Pianist Nikolai Lugansky will perform on Saturday, March 21, as part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Piano Series.

The UAB Piano Series, produced by Professor of Piano Yakov Kasman, DMA, and presented by the UAB College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Music, brings the world’s finest pianists to Birmingham. Both Pavel Nersessian, who performed Jan. 25, and Lugansky are part of the world’s pianistic elite and are sought-after artists of the highest caliber, Kasman says.

Lugansky will perform works by Schubert and Tchaikovsky. The performance will take place at 4 p.m. in UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $15; $5 for UAB students. Call 205-975-2787 for tickets. Visit the UAB Department of Music online at www.uab.edu/cas/music.