Nuria Shin, soprano
Guzal Izametdinova, piano
Friday, April 24, 2026
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP required
(limited seating available)
Program
An Afternoon of Art Song
Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 - Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
1. Má píseň zas mi láskou zní / My song sounds of love 2. Aj! Kterak trojhranec můj / Ah! How my triangle rings out
3. A les je tichý kolem kol / The forest is quiet all around 4. Když mne stará matka / Songs my mother taught me 5. Struna naladěna / Take your bow and strike up! 6. Široké rukávy / In his loose-fitting and airy linen clothes 7. Dejte klec jestřábu / Give a hawk a cage
Canciones populares españolas "Seven Spanish Folk Songs" - Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
1. El paño moruno 2. Seguidilla murciana 3. Asturiana 4. Jota 5. Nana 6. Canción 7. Polo
About the Artists:
American soprano Nuria Shin currently studies at the University of Maryland under the prestigious Maryland Opera Studio program. She also studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, double majoring for her Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising/Public Relations and Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance. Her passion for creative storytelling has led her to pursue positions that combine her love for marketing and music. Currently she is the Communications Coordinator at City Lyric Opera, a female-founded and led opera company located in the heart of New York City.
Uzbekistani pianist Guzal Isametdinova is pursuing a DMA in Collaborative Piano from the University of Maryland. She is the first prize winner of the Pro Romania (Bucharest) International Piano Competition; 2nd prize recipient of the International French Rubinstein Competition, and 3rd prize recipient of both the Russian Musica Classic Festival and Uzbekistan Sanat Gunchalari piano competitions. She holds her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan where she twice won the chamber music competition and was featured with the orchestra in Mozart’s Piano Concerto in d minor, K.466. She also holds a Professional Performance Certificate from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music. Guzal has performed in masterclasses for Leon Fleisher, Irena Gulzarova, Jean Pierre Collot, Emanuele Torquati, Juris Kalnciems, Daniel Grimwood, Allison Gagnon, and Margaret McDonald. Her previous teachers include Honored Teacher of Uzbekistan Alla Kim, Ofeliya Yusupova and Anna Gringof.
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