Concert by Evgeny Rivkin, professor of piano in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music.

At UGA, 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.