LEONIDAS LIPOVETSKY, Associate Professor of Piano, was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and has been critically acclaimed by the international press since his recital debut at age 12. His New York orchestral debut with the National Orchestral Association at Carnegie Hall was followed by prestigious orchestral and recital series appearances, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the United Nations Assembly Hall.

A Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music, Inc. grant launched his first European tour, which was followed by recitals and orchestral appearances across Western Europe, Russia and Latin America. He has toured with the Czech Philharmonic Janacek and the English Chamber Orchestra. Also he has presented masterclasses at the Trinity College of Music in London, at the Juilliard School, and in Moscow, Russia, and Mexico. Mr. Lipovetsky studied piano with Wilhelm Kolischer in Montevideo and with Rosina Lhevinne at the Juilliard School, where he earned his BM and MS and was the first recipient of the Van Cliburn Scholarship and the Pan American Union Scholarship.