PHILADELPHIA, PA – Internationally acclaimed Steinway artist Svetlana Smolina will deliver a guest performance as part of the College’s Steinway Master Artist series on Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the East Parlor, St. Joseph Hall.

Born in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, pianist Svetlana Smolina has performed with orchestras and delivered recitals worldwide. Notable solo appearances include Mariinsky Orchestra at New York Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Orchestra National de France, Odessa and Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic, Toledo Symphony, and many other ensembles.

A frequent guest at festivals worldwide, Ms. Smolina has performed at the Salzburg Festival, Hollywood Bowl Festival, Ravinia Rising Stars festival, White Nights Festival, in addition to festivals in Moscow, Holland, Greece, Vietnam, and Italy.

Smolina has performed in prestigious halls such as Royal Covent Garden Opera, Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory Hall, Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome, Vienna’s Sacher Hall, and many others. She has recorded solo works for the Chopin Project, in addition to broadcasts for NPR, BBC, PBS, RAI, Cultura TV and other networks.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Smolina is a recipient of the “ New Names” Scholarship program in Russia, and a prizewinner in many international competitions, including Citta di Senigalia International Piano Competition (Italy), Kingsville International Piano Competition, Wideman Piano Competition and the Murray Dranoff International Duo Piano Competition (Miami).

The Steinway Master Artist Series kicked off in 2012 at Chestnut Hill College with a performance from Steinway performance artist Meral Gϋneyman, state artist of the Republic of Turkey. The College became an “All-Steinway” school in 2011.

The concert is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. To register for the event, please email eventregistration@chc.edu.