FACULTY ARTIST SERIES SEASON 2023-24

from Sforzando: Magazine for the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music

by ugamusic

PLAYING THE DAWGS TO VICTORY TWICE IN A ROW UGA SAXOPHONE QUARTET WINS NATIONAL COMPETITION

THURS 9/7

7:30 p.m.

Evgeny Rivkin, piano

Professor of Piano

At UGA, Evgeny Rivkin represents and continues the glorious traditions of the Moscow Conservatory and the Russian piano school. He earned his MM and DM degrees from Moscow Conservatory and is a top prize winner of International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, Bavarian Radio Competition in Munich, Russian National Piano Competition in St. Petersburg, and the International McMahon Competition in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Rivkin has released many compact discs, including one featuring some of his favorite solo piano music by Tchaikovsky, as well as a number of chamber music CD’s in collaboration with his lifelong friend and collaborator, violinist Levon Ambartsumian.

Milton Masciadri, double bass

Professor of Double Bass

7:30 p.m.

FRI 11/3

7:30 p.m.

Milton Masciadri is a third generation double bass player. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he began his studies with his father and by age 17 was Co-principal Bassist with the Porto Alegre Symphony in Brazil. At 19, he was already on the faculty at Brazil’s Federal University. He completed his Master’s and Doctorate Degrees with work under Gary Karr, Julius Levine, and Lawrence Wolfe.

In addition to being Professor of Double Bass, Masciadri is also coordinator of the Hodgson School’s International & Study Abroad Program, and each year he directs the University of Georgia International Double Bass Symposium.