Presented by
The Catholic University of America
Benjamin T. Rome School of Performing Arts
Piano Academic Area

 

2025-2026 Concert Season

 

Ward Recital Hall
Benjamin T. Rome School of Performing Arts
Catholic University of America
620 Michigan Ave. NE
Washington DC 20064

Free street and on campus parking

kaltchev@cua.edu or 202-319-5861

All concerts are in Ward Recital Hall
Free admission, unless otherwise stated
For disability accommodations, please contact 202-319-5414 or email cua-music@cua.edu
 
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Piano Showcase
Join us for an evening of beautiful piano music featuring faculty, students, and alumni from the Piano Area of Rome School of Performing Arts
Ward Recital Hall, 7pm


Thursday, January 22, 2026 • 7 p.m. 
Music and More: Movie Magic for 4 Hands Piano Duo Ivo Kaltchev and Tania Tachkova
 Guest Artist and Faculty Recital
 Ward Recital Hall, 7pm
 Program: works by Liszt, Brahms, Lecuona, Piazolla, Glass, Sondheim, Bernstein, Morricone, Gavrilin, and others.


Sunday, February 15, 2026 • 5:15 p.m. 
Happy 250th, America
Rome School of Performing Arts Gala
The Washington International Piano Series presents the school's second Gala Concert, featuring students, faculty, and alumni from across all departments, along with members of the History Department in the College of Arts and Sciences. Join us as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The event will include a pre-concert lecture on U.S. history, followed by a concert showcasing American music, drama, and poetry.
Ward Recital Hall
Pre-Concert Lecture, 5:15pm-5:45pm
Concert, 6:00pm


Thursday, March 5, 2026 • 7 p.m.
Nikita Fitenko
Faculty Piano Recital
Program: works by Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev
Ward Hall
Free admission


Saturday, March 21, 2026 • 5 p.m.
Susana Gomez Vazquez (Spain)
This concert is co-presented by the Washington International Piano Series, the Latin American Music Center, and the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C. Spanish piano virtuoso
Susana Gómez Vázquez, a 2025 Latin Grammy Award nominee, will perform works for solo piano by Fanny Mendelssohn, Amy Beach, Nadia Boulanger, Alicia de Larrocha, Florence Price, and other women composers.
Guest Artist Recital
Ward Recital Hall, 5pm
Guest Artist Lecture
"Sisters of the Moon: Tracing the Constellation of Women Composers Who Shaped History"
Monday, March 23, 2026
John Paul Hall, 2pm


Saturday, March 28, 2026 • 5 p.m.
Vincenzo Pavone (Italy)
Piano Professor, Corelli Conservatory of Music, Italy
Guest Artist Piano Recital
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Ward Recital Hall, 5pm
Guest Artist Piano Master Class
Friday, March 27, 2026
Ward Recital Hall, 12noon-2:00pm
Thursday, April 9, 2026 • 7 p.m.
Arsentiy Kharitonov
Ward Recital Hall
Guest Artist Piano Recital


Sunday, April 12, 2026 • 4 p.m.
Piano Duo Katia Zaitseva and Nikita Fitenko
Program: works by Rachmaninov, Ravel, Prokofiev and Gershwin
Guest Artist and Faculty Recital
Sunday, April 26, 2026 • 6 p.m.
Francesca Hurst
Ward Hall
Faculty Recital

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