Houston-based pianists Yan Shen and Olena Blagulyak join forces in an exciting program of world premieres commissioned for TNME 2025, featuring works by Todd Frazier, David Lee Zamora, Eric Estrada, and Michael Ippolito. These bold new compositions are presented alongside masterworks by Samuel Barber, Francis Poulenc, and Claude Debussy—composers who, though writing in earlier eras, pushed musical boundaries while remaining deeply rooted in classical tradition. This vibrant program for piano four hands celebrates the enduring dialogue between past and present, tradition and innovation.