Arkady Luxemburg People
He received a Master of Arts degree at the Academy of Music in Chisinau, Moldova in the former Soviet Union, where he received degrees in piano performance, composition, and music theory. He has worked as an instructor, a concert pianist,nda an accompanist at various institutions around the world, including the Moldova Academy of Music, the Moldova College of Music, the Moldova School of Music, San Diego StateUniversity, Mesa College, California Ballet and David Yellin College. Several o f his students have gone on to become world known performers, including Oleg Maisenberg and Mark Zeltzer. He has authored several works on Music Theory and Harmony. Arkady was given the Moldovan Composer of the Year award in 1967. He is a member ofthe Union ofComposers and ASCAP in the US. Notable symphonic works include: Sinfonietta, Symphony for Strings, Two Concertos for Piano with Orchestra, Concerto for Cello with Orchestra, Symphony Fantasy Spring Melodies.Notable works for piano solo include: Aquarelie, In Memory of Shostakovich, In Memory of Gershwin, Sonata, Sonatina, Blueses, Preludes. Alarge portion of his works are recorded. They are regularly published and played in Czechia and Slovakia, the former Soviet Union, Romania, Hungary, Israel, France, and the United States. Since 1995, he hasresided in San Diego, California where he continued his career as a Performer and Composer.