Andrey Gugnin, the 28-year-old Russian who won last year’s Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition, returns to Salt Lake City for a recital Friday.

Andrey Gugnin

Part of the inaugural Paul Pollei Commemorative Concert Series, named in honor of the late Bachauer competition founder, Gugnin’s recital will feature the artistry that won him top honors at the competition.

On the program are the 12 Transcendental Etudes by Franz Liszt; a transcription of the Scherzo from Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony; Six Pictures by the Armenian composer Arno Babajanian, who lived from 1921-83; and the Petite Suite by Jacques Ibert.

The recital takes place Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Jeanné Wagner Theatre in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20 general, $15 seniors and $8 students and available by phone at 801-355-2787 or 888-451-2787 or or online at www.arttix.org.

For detailed artist and program information log on to www.bachauer.com.