Performances
Oklahoma Festival Ballet and Steinway Spirio in Norman, Oklahoma
A collaboration with Oklahoma Festival Ballet featuring Igor Lipinski in an-all Chopin program, Fantasie-Impromptu, performed live to the choreography created by the University of Oklahoma dance faculty Boyko Dosev. Igor will be performing on a Steinway Spirio provided by Oklahoma Music Co. For tickets information, please visit the University Theatre website.
50th Anniversary Gala of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation in Salt Lake City, Utah
Guest artist recital featuring Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at the 50th Anniversary Gala of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation and Competition, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center’s Jeanne Wagner Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Stride Bank Center's Grand Ballroom and Steinway Spirio in Enid, Oklahoma
Guest artist recital featuring Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at the Stride Bank Center’s Grand Ballroom in Enid, Oklahoma performed on Steinway Spirio provided by Oklahoma Music Co.
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman, Oklahoma
Igor Lipinski in a guest artist recital program commissioned by the museum to celebrate the closing day of the exhibit, “Nikolai Fechin: An Artistic Journey,” that paired pieces of music with works of art at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman, Oklahoma. The program featured:
Fazil Say
Black Earth
Alexander Siloti
Prelude in B Minor after Johann Sebastian Bach
Sergei Rachmaninoff
“Andante cantabile” from Six moments musicaux
Franz Liszt
“Sonetto 104 del Petrarca” from Années de pèlerinage
Leoš Janáček
“The Presentiment” from 1. X. 1905
Claude Debussy
“Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été” from Six épigraphes antiques
Maurice Ravel
“Le jardin féerique” from Ma mère l'Oye
Sergei Rachmaninoff
“Variation XVIII” from Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Marc-André Hamelin
“Esercizio per pianoforte, Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti” from 12 Études in All the Minor Keys
Grażyna Bacewicz
“Toccata” from Sonata No. 2
75th Anniversary Gala of the New England Piano Teachers Association in Concord, Massachusetts
Guest artist performance featuring Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at the 75th Anniversary Gala of the New England Piano Teachers Association at the Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, Massachusetts.
Louisiana International Piano Series in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Guest artist recital featuring Piano Illusions at the Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Staples Endowment Concert Series at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Guest artist recital featuring Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions as part of the Staples Endowment Concert Series at the Staples Family Concert Hall, Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
The University of Oklahoma Faculty Recital in Norman, Oklahoma
Igor Lipinski’s Faculty Recital featuring a complete set of Chopin’s 24 Preludes at the University of Oklahoma’s Morris R. Pitman Recital Hall in Norman, Oklahoma. The program featured:
Nocturne in E-flat Major, op. 9 no. 2
with authentic variants inspired by the 1938 recording of Raoul Koczalski
Four Mazurkas
Mazurka in E Minor, op. 17 no. 2
Mazurka in A Minor, op. 17 no. 4
Mazurka in B-flat Minor, op. 24 no. 4
Mazurka in B Minor, op. 30 no. 2
Twenty-Four Preludes, op. 28
Prelude in C Major: Agitato
Prelude in A Minor: Lento
Prelude in G Major: Vivace
Prelude in E Minor: Largo
Prelude in D Major: Allegro molto
Prelude in B Minor: Lento assai
Prelude in A Major: Andantino
Prelude in F-sharp Minor: Molto agitato
Prelude in E Major: Largo
Prelude in C-sharp Minor: Allegro molto
Prelude in B Major: Vivace
Prelude in G-sharp Minor: Presto
Prelude in F-sharp Major: Lento
Prelude in E-flat Minor: Allegro
Prelude in D-flat Major: Sostenuto
Prelude in B-flat Minor: Presto con fuoco
Prelude in A-flat Major: Allegretto
Prelude in F Minor: Allegro molto
Prelude in E-flat Major: Vivace
Prelude in C Minor: Largo
Prelude in B-flat Major: Cantabile
Prelude in G Minor: Molto agitato
Prelude in F Major: Moderato
Prelude in D Minor: Allegro appassionato
Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida
Guest artist recital featuring Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland
The fifteen festival performances of Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at St. Mark’s Unitarian Church, also known as artSpace@StMarks, as part of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest performing arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Music & Magic with Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra
A festival performance of Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at the 1,200 seat Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts in Brainerd, Minnesota with Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra featuring concerto movements by Ravel, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Bacewicz, and Yoshimatsu, under the baton of the music director, Christian Reif.
