"Souvenirs
PROGRAM
"Souvenirs of Spain"
Aragonesa (from Cuatro Piezas Españolas)
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
4 Preludes Federico Mompou (1893-1987)
Sevilla (from Suite Española No. 1) Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Canción y Danza No. 7 F. Mompou
Cancion y Danza No. 3
Canción y Danza No. 5
El Pelele Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
ABOUT THE PERFORMER
Co st a R i c a n p i a n i st J u a n
Pa b l o A n d ra d e m a i nt a i n s a
ve r y a c t i ve c a re e r a s a
re c i t a l i st , co n ce r to s o l o i st ,
co l l a b o rat i ve a r t i st ,
c l i n i c i a n a n d a d j u d i c ato r.
H e i s t h e re c i p i e nt of
nu m e ro u s aw a rd s, m o st
n ot a b l y t h e Co st a R i c a n
Nat i o n a l P r i ze of M u s i c, t h e
h i g h e st re co g n i t i o n g i ve n
to a mu s i c i a n by t h e Co st a
R i c a n M i n i st r y of Cu l t u re.
O t h e r aw a rd s i n c l u d e t h e
Fi rst P r i ze at t h e A r t l i v re I nte r n at i o n a l P i a n o
Co m p et i t i o n i n S a o Pau l o, B ra z i l ; a n d t h e Fi rst P r i ze i n
t h e C a r l o s E n r i q u e Va rg a s Nat i o n a l P i a n o Co m p et i t i o n
i n C R. A s a st u d e nt h e re ce i ve d Fi rst P r i ze i n t h e
Co n ce r t of S o l o i st s Co m p et i t i o n at A r i zo n a St ate
U n i ve rs i t y, Fi rst P r i ze at t h e U n i ve rs i t y of N o r t h
C a ro l i n a at G re e n s b o ro Co n ce r to Co m p et i t i o n , a n d
S e co n d P r i ze i n t h e U n i ve rs i t y of Co st a R i c a Co n ce r to Co m p et i t i o n .
H e h a s p e r fo r m e d a s a s o l o i st w i t h t h e S o u t h B e n d
Sy m p h o ny ( I N ) , t h e G re e n s b o ro Sy m p h o ny ( N C ) , t h e
Powd e r R i ve r Sy m p h o ny ( W Y ) t h e U n i ve rs i t y of Co st a
R i c a Sy m p h o ny, t h e C a r t a g o Sy m p h o ny (C R) , t h e
Ce nt ra l A m e r i c a n Sy m p h o ny, t h e B o l i v i a n Nat i o n a l
Sy m p h o ny, t h e Co st a R i c a n Yo u t h Sy m p h o ny, a n d o n
m a ny o cc a s i o n s w i t h t h e Co st a R i c a n Nat i o n a l
Sy m p h o ny. Re ce nt co n ce r to p e r fo r m a n ce s i n c l u d e
B e et h ove n ’ s P i a n o Co n ce r to N o. 5 “ E m p e ro r ” , M oz a r t ’ s
P i a n o Co n ce r to N o. 2 6, a n d Ra c h m a n i n of f ’ s P i a n o
Co n ce r to N o 3 Co n d u c to rs h e h a s co l l a b o rate d w i t h
i n c l u d e I r w i n H of f m a n n , C h o s e i Ko m at s u , Ka i s a Ro o s e, N o r m a n G a m b o a , R i c a rd o d e l C a r m e n , A l e j a n d ro
G u t i e r re z , G a b r i e l a M o ra , I v a n A rg u e d a s, Mat h ew Troy
a n d T i m ot hy Ru s s e l . A s a re c i t a l i st h e h a s a p p ea re d
t h ro u g h o u t t h e U n i te d St ate s, Co st a R i c a , E l S a l v a d o r, M ex i co, B o l i v i a , Co l o m b i a , B ra z i l , I t a l y, Au st r i a ,
Sw i t ze r l a n d , S e r b i a , N o r w ay, G re e ce a n d S p a i n
ABOUT THE PERFORMER
Re c e n t p e r fo r m a n c e s i n c l u d e s o l o re c i t a l s a t t h e
Ye h u d i M e n u h i n Fo r u m i n B e r n , S w i t z e r l a n d , a n d a t t h e
Wo r l d P i a n o C o n fe re n c e i n N o v y S a d , S e r b i a . M a n y of
h i s p e r fo r m a n c e s h av e b e e n re c o rd e d a n d b ro a d c a s t e d
b y t h e P h o e n i x C l a s s i c a l R a d i o S t a t i o n K B A K , C o s t a
R i c a n U n i v e r s i t y R a d i o a n d C o s t a R i c a n N a t i o n a l
Te l e v i s i o n . H e i s a l s o a v e r y a c t i v e c h a m b e r m u s i c i a n
a n d a m e m b e r of t h e Ae g i n a Tr i o w i t h D r B e t u l S o y k a n
a n d D r. Ka t h e r i n e D e c ke r. H i s re c e n t d u o C D t i t l e d Wa r
t o Pe a c e, ( C e n t a u r Re c o rd s 3 6 6 6 ) a n d re c o rd e d
t o g e t h e r w i t h v i o l i n i s t B e t u l S o y k a n , fe a t u re s w o r k s b y
Fe rg u s o n , P ro kof i e v a n d M e s s i a e n a n d re c e i v e d v e r y
f av o ra b l e re v i e w s i n Fa n f a re m a g a z i n e. O t h e r
m u s i c i a n s h e h a s c o l l a b o ra t e d w i t h i n c l u d e M a rg a re t
L a t t i m o re, Ke n n e t h G ra n t , B o n i t a B o y d a n d Fre d e r i c
S t P i e r re
D r. A n d ra d e i s a P rofe s s o r of P i a n o a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of
Tex a s R i o G ra n d e Va l l e y a n d h a s p re v i o u s l y s e r v e d a s
V i s i t i n g A s s i s t a n t P rofe s s o r of P i a n o a t I d a h o S t a t e
U n i v e r s i t y a n d Le c t u re r of P i a n o a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of
N o r t h C a ro l i n a a t G re e n s b o ro. H e o bt a i n e d h i s
B a c h e l o r s a n d L i c e n c i a t u ra i n M u s i c d e g re e s f ro m t h e
U n i v e r s i t y of C o s t a R i c a , t h e M a s t e r of M u s i c f ro m
A r i z o n a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y, a n A r t i s t D i p l o m a f ro m
I n d i a n a U n i v e r s i t y -S o u t h B e n d , a n d a D o c t o ra t e of
M u s i c a l A r t s f ro m t h e U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a ro l i n a a t
G re e n s b o ro. H i s m e n t o r s i n c l u d e G e ra rd o D u a r t e,
Ro b e r t H a m i l t o n , A l ex a n d e r To ra d z e a n d J o h n S a l m o n
D r. A n d ra d e i s a l s o a f a c u l t y m e m b e r a t t h e
S e m p e r M u s i c I n t e r n a t i o n a l S u m m e r Fe s t i v a l i n t h e
I t a l i a n A l p s , a n d a f re q u e n t g u e s t a t t h e G l o b a l
S u m m e r I n s t i t u t e of M u s i c i n R i c h m o n d , VA , a n d C u r s o d e Pe r fe c c i o n a m i e n t o d e P i a n o E A F I T, i n M e d e l l i n ,
C o l o m b i a . H e i s t h e fo u n d e r a n d a r t i s t i c d i re c t o r of t h e n e w l y c re a t e d L a Fro n t e ra I n t e r n a t i o n a l P i a n o
C o n fe re n c e, i n B ro w n s v i l l e, Tex a s
BECOME A PATRON
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