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Portland Piano International FOUNDED BY HAROLD GRAY, 1978
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV PORTLAND DEBUT Schubert, Shostakovich
September 26, 2015 Shostakovich
September 27, 2015
LISE DE LA SALLE
PORTLAND DEBUT Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Brahms, Ravel
October 24, 2015 Bach, Bach/Busoni, Brahms, Schumann
October 25, 2015
CHARLIE ALBRIGHT PORTLAND DEBUT Janácek, Beethoven, Chopin, Bach, Schubert
December 5, 2015 Mozart, Chopin, Menotti, Mussorgsky
TOP: Nareh Arghamanyan. Photo by Julia Wesely. BOTTOM: Murray Perahia. Photo by Felix Broede.
December 6, 2015 For nearly four decades, Portland Piano International has defined excellence in piano performance—from dynamic young artists to accomplished masters. Our 2015–2016 season will continue that tradition. Four Portland debuts are combined with two established artists, one of them Murray Perahia. Considered one of the greatest American pianists, Perahia will close the season at Schnitzer Concert Hall on April 10, 2016.
to the superb acoustics and sightlines of Lincoln Hall and challenged each artist to play two completely different programs—nearly three hours of music over two days!
Artistic Director Arnaldo Cohen, a piano virtuoso of international renown, has brought new energy and initiatives. He returned the recital series
Now, we are expanding our outreach with the Rising Stars Program, the Commissioning Project, and the Tholen Fellows Project. Rising Stars are exceptional young pianists from around the world, performing free informal concerts and engaging audiences not only in Portland but also in Eugene, Bend, Astoria, and elsewhere. The Commissioning Project engages 12 Oregon composers to create solo pianos pieces to be premiered by the Rising Stars. To reinvigorate their teaching skills, the Tholen Fellows are a cadre of piano teachers from rural Oregon who will receive one-on-one coaching four times a year from Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Stanislav Ioudenitch and Busoni Competition Winner, Alexander Shtarkman.
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Starting in 2014, Arnaldo moved the Summer Festival to Lewis & Clark College. With artists, experts, and participants in residence for the entire Festival, teaching, learning, and camaraderie develop easily and naturally.
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PORTLAND PIANO INTERNATIONAL
NAREH ARGHAMANYAN
Bach, Delalian, Pärt, Babjanyan/ Arghamanyan, Komitas/Andriasyan, Komitas/Arghamanyan, Ekmalian/ Arghamanyan, Stravinsky/Agosti
January 16, 2016 Schumann, Brahms, Medtner, Rachmaninov, Rachmaninov/Wild, Gershwin/Wild, Balakirev
January 17, 2016
JOSEPH MOOG PORTLAND DEBUT Bach, Brahms, Liszt
March 12, 2016 Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Godowsky
March 13, 2016
MURRAY PERAHIA April 10, 2016 VENUE: TIME:
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
2:00pm
Unless otherwise noted, recitals are held at Lincoln Hall, PSU at 4:00pm.
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