Charlie Albright

The acclaimed pianist returns to the Emelin after a sell-out performance last year. Hailed as “among the most gifted musicians of his generation” with a “dazzling natural keyboard affinity” who “made quite an impression” by the Washington Post, has been praised for his “jaw-dropping technique and virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality” by The New York Times. Recipient of the prestigious 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2010 Gilmore Young Artist Award, Albright won the 2014 Ruhr Klavier Festival Young Artist Award presented by Marc-André Hamelin (Germany) and the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.

Please join us for a complimentary glass of wine and a moderated discussion with the artist after the concert. 

Program:
Schubert: Impromptus from Op. 90, No. 3 in G-flat Major, No. 2 in E-flat Major
Albright: Improvisation                                                                                                  
Strauss/Schulz-Evler: Concert Arabesques on themes from “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”            
Kapustin: Variations, Op. 41                                                                                        
Intermission
Chopin:  Etudes, Opus 25