Professor Alessandro Vena, pianist, will present a Colloquium/Recital of Modern Music for the Piano on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 4:30 pm on Baker Hall Stage, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. The event will be open to the public. Professor Vena's colloquium/recital at Lehigh will feature the Etudes of Phillip Glass, alongside recent music by Italian and Italian-American composers (Piana, Zannoni, Respighi, Cacioppo, and Salerni). Alessandro Vena is an internationally known pianist whose activity ranges from the Baroque to the modern specializing in Chopin and living composers. He has appeared as recitalist in Europe, America, and Latin America and given master classes in London and the United States. He has performed as soloist with the Russian State Philharmonic, the Bulgarian State Philharmonic, and the Philharmonic of Saint Petersburg. His extensive discography has been broadcast in its entirety on RAI, and his most recent CD received a five star rating from Piano Solo magazine. He is Professor of Piano at the State Conservatory of Potenza.