Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin, winner of the first prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, will debut Western Washington University's Sanford-Hill Piano Series' 10th anniversary "Season of Pure Gold," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at WWU's Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.

The program features works by Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Schubert and Prokofiev. For tickets, $9 to $24, call 360-650-6146 or see tickets.wwu.edu.

Kozhukhin will also present a free master class, open to the public, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the PAC Concert Hall.

Reach Margaret Bikman at 360-715-2273 or margaret.bikman@bellinghamherald.com.