Steinway Piano Series
Artistic Director: Svetozar Ivanov
About the Series
Currently in its 22nd season, the Steinway Piano Series at USF School of Music has presented concerts and master classes by over 100 distinguished international pianists. Recent guests include Pascal Rog茅, Richard Goode, John O鈥機onor, Arthur Greene.
Tickets for the 2025-2026 Season are being offered free of charge and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The lobby will open 1 hour prior to the event, and the doors will open approximately 30 minutes before the performance. Please arrive ahead of time to ensure your ticket as seating is limited.
2025-26 Series
Lora Tchekoratova
Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM, in
Celebrated virtuoso Lora Tchekoratova presents an afternoon of beloved piano masterworks
by Franz Schubert intertwined with the hauntingly beautiful music of Dobrinka Tabakova.
Dominic Doutney
Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM, in
Acclaimed British pianist Dominic Doutney is this year鈥檚 recipient of the Steinway
Series Special Award. Mr. Doutney is a winner of numerous major piano competitions
in Italy, Spain, France, UK, and the USA.
Natalia Ehwald
Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM,
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Acclaimed German pianist Natalia Ehwald's playing has been hailed as having "an almost
religious quality: never mannered but arising from the deepest, most honest sensibility."
She presents a program featuring Beethoven's sonata op. 109, Schumann's Davidsb眉ndler
T盲nze op. 6, and Schubert's Sonata in C minorD958.
Fali Pavri
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 4:00 pm, in
Born in Mumbai, India, international concert pianist, Fali Pavri takes us on a colorful
musical voyage from India, through Bosnia-Herzegovina and on to the emotional tapestry
of Chopin's 24 Preludes. Fali Pavri has performed with some of the world鈥檚 most eminent
musicians including cellist, Mstislav Rostropovich, violinists Nicola Benedetti and
Ilya Gringolts and singer Roderick Williams.
TBD
Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 4:00 PM, in
Join us! More details to come!
Ksenia Nosikova
Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM, in
Steinway Artist Ksenia Nosikova presents an exciting recital featuring Johannes Brahms鈥�
monumental Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel as well as its inspiration 鈥�
Handel鈥檚 Suite in B-flat major. The program also includes works by Muzio Clementi
and Max Reger.
Schiavo-Marchegiani Piano Duo
Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM, in
A magical afternoon with one of the world鈥檚 most celebrated piano duets, the Schiavo-Marchegiani
Piano Duo, celebrating its 20 years on stage. The program includes works by Rossini,
Schubert, Mozart, Dvorak, and Brahms.
Arthur Greene
Sunday, April 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM, in
Arthur Greene returns to the Steinway Series for another thrilling performance featuring
works by J. S. Bach, Schumann, Liszt, and Beethoven. About this program Mr. Greene
writes: 鈥淚 choose to play music that has the maximum emotional impact for me. I hope
to communicate those feelings, and that world, to the audience. These pieces, even
Bach (!), are direct expressions; as Beethoven wrote on his Missa Solemnis score,
"From the heart, may it return to the heart!"
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If you would like to become a Patron of the Steinway Piano Series, please contact the Founder and Artistic Director of the Series, Svetozar Ivanov, at svetozar@usf.edu.