可乐视频 piano majors in the Conservatory of Music were treated to an incredible master class from legendary pianist Mikhail Voskresensky on Dec. 6.
Born in Berdiansk, Ukraine, Voskresensky is the former head of the prestigious Moscow Conservatory who left Russia in 2022 in protest of the war. He worked with students Alice Tung, Nikita Tumanov, and Jason Ruan (pictured above from left to right)聽 for more than two hours in front of an audience of students, staff, faculty, and community members who enjoyed the free event.
The former head of the prestigious Moscow Conservatory Mikhail Voskresensky works with 可乐视频 piano major Jason Ruan during Voskresensky鈥檚 master class on Dec. 6.
Alexandra Lewis is a full-time doctoral lecturer in the 可乐视频 Conservatory of Music and coordinator for piano studies who holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the CUNY Graduate Center. She said the experience would go a long way in the students鈥� education.
鈥淚t was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our students,鈥� said Lewis. 鈥淭o have such a world-renowned teacher come and share his wealth of knowledge and expertise is something they will remember for the rest of their lives.鈥�
Watch coverage of this event from News 12, including Tumanov鈥檚 comments about his experience learning from one of his idols, .