PROGRAM
Maurice Ravel
Concerto in G Major, III. Presto
Francis Poulenc
Concerto in C-sharp Minor, II. Andante con Moto
Takashi Yoshimatsu
Concerto “Memo Flora”, III. Bloom
Grażyna Bacewicz
Concerto, III. Molto allegro
Sergei Rachmaninoff
“Variation XVIII” from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
George Gershwin
Concerto in F, III. Allegro agitato
Gothenburg Fringe Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden
Three performances of Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at Gathenhielmska Huset, Gothenburg, Sweden (September 6-8, 2024).
Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland
The festival debut performances of Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at St. Mark’s Unitarian Church, also known as artSpace@StMarks, as part of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest performing arts festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
European Piano Teachers Association Conference in Lucerne, Switzerland
A lecture-recital "The Tides of Change: Extended Techniques and the Art of Modern Piano Expression” at the 46th International European Piano Teachers Association Conference at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland.
European Piano Teachers Association Conference in Rome, Italy
A lecture-recital: “Salvatore Sciarrino’s Anamorfosi and the Art of the Concert Paraphrase” at the 45th International European Piano Teachers Association Conference in Rome, Italy.
The MTNA State Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Guest artist recital featuring Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico (MTNA Chapter) State Conference at Berna Facio Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma
Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at the Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s 2023-24 Musical Arts Series.
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine
Guest artist recital featuring Igor Lipinski’s “Piano Illusions” at the Bowdoin College’s Studzinski Recital Hall in Brunswick, Maine.
NCKP: The Piano Conference in Chicago, Illinois
PEDx session: “Reimagining the Art of the Piano Recital” at the National Center for Keyboard Pedagogy National Conference in Chicago, IL.
Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with Norman Philharmonic
Igor Lipinski with Norman Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Richard Zielinski performing Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy for Piano, Vocal Soloists, Mixed Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 80 at the University of Oklahoma’s Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall in Norman, Oklahoma (June 1, 2023).
Oklahoma Festival Ballet in Norman, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Festival Ballet featuring Igor Lipinski and Stephanie Shames in Claude Debussy’s “Six épigraphes antiques” for piano four-hands. Jerome Robbins’s choreography performed by the students of University of Oklahoma School of Dance. Showtimes: 8 p.m. on March 31, April 1, 6, 7, and 3:00 p.m. on April 2, 8 at the University of Oklahoma’s Elsie C. Brackett Theatre.
The MTNA National Conference in Reno, Nevada
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) National Conference. Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at the MTNA Conference Evening Gala and Award Ceremony; Nugget Casino Resort, Reno, NV (March 27, 2023).
The University of Oklahoma Faculty Recital in Norman, Oklahoma
The annual Faculty Recital at the University of Oklahoma featuring Liszt’s Funérailles, Schubert’s Sonata in A Minor D. 784, Beach’s Dreaming, Janáček’s In the Mists, and Chopin’s Polonaise in A-flat Major op. 53.
Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas
Igor Lipinski’s “Piano Illusions” at the Amarillo College Art Force Piano Series in Amarillo, Texas.
European Piano Teachers Conference in Guimarães, Portugal
A lecture-recital “Reimagining The Piano Recital: Creative Ideas To Engage Your Audience” at the 44th International European Piano Teachers Conference in Teatro Jordão, Conservatório de Guimarães in Guimarães, Portugal.
Album Release: "in tears"
in tears. Album. Published by Vanishing Records, dedicated entirely to the piano music of Leoš Janáček, and released in high-resolution download (88.2kHz/24bit) on Bandcamp (August 12, 2022).
Bösendorfer Hall at Mozarthaus in Vienna, Austria
Igor Lipinski’s "Piano Illusions" at the Mozarthaus Museum’s Bösendorfer Hall in Vienna, Austria.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Texas
The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley. Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions in Brownsville, TX (June 16, 2022).
The MTNA State Conference in Memphis, Tennessee
The Tennessee Music Teachers Association State Conference Artist featured in a lecture-recital, masterclass, and the performance of Igor Lipinski’s Piano Illusions at The University of Memphis’ Harris Concert Hall in Memphis, TN (June 7, 2022).
Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia
Igor Lipinski in an-all Janáček program featuring 1.X.1905, On an Overgrown Path, Book 1, and In the Mists at the Virginia Tech’s Squires Recital Salon in Blacksburg, Virginia (April 7, 2022).
Music & Magic with Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Igor Lipinski in “Magic at the Symphony” with Shreveport Symphony Orchestra and conductor Michael Butterman featuring Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini at the RiverView Theater in Shreveport, Louisiana (April 2, 2022).
