Brooklyn College will host celebrated pianist Mikhail Voskresensky for a special master class that is free and open to the public on Dec. 6, 6–8 p.m., in the Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts. Born in Berdyansk, Ukraine, Voskresensky emigrated to the United States in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and is currently an artist-in-residence at the Juilliard School in New York. Since his arrival in the United States, he has seen overwhelming support and interest from the media and the music community. Watch Voskresensky discuss leaving Russia after invasion of Ukraine here. Voskresensky won first prizes at the Van Cliburn and Schumann international competitions, among others, and has appeared as a soloist with some of the world’s finest orchestras. The longtime head of the piano faculty at the prestigious Moscow Conservatory, his alma mater, his students have won 120 top prizes at the world’s major international competitions. Voskresensky’s recent and future engagements include concerts and master classes at the Aspen, PianoTexas, and Northern Lights festivals, Eastman School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, University of Georgia, University of Washington, and abroad at the Royal College of Music in London, Barcelona Conservatory, Amsterdam Conservatory, and Hamburg Hochschule of Music. You can read more about his illustrious career here. Master class with Mikhail Voskresensky When: Dec. 6, 6–8 p.m. Where: Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater This event is free and open to the public.
