INTERNATIONAL PIANO FEST AT UH OFFERS A CHANCE TO LISTEN
AND LEARN
For three days in January, classical music aficionados and students
can listen to and learn from four of the world’s most gifted
pianists during the University of Houston’s 23rd annual International
Piano Festival (IPF).
The festival runs Friday through Sunday, Jan. 20-22, at UH and
will feature performances and master classes from Marc-Andrè
Hamelin, Alexei Lubimov, Nelita True and Abbey Simon. Performances
and master classes are open to the public.
(Note: Due to an injury, Simon has been forced
to withdraw from his recital, but is still tentatively scheduled
to conduct his master classes. Anton Nel, Distinguished Professor
of Piano at UT-Austin, will perform the Friday evening concert.)
Hamelin is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier de
l'Ordre national du Québec. He has recorded several albums
for Hyperion Records and has performed with orchestras around the
world. Russian pianist Alexei Lubimov attended the Moscow Conservatory
and was one of the last students of famed musician and teacher Heinrich
Neuhaus. He has performed at a host of festivals as a soloist and
alongside top orchestras. True has taken her talents to concert
halls around the globe including Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Brazil
and Australia and teaches at the University of Rochester’s
Eastman School of Music.
Simon, UH’ s Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor
of Music, is one of the most recorded classical artists of all time
and has been honored with numerous awards including the National
Orchestral Award. He has performed with symphonies worldwide and
has served as a UH faculty member since 1977. He founded the festival
in 1984.
“I am looking forward to the recitals by the festival’s
fine roster of artists and the opportunity of hearing UH students
in my master class,” True said.
IPF events will be held at UH except for Hamelin’s Jan. 21
recital, which will be performed at the Wortham Center’s Cullen
Theater at 500 Texas Ave. in downtown Houston. For a complete schedule,
event locations and ticket prices, visit http://www.music.uh.edu/pianofestival/
or call 713-743-3313.
WHAT: 2006 International Piano Festival
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 20 – Sunday,
Jan. 22
WHERE: Moores School of Music University of Houston
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WHO: University of Houston/Moores
School of Music
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