Works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Lysenko, and Bortkewicz.

Pianist Margarita Rovenskaya has performed extensively in the US and  abroad, with performances in Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall,  Steinway Hall, Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Center, Zimmerli Museum,  Ukrainian Museum, Teatro Machiavelli in Sicily, and Salmagundi Art  Gallery, among others. Margarita is a prizewinner of the WPTA Finland  International Competition, Constantine the Great International  Competition, American Music Talent Competition, Mary Smart International  Concerto Competition, and Chopin Society Malaysia Competition.  Margarita also performs in several chamber concert series as well as the  annual Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival, which celebrates the  music of avant-garde Ukrainian composers. She  earned her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Oberlin  Conservatory in May 2012, her Masters in Piano Studies at New York  University in May 2014, and earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts at  Rutgers University in 2022. She is based in NYC, where she  performs and teaches. She is the Head of the Piano Department at Newark  School of the Arts, faculty at the Spence School, and piano faculty at  several summer festivals. 

This concert honors the memory of Charlotte Barrows, a former Board Member of Richter Arts. Sponsored by Betty Bontempi, Maisi Summ, Gordon Gilbreath, and Linda Hansen.