This concert presents Uzbek pianist Stanislav Ioudenitch, who was catapulted to international celebrity after winning the Gold Medal at the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since then, this unique artist has appeared in the world’s greatest concert halls with some of the most celebrated international conductors and orchestras, and has been featured in a PBS television documentary. A professor at Park University and director of the Lake Como Summer Piano School, his students have achieved great renown.

Ioudenitch will also present a piano master class to Conservatory students on Wednesday, March 8, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Seully Hall; this event is free and open to the public.