Free Student Tickets Available for Kariné Poghosyan Piano Performance

03/01/2024

The Music Program of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts is offering complimentary tickets for SLU students to see Kariné Poghosyan, piano, at The Sheldon on Thursday, March 7.

Internationally acclaimed pianist Kariné Poghosyan performs at St. Francis Xavier College Church in 2022. Submitted photo.

The concert will take place at 7 p.m.

Alberto Ginastera: Piano Sonata no.1
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Three-Fours, op.71
Tania Léon: Tumbao
Arno Babajanian: solo piano selections
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Poghosyan first came to SLU in November of 2022, teaching master classes for Fine and Performing Arts students and performing at St. Francis Xavier College Church.

An award-winning Armenian-American pianist, Poghosyan has been praised on the world stage for her “ability to get to the heart of the works she performs.” Since her orchestral debut at the age of fourteen, Poghosyan has been performing for concert audiences around the globe.

Her concerts include two sold-out recitals at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, the second of which was a CD Release concert of her “Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky” recording on Centaur Records.

Poghosyan is signed to Navona Records of Parma Recordings and released her third album “Folk Themes,” an album of works by Grieg, Coleridge Taylor, and Liszt, in early 2023.

To request tickets, fill out the Google form. This form will close on Wednesday, March 6 at noon.

Seating is general admission. Doors open 30 minutes before the performance. Contact boxoffice@slu.edu for more information.