Yoheved (Veda) Kaplinsky, the chair of the Piano Department at The Juilliard School in New York City, serves as the inaugural special guest lecturer for the Helen Mendelson Kerwin Piano Lecture Series.

Professor Kaplinsky will lead a master class at 10:30 AM and present a lecture at 4:30 PM with a reception in the Brehm Pavilion lobby afterwards.