DANBURY — The Danbury Concert Association is welcoming renowned pianist Ilya Yakushev for his first concert in the community this weekend.

The performance will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 22nd, at the Visual & Performing Arts Center of Western Connecticut State University. The third concert in the Danbury Concert Association’s 2025-2026 season, Yakushev will perform works by Beethoven, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, and Liszt, and meet audience members at a reception after the event.

Yakushev has performed at major concert venues around the world and received several awards, including first prizes at the 2005 World Piano Competition in Cincinnati and the Young Artists Concerto Competition in his native St. Petersburg.

Tickets are $25, and admission is free for ages 18 and under courtesy of a grant from the Danbury Cultural Commission. For more information, click here.

Ilya Yakushev

Sunday, March 22
3:00 pm
Visual & Performing Arts Center, Western Connecticut State University
43 Lake Avenue Extension
Danbury

Expanded coverage of Fairfield County cultural events is made possible with support from the Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts.