“From Russia with Love,” a recital featuring Dr. Nathan Jasinski on cello and Dr. Chih-Long Hu on piano, will be held at East Tennessee State University Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Mathes Hall.
This concert features works from the late 19 and 20 centuries by three major Russian composers, including “Adante Cantabile, Op. 11” by Tchaikovsky, “Sonata in C Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 119” by Prokofiev and “Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19” by Rachmaninov.
Jasinski, professor of cello at Eastern Kentucky University, has performed solo and chamber music recitals in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, as well as throughout the United States.
He has recorded two CDs in the historic St. Bartholomãus Kirche in Dornheim, Germany, with organist Douglas Bush, and has toured as a member of the Eero Trio and the Iven Street Trio.
Jasinski earned his master’s degree at Arizona State University and his doctoral degree at the University of Michigan. Before joining the EKU faculty in 2006, he taught at Bowling Green (Ohio) State University and Snow College, Ephraim, Utah.
Hu holds a doctor of musical arts degree in piano performance from Michigan and has earned many honors, including winning the Taipei (China) Philharmonic Piano Competition, the National Taipei Concert Hall Arising Stars and the Chi-Mei Young Artist Award.
He recently received fifth place at the first Takamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan out of 306 pianists from 25 countries, followed by second place at the International Russian Music Piano Competition in San Jose, Calif.
Appearing as a soloist with various orchestras, Hu has performed in Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Andorra, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Canada and the U.S.
His newest album, “Formosa Caprices,” will soon be released by Blue Griffin Recordings Inc., and two additional albums featuring the music of Ravel, Stravinsky and Rachmaninov are scheduled to be released this fall.
Hu joined the ETSU faculty in August 2006.
Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for senior citizens and students with ID.
For tickets, more information, or special assistance for those with disabilities, call the Department of Music at (423) 439-4276.

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