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Input (English): Context: Sergei Polusmiak ( Russian :   ; Ukrainian :  ' ) , `` Merited Artist of Ukraine '' , is a Ukrainian Pianist . He was Artist in Residence and the Tom and Christine Neyer Family Professor of Music at Northern Kentucky University from 1998 until 2012 . He is first prize winner in the Lysenko International Music Competition . He is a graduate of the Kharkiv Conservatory , where he studied with Regina Horowitz , sister of Vladimir Horowitz , after which he received the Post Graduate Diploma , Kiev Conservatory . From 1975 to 1998 he was Professor at Kharkiv Institute of Arts and the Special Music School for Gifted Children , Ukraine . He has performed concerts in Russia , France , Germany , Belgium , Mexico and the United States . He was presented in `` Sergei at the Aronoff '' , at the Grand Opening of the Aronoff Center for the Arts , Cincinnati , and has appeared as soloist with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra , Keith Lockhart , Music Director , the Northern Kentucky Symphony , and the Russian Chamber Orchestra of San Francisco . Sergei Polusmiak is a jury member of major international piano competitions , including the first International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz , Kiev , Ukraine ; Joanna Hodges International Piano Competition , Palm Desert , California ; Lysenko International Piano Competition , Kiev , Ukraine ; Milosh Magin International Piano Competition , Paris , France , and the International Piano Competition , Lugansk , Ukraine . He is founder and Director of the Ukrainian Children 's Music Theater of Kharkiv which performed in 1992 and 1994 with Cincinnati 's May Festival Chorus . He is also founder and artistic director of the Ukrainian - France Summer Music Festival . Sergei has recorded four CDs : Sergei Plays Sergei and Alexander , solo piano works of Rachmaninoff and Scriabin ; Shostakovich , Music for Two Pianos with French pianist , Therese Dussaut ; `` Music for Clarinet and Piano with Ukrainian prodigy , Alexander Bedenko ; and Sergei Polusmiak , Beautiful Music For Friends ; The Language of Feelings . He has been featured artist and adjudicator for Music Teachers National Association , Ohio and Kentucky chapters , featured artist at the NKU Summer Piano Institute since 1997 , and Visiting Artist at the Pedagogical University of Lugansk , Ukraine ., The Dnieper River or (also known as: "Dnepr", "Dnyapro" or "Dnipro") is one of the major rivers of Europe (fourth by length), rising near Smolensk, Russia and flowing through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and Belarus and the fourth longest river in Europe. 
The total length ranges between and with a drainage basin of .
The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations. The Dnieper is an important navigable waterway for the economy of Ukraine and is connected via the DnieperBug Canal to other waterways in Europe., Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (November 5, 1989) was a Russian-born American classical pianist and composer. He was acclaimed for his virtuoso technique, his tone color, and the excitement engendered by his playing. He is recognized as one of the greatest pianists of all time., A pianist is an individual musician who plays the piano. Most forms of Western music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of repertoire and styles to choose from, including traditionally classical music, Jazz, blues and all sorts of popular music, including rock music. Most pianists can, to a certain extent, play other keyboard-related instruments such as the synthesizer, harpsichord, celesta and the organ and keyboard. Perhaps the greatest pianist of all time was Franz Liszt, whose piano mastery was described by Anton Rubinstein: "In comparison with Liszt, all other pianists are children". , Ukraine (tr. ) is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the northwest, Poland and Slovakia to the west, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast, respectively. Ukraine is currently in territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but which Ukraine and most of the international community recognise as Ukrainian. Including Crimea, Ukraine has an area of , making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world. It has a population of about 44.5 million, making it the 32nd most populous country in the world., Miami University (also referred to as Miami U, Miami of Ohio, Miami University, Ohio, or simply Miami) is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, although classes were not held until 1824, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio. In its 2017 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked the university 79th among national universities, the 30th top public school, and 2nd (1st among public institutions) for best undergraduate teaching at national universities. , Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population in July 2015 was (though higher estimated numbers have been cited in the press), making Kiev the 7th most populous city in Europe., A university ("a whole", "a corporation") is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which grants academic degrees in various subjects. 
Universities typically provide undergraduate education and postgraduate education., Northern Kentucky University is a public, co-educational university in northern Kentucky located in Highland Heights, seven miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. The university is primarily an undergraduate, liberal arts institution, but it also features graduate programs. Total enrollment at the university currently exceeds 15,000 students, with over 13,000 undergraduate students and over 2,000 graduate students served by nearly 2600 faculty and staff. Northern Kentucky University is the third largest university, behind the University of Cincinnati and Miami University, but before Xavier University, of Greater Cincinnati's four large, four-year universities and the youngest of Kentucky's eight state universities, although it is not the last to join the state system, as the University of Louisville did not become a state university until 1970., Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine is a state honorary title of decoration awarded by the Ukrainian SSR and later Ukraine for outstanding achievement in the performing arts. It is regulated by the "Law of Ukraine Regarding the State Awards of Ukraine" (#1549-14)., The University of Cincinnati (commonly referred to as UC or Cincinnati) is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, in the U.S. state of Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio., The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky, a member of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metropolitan Research University". UofL enrolls students from 118 of 120 Kentucky counties, all 50 U.S. states, and 116 countries around the world., Subject: sergei polusmiak, Relation: occupation, Options: (A) academic (B) artist (C) composer (D) faculty (E) harpsichord (F) major (G) member (H) musician (I) pianist (J) research (K) sovereign (L) ukraine
Output (English): composer