MTSU Keyboard Artist Series 2018-2019

Featuring MTSU faculty and distinguished guest artists from around the world!

$10 General Admission; $5 Seniors
Free with an MTSU ID or if under the age of 18
Tickets at mtsuarts.com or at the door (cash or credit)

All concerts are in T. Earl Hinton Music Hall, Wright Music Building, MTSU Campus
Further information: 615-898-2493

Piano Masterclass Series and Piano Day 2019 webpage

FALL 2018

Sunday, October 28 - 3:00 p.m.
Kirill Gliadkovsky

Kirill Gliadkovsky

Artist bio
Artist Website

"...the intensity and a nicely honed musicality left the audience stunned ... enthralling ... all in all, a gripping and masterful performance" -- Los Angeles Times.

"wondrous range...impassioned depth...enormous physical and emotional power...a complete artist" -- The Malibu Times

PROGRAM
Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms
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Hors d'oeuvres reception with the artist immediately following the performance

Thursday, November 29 - 7:30 p.m.
Rachel Cheung

Finalist and Audience Award winner in the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Rachel Cheung

Artist bio
Artist website

“She crafts each piece she plays as a sculptor or a painter creates a work of art. Cheung is the complete package: skill, technique, artistry.” -- Culture Spot LA

"Silken tone, subtle sense of color, and stunningly imaginative." -- Musical America

PROGRAM
Franck/Bauer: Prélude, Fugue et Variation in B minor, Op. 18
Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28
Schubert: Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960

Hors d'oeuvres reception with the artist immediately following the performance

SPRING 2019

Friday, February 15 - 7:30 p.m.
Adam Clark and Eunbyol Ko, Piano Duo

MTSU Faculty Recital

Artists bios
Artists website

"Thoughtful and expressive ... an exquisite sense of color and timing."-- COK Magazine

PROGRAM
Schumann: Selections from 6 Studies in Canon Form, Op. 56
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Mozart: Sonata in D Major for Two Pianos (First movement)
Arensky: Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos, Op. 15
Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Hors d'oeuvres reception with the artists immediately following the performance

Friday, March 29 - 7:30pm
Jon Nakamatsu

Gold Medal winner of the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

Jon Nakamatsu

Artist bio
Artist website

“... brilliant musicianship. His tone and articulation sparkled and shimmered.” -- The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

"Rapier-like precision ... effortless command." -- BBC Music Magazine

PROGRAM
Clementi: Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 5
Beethoven: Sonata in D Major, Op. 28 “Pastorale”
Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5

Hors d'oeuvres reception with the artist immediately following the performance