MUSIC

Cypress Creek FACE presents the Guzik Foundation Winners, Russian Pianists.

The award winners, the cream of young Russian talent, will make a stop at The Centrum as part of their national tour.

Every year, music schools throughout Russia groom their finest students to compete for scholarships granted by the Guzik Foundation. A handful of these, the best of the best, are chosen to be Guzik Foundation Award Winners.

The Award Winners receive prizes including performances, recording contracts, and cash. And it is this elite group, the cream of young Russian talent, who will perform in San Francisco in February.

Usually, the children who compete come from families of meager resources, often single-parent households living in poverty. However, achievement in music remains an enduring tradition and parents will sacrifice whatever is necessary to ensure that their child's ability is properly nurtured. The talented youngsters respond with zeal, doubly inspired by the music and the firm resolve of their families.

Beyond being a compelling story, the Guzik Foundation Scholarship Program yields brilliant results. When the Award Winners perform in San Francisco our audiences are spellbound by the impassioned performances of these young musical thoroughbreds.

The Guzik Foundation Scholarship Program is unique in the world and is funded by innovative Bay Area philanthropist Nahum Guzik, a high-tech industrialist and Russian emigré.