BOONE—An Appalachian State University faculty and alumnus piano recital featuring Bair Shagdaron and Maxim Shagdaron will be held Thursday, April 21, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.

Maxim Shagdaron will begin the recital with “Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a” by Bach, followed by “Arabesque No. 1, Andantino con moto” and “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy.

Next, Bair Shagdaron will perform “Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111” by Beethoven.

Maxim Shagdaron will return to will perform “Prelude Op. 28, No. 4 in E Minor,” “Prelude Op. 28, No. 13 in F-sharp Major,” “Prelude Op. 28, No. 15 in D-flat Major” and “Etude Op. 25, No. 1 in A-flat Major” by Chopin.

Bair Shagdaron will conclude the recital with “Widmung, Op. 25, No. 1” by Robert Schumann and two pieces by Chopin, “Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No.2” and “Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op.22.”

Bair Shagdaron was born in Moscow and began studying music at age 4. He studied at the prestigious Moscow Gnesin Music School for Gifted Children and then the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he obtained a doctorate degree in piano performance. He is an accomplished soloist and has performed throughout the U.S., Russia, Japan, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Mongolia. He joined Appalachian’s faculty in 2000 and serves as professor of piano.

Son of Bair Shagdaron, Maxim Shagdaron is a graduate of Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music. He is a prizewinner of several piano competitions, including the Concerto-Aria Competition at Appalachian. He is currently the pianist/organist at Grace Lutheran Church in Boone.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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