Duo Piano Concert - Grace Fong & Louise Thomas President's Piano Series Thursday, February 7, 2013
Grace Fong, Artistic Director
The President’s Piano Series presents internationally acclaimed pianists and ensembles from throughout the world in both solo and chamber music recitals. In addition to evening performances, there will also be educational master class opportunities open to the public. The 2013 Spring Season will include internationally renowned pianists Grace Fong, Louise Thomas, Sergei Babayan and John Perry. The February 7th program will include works by Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff, and Liszt.
About Grace Fong: Praised as “positively magical,” an artist of “rare eloquence and grace,” American pianist Grace Fong enjoys a career as an international concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and teacher. She has gained critical acclaim in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, making appearances at major venues around the world, including Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, Phillips Collection, Disney Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Great Hall in Leeds, UK, the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Germany, among others. Learn more...
About Louise Thomas: Pianist Louise Thomas is Director of Keyboard Collaborative Arts at Chapman University. She received her doctorate in piano performance from the University of Southern California where she studied with John Perry and Alan Smith. A native of Ireland, Louise Thomas has concertized extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia at such notable concert venues as the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow, the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing and Carnegie Hall in New York City. Learn more...
This concert is presented as part of a "Subscription Series" and full season subscriptions can also be purchased in advance.
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