STEINHARDT ANNOUNCES NEW ENDOWED FACULTY CHAIR IN PIANO STUDIES

The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development recently announced the creation of the Sascha Gorodnitzki Faculty Chair in Piano Studies. Gorodnitzki (1905-1986) was an internationally acclaimed concert pianist and one of the most sought-after piano teachers in the world. With a major bequest, Virginia Gorodnitzki, his widow, has en¬dowed a professorship and piano studio in Steinhardt’s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions.
    “We’re deeply grateful to Mrs. Virginia Gorodnitzki for this exceptional gift,” said Steinhardt Dean Mary Brabeck. “Sascha Gorodnitzki highly valued teaching throughout his life and performing career. As a noted member of the Juilliard faculty, he developed a coterie of brilliant pianists. It is fitting that a chair be established in his memory.”
    Mrs. Gorodnitzki’s bequest generously allows for the creation of a studio, to be named The Sascha Gorodnitzki Piano Studio, that will include photographs, artworks, and written and audio materials, that celebrate Gorodnitzki’s illustrious career and inspiring legacy. The search for the faculty chair in piano studies will begin this fall.
— Timothy Farrell