By Jill Yesko, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-5371
Posted 1-3-08
Jura Margulis
GREENSBORO, NC – Renowned pianist Jura Margulis, whom the Washington Post praised for his “titanic reserves of sheer power,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, in the Organ Hall at the School of Music.
The program includes works by Bach, Chopin and Brahms.
Jura is an associate professor of music and artist in residence at the Fulbright College of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
A third-generation pianist, he has performed throughout the world including appearances with the Russian National Orchestra, the Prague Symphony Orchestra and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit.
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Margulis studied piano at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, Germany, and at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore where he worked with Leon Fleisher.
He has since performed chamber recitals with Dimity Sitkovetsky, the soloists of the Moscow Virtuosi, and the Moscow String Quartet, and performed as a duo pianist with Martha Argerich in Germany, Japan and the United States.
Margulis' honors and awards include prizes in more than a dozen international competitions. He is a recipient of the esteemed Pro Europa prize, awarded by the European Foundation for Culture.
Tickets are $10 public, $6 seniors, $4 students, $3 UNCG students. Tickets are available through the box office at the School of Music. For more information call (336) 334- 4849, or visit www.uncg.edu/mus.
