Nicholas Roth, professor of piano, will present the next concert of the Keys to Excellence piano series. The event is free and open to the public, and begins at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, in Sheslow Auditorium.

The program features several short works by Russian mystic Alexander Scriabin, and two substantial pieces by Nikolay Miaskovsky. Miaskovsky, a close friend of Sergei Prokofiev, was known as the “musical conscience of Moscow” during his tenure on the faculty of the Moscow Conservatory, and his work is virtually unknown in the United States.

The concert concludes with Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite (arranged for piano duet) performed with Pablo Valladares, a Drake senior majoring in piano performance.

View the news release to see the complete program.