Music for One Piano, Four Hands
Carnival of the Animals - Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)Spanish Dance op. 12 no. 5 (Bolero) - Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
Le Pas Espagnol (Spanish Dance) from The Dolly Suite - Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
About the Artists:
Laureate of numerous national and international competitions, Dr. Teodora Adzharova has performed in the United States, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Macedonia, Serbia, and the Czech Republic. Described as a “true musician” with “electrifying energy” and “limitless emotional and dynamic range” (NYCR), the Bulgarian pianist has established herself as one of the most sought-after musicians in the Baltimore, MD-Washington, D.C. region, frequently collaborating with musicians from both the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Some of Dr. Adzharova’s recent performances include appearances at the Peabody Institute, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Goucher College, York College, Catholic University of America, the DiMenna Center, the Bulgarian Embassy in D.C., the Washington Arts Club, and Silo Hill. Dr. Adzharova’s 2025–2026 season will feature the release of her debut solo album dedicated to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. The CD will include the composer’s Preludes, Op. 34 and Piano Sonata, Op. 61. One of the few pianists who performs both of Shostakovich’s piano sonatas in a single program, Dr. Adzharova has presented lecture-recitals of the repertoire at Peabody (2025), UMBC (2022), the World Piano Conference (Serbia, 2023), and the DiMenna Center (New York, 2024). Her interest in the legacy of Shostakovich has garnered the recognition of Alan Mercer, editor-in-chief of the international DSCH Journal, leading to collaborations and the publication of Dr. Adzharova’s writings.
As a passionate educator, she teaches at the Peabody Preparatory division, where she also coordinates the Musicianship for Pianists program. Her previous faculty appointments include the Peabody Conservatory, UMBC, Community College of Baltimore County and the Leon Fleisher Academy. Dr. Adzharova is a board member of the Greater Baltimore Music Teacher Association and is a sought-after adjudicator for numerous regional and state competitions and recitals. In 2019, Dr. Adzharova’s dedication to chamber music and community engagement led her to become the Co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of the Annunciation Cathedral Concert Series. Each season, the series offers inventive and accessible classical music programming to the Baltimore community, promoting high-caliber artists from the region and beyond. Dr. Adzharova holds piano performance degrees from the Peabody Institute (DMA, 2020; Performance Diploma, 2013; MM, 2011), where she studied with Ellen Mack.
Hailed as a “stunning pianist with incredible dexterity”, Canadian pianist Audrey Andrist has thrilled audiences around the globe, from North America to Japan, China and Germany with her“passionate abandon” and “great intelligence.” Ms. Andrist grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan, and while in high school traveled three hours one-way for lessons with William Moore, himself a former student of famed musicians Cécile Genhart and Rosina Lhévinne. She completed Masters and Doctoral degrees at the Juilliard School with Herbert Stessin, and won first prizes at the Mozart International, San Antonio International, Eckhardt-Gramatté, and Juilliard Concerto Competitions. She is the principal pianist of ROCO in Houston, Texas and of the PostClassical Ensemble in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Stern/Andrist Duo with her husband, violinist James Stern; Strata, with her husband and Nathan Williams, clarinet, and the Andrist-Stern-Honigberg Trio with cellist Steven Honigberg. She has performed at Lincoln Center in New York, the Phillips Collection, Kennedy Center and Library of Congress in Washington, Place des Arts in Montreal, and the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. With the CBC Vancouver Orchestra and maestro Mario Bernardi, she presented the world premiere of Andrew P. MacDonald’s Piano Concerto, composed especially for her and commissioned by CBC Radio.
An avid performer of new music, Ms. Andrist has recorded for more than a dozen record labels and has presented over 75 world premieres as a soloist and with various ensembles. In her many intrepid adventures in modern music, she has played a wide variety of instruments, including synthesizer, harmonium, celesta, melodica, paper accordion, mbira, tack piano, bass drum and slide whistle! She and the ensembles with which she performs regularly play music by young student composers, working with the students to hone their craft, and mentoring them in the composition process. A devoted teacher, Ms. Andrist lives in the Washington, DC area, where she teaches at the Washington Conservatory and the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and where she is in constant demand as a soloist, chamber musician, adjudicator and master class teacher. She spends her summers at a variety of festivals, including The National Music Festival (new faculty member in 2026), The Chamber Music Conference, ChamberFest Canandaigua, where she serves as Co-Artistic Director, Intermuse, and the Manhattan Music Festival in Shanghai, China. In her spare time, she is an enthusiastic cook and hockey fan.
This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
