Nadia Shpachenko

Pianist Nadia Shpachenko is a notable champion of contemporary music, having given the premieres of numerous works by some of the biggest names in the field. She is a frequent honoree at U.S. awards ceremonies, including the Grammy awards. Shpachenko was born in Ukraine, and she has lived in southern California for many years. A New Classic LA reviewer described a Shpachenko performance with the words: "A marvelous Ukrainian bleakness poured grimly out of the keyboard under Ms. Shpachenko's steady hands." Shpachenko earned master's and doctoral degrees in music at the Univers...