Faliks Plays Schumann and Faliks

Works of Schumann and Inna Faliks Inna Faliks Old Belltower – composed in 1989 as she was immigraring from Odesa. Featured on her new album “Stranger Things, Piano Music from a Young Refugee’s backpack.” Jan Freidlin Ballade in Black and White – composed for Inna Faliks in 2006 Frederic Chopin Nocturne in D flat major, op 27#2 Frederic Chopin Scherzo # 1 in b minor Robert Schumann Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, with Posthumous Variations Theme Etude I (Variation 1) – Un poco più vivo Etude II (Variation 2) – Andante Etude III – Vivace Posthumous Variations I & II Etude IV (Variation 3) – Allegro marcato Etude V (Variation 4) – Scherzando Posthumous Variation III Etude VI (Variation 5) – Agitato Etude VII (Variation 6) – Allegro molto Etude VIII (Variation 7) – Sempre marcatissimo Posthumous Variation IV Etude IX – Presto possibile Etude X (Variation 8) – Allegro con energia Etude XI (Variation 9) – Andante espressivo Posthumous Variation V Etude XII (Finale) – Allegro brillante with Inna Faliks, piano Described by The New Yorker as “adventurous and passionate,” Ukrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks is recognized as one of the most poetic and versatile artists of her generation. Known for commanding performances of the standard repertoire, as well as innovative interdisciplinary projects, she has built a music life defined by passion, sincerity, intellectual depth and creative curiosity. Faliks has performed thousands of recitals throughout the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. She has appeared at many of the world’s leading venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, National Gallery of Art, Salle Cortot in Paris, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Hall, Beijing Center for the Performing Arts and other major halls across China, Oji Hall in Japan and major festivals such as Ravinia, Verbier, Gilmore, Newport Classical. Since her acclaimed debut with the Chicago Symphony, Faliks has remained a sought-after concerto soloist with leading orchestras in the US and abroad in a variety of of works spanning from Beethoven’s complete piano concerti to Clara Schumann, Florence Price, Paul Schoenfield, and Rachmaninoff. Her interdisciplinary performances include her one-woman show, the monologue-recital “Polonaise-Fantasie, the Story of a Pianist” and her long-running poetry and music project, Music/Words, which features living poets. She is a committed chamber musician, collaborating with major artists such as Rachel Barton Pine, Gilles Apap, Wendy Warner, Hila Plitmann and many others. A defining element in her artistry is her commitment to contemporary music. Numerous composers have written works specifically for her, and she has given many world premieres. In 2024, she premiered Clarice Assad’s “Lilith” Concerto, which Assad wrote for her. In the 2025-26 season, she gave the world premiere of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Minimoog Synthesizer and Orchestra with Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto Casa da Musica – the first and only concert pianist in the world to appear on stage as a virtuoso of the Minimoog Synthesizer in a concerto format. She is a prolific recording artist, with albums ranging from Schumann, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff to innovative projects such as Reimagine Beethoven and Ravel, 9 premieres and the most recent Manuscripts Don’t Burn, featured on NPR’s Morning Edition. Faliks is an acclaimed author, with a recently published memoir “Weight in the Fingertips: A Musical Odyssey from Soviet Ukraine to the World Stage” (Bloomsbury, 2023) and articles in The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. She serves as professor of piano and head of piano at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, mentoring the next generation of artists. A Yamaha Artist and internationally respected performer, Inna Faliks continues to shape today’s piano landscape with vision, depth and expressive power.