Nadia Shpachenko Keys to the Beautiful Game CD 1
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Nadia Shpachenko Keys to the Beautiful Game CD

Nadia Shpachenko

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Coming July 17, 2026 pre-order your copy today!

World Premieres from GRAMMY® Award-Winning Pianist Nadia Shpachenko on CD!
Soccer-Themed Compositions by 9 Contemporary Composers!

Compositions from nine of the best contemporary composers, all with the theme of the challenges and excitement of soccer. Remember the joys of the 2026 soccer World Cup forever!

"Gifted and versatile pianist" (San Francisco Chronicle) and GRAMMY® Award winner Nadia Shpachenko is known for bringing innovative and unconventional musical projects to life, often featuring distinctive sonic qualities and unusual instrumentation. Her concert appearances have included performances at the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Piano Spheres series, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Green Umbrella and Chamber Music Series, as well as engagements with numerous orchestras throughout Europe and the Americas.

A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Shpachenko has premiered more than 150 new works by many of today's leading composers. The composers featured on Keys to the Beautiful Game are Tom Flaherty, Pamela Z, Ian Dicke, David Sanford, Dana Kaufman, Harold Meltzer, Christopher Cerrone, Oliver Dubon, and Adam Schoenberg.

Her 2019 Reference Recordings release The Poetry of Places, featuring world-premiere recordings of architecture-inspired compositions, received the GRAMMY® Award for Best Classical Compendium. Her subsequent Reference Recordings album, Invasion: Music and Art for Ukraine, donated all CD proceeds to humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine and featured music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lewis Spratlan alongside artwork by Ukrainian artists.

Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Nadia Shpachenko is a Steinway Artist, Schoenhut Toy Piano Artist, and Professor of Music at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona).

Features

  • CD
  • Recorded on January 17 & 31, & February 23, 2023 at Silent Zoo Studios, Glendale, CA
  • Recorded by Jeremy Miller
  • Mixed by Barry Werger-Gottesman
  • Mastered by Sean Royce Martin
  • Detailed Booklet
  • Total Time: 75:33
  • Made in USA

Musicians

Nadia Shpachenko piano
Pamela Z vocals on Balón

Selections

Part 1: Introduction

Tom Flaherty (b.1950)
  1. Goal Mining – for piano and electronics (2022)
Pamela Z (b.1956)
  1. Balón – for solo piano, tape, voice, and electronics (2021)
Ian Dicke (b.1982)
Telestar Loops – for piano and electronics (2021)
  1. Tensegrity
  2. Satellite
  3. Buckyball

Part 2: Earn Your Place

David Sanford (b.1963)
  1. La Pulga Variations – for solo piano (2021):
    Total Football
    The Professional Irritant
    The Impossibly Long Shadow
    Il Classico
    Celia
    Baila Ahora
    Magisterial
Dana Kaufman (b.1989)
Honeyball – for speaking pianist and soccer cleats (2021/2023)
  1. An Ungraceful Jog Trot
  2. Change is Slow
  3. Coquetry and Cleats

Part 3: Hero's Journey

Harold Meltzer (1966–2024)
  1. Dribble – for solo piano (2022)
Christopher Cerrone (b.1984)
  1. Corridor of Uncertainty – for piano and electronics (2022)
Oliver Dubon (b.1997)
  1. The Hand of God – for solo piano (2022)
Adam Schoenberg (b.1980)
  1. Last Dance – for solo piano (2021)

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