The Always on Sunday Series, three recitals of classical music by nationally known pianists, takes place this fall at Winthrop University.
All programs are free to the public.
Each takes place at 3 p.m. in the Francis May Barnes Recital Hall behind Byrnes Auditorium. Born in the Soviet Union, Lushtak began studying piano and composition at age six. She graduated from the Stoliarsku School for Musically Gifted Children in Odessa under the instruction of her mother and later earned degrees in piano performance and composition from the Moscow Conservatory. She became a faculty member there before immigrating to the United States. She is currently professor of music at the Newcomb Music Department of Tulane University where she heads the piano division, holds the Downman Chair and is the director of Tulane s Concert Piano Series.