Classical piano and cello, $12/10
Program:

L. Ornstein Cello sonata N 2 SO 613
S. Prokofiev Cello Sonata op.119

Intermission

D. Shostakovich Cello Sonata op.40
S. Rachmaninoff "In the Silence of the Night"
R. Shchedrin Quadrille

Artists: 
Mark Prihodko, cello
Cellist Mark Prihodko, originally from Belarus, started his performing career at age 9 at the Musica Mundi Festival In Belgium and the Chat el Ro Concert Series in France, while attending Republican Misic College of Belarus, under the mentorship of Professor Vladimir Perlin.

Mark Prihodko is a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School in studio of Richard Aaron. Prihodko plays an Antonio Sgarbi cello, made in 1894, generously loaned to him by the Carlsen Cello Foundation.

Anna Keiserman, piano
Anna Keiserman, born in Ekaterinburg, Russia began her piano studies at the age of 5 at the Volgograd Music School, Russia. By the time she completed her studies she had received many national awards, playing her first recital at the age of 14 and making her debut with the Volgograd State Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15.  

Since relocating to the United States Anna has participated in numerous festivals including IKIF (New York City 2008, 2009, 2010), Round Top (Texas 2012) and New Paltz Piano Summer (2014). In addition, she is a prizewinner at several competitions: semifinalist at the International Russian Music Competition (San Jose 2010); winner of the Concerto Competition at the University of Minnesota (2012).

She is currently enrolled in the Doctorate Program at the Mason Gross School of Music in the studio of renowned pianist Dr. Min Kwon and Dr. Vladimir Valjarevich. On May 8th 2017 she made her Carnegie debut, and was praised by New York concert reviews as an "impressive pianist who played brilliantly".