Paderewski Returns to NY: music and stories on the pianist.

An evening of music and stories celebrating Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the pianist and composer whose fame in America was compared to that of Elvis Presley and The Beatles. The Culture & Art Foundation presents performances by Viet Trung Nguyen and Nicholas Kaponyas on piano, soprano Maya Hussein, actor Andrew Michon, and host Julia Wojcicki. The program features works by Chopin, Paderewski, Moniuszko, Karłowicz, Liszt, Schubert, Gounod, and Handel, alongside a documentary tracing Paderewski's footsteps through New York City. Step into the world of New York a century ago, a city of grand stages, glamorous evenings, and legendary musical stars.