the PTC Young Artist Recital Program by the panel of adjudicators
Date:
Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 1:00pm-4:00pm
Location:
Greenwich House Music School Theater
46 Barrow St, New York, NY 10014
Recognized as one of today’s most gifted artists, and enjoying an active career as both conductor and pianist, Ignat Solzhenitsyn’s lyrical and poignant interpretations have won him critical acclaim throughout the world.
Principal Guest Conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Ignat Solzhenitsyn has recently led the symphonies of Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Seattle, and Toronto, the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, the Czech National Symphony, as well as the Mariinsky Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. He has partnered with such world-renowned soloists as Richard Goode, Gary Graffman, Gidon Kremer, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Garrick Ohlsson, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Mitsuko Uchida.
His extensive touring schedule in the United States and Europe has included concerto performances with numerous major orchestras, including those of Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Seattle, Baltimore, Montreal, Toronto, London, Paris, Israel, and Sydney, and collaborations with such distinguished conductors as Herbert Blomstedt, James Conlon, Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, André Previn, Gerard Schwarz, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Yuri Temirkanov and David Zinman.
An avid chamber musician, Mr. Solzhenitsyn has collaborated with the Emerson, Borodin, Brentano, and St. Petersburg String Quartets, and in four-hand recital with Mitsuko Uchida. He has frequently appeared at international festivals, including Salzburg, Evian, Ludwigsburg, Caramoor, Ojai, Marlboro, Nizhniy Novgorod and Moscow’s famed December Evenings.
A winner of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, Ignat Solzhenitsyn serves on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music. He has been featured on many radio and television specials, including CBS Sunday Morning and ABC’s Nightline. Born in Moscow, Mr. Solzhenitsyn resides in New York City.