Saturday, January 25, 2025, 7:30 p.m. Soloist with Reading Symphony Orchestra, “Mendelssohn and Mozart.” Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor.
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 8:00 p.m. “Concert en douze Etudes” Transcendental Etudes by Liszt, Lyapunov, and Sierra. Britton Hall, Moore Building, University of MI School of Music, Theatre and Dance.
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 7:30 p.m. Hiler Theater, Purdue University. “Sierra Duo” performance with John Haines-Eitzen, cellist, including Beethoven’s Variations in E-flat on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”
and Allen McCullough’s Cello Sonata.
Friday, March 21, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Solo recital, Friday Musicale, Jacksonville, FL, to include Transcendental Etudes by Liszt, Lyapunov, and Sierra.
Sunday, March 23, 2025, 4:00 p.m. Solo recital, Steinway Piano Concert Series, University of South Florida College of the Arts, Barness Recital Hall, Tampa, FL, to include Transcendental Etudes by Liszt, Lyapunov, and Sierra.
Monday, March 24, 2025, 11:30 a.m. Piano Master class, University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 7:30 p.m. Solo recital, University of Central Florida, Orlando, to include Transcendental Etudes by Liszt, Lyapunov, and Sierra.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 2 p.m. Solo recital, Rollins College, Orlando, to include Transcendental Etudes by Liszt, Lyapunov, and Sierra.
Friday August 8, 2025, 4:30 p.m. Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Cornell University. Recital and speaker at Westfield Center for Historical Keyboards Crafting Soundscapes festival. I will premiere two original compositions, “Valse mélancolique (après Chopin)” and “À la manière de Ravel,” as well as works by Dukas and Schmitt.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Hartford, CT. Performance with the Lillibridge Ensemble, for which I am composer-in-residence. I will perform my own “À la manière de Ravel,” solo works by Beach and Dukas, and Beethoven’s “Bei Männern” Variations with cellist John Haines-Eitzen. Anna Kijanowska will premiere my “Mazurka in memoriam Karol Szymanowski.”
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:30 p.m. Barnes Hall, Cornell University. I will join cellist John Haines-Eitzen of the “Sierra Duo” for works of Beethoven. I will be performing on a Graf fortepiano, in part of a series of concerts and recordings featuring Beethoven’s duo music on Cornell’s numerous early pianos.
Thursday, December 9, 2025, 8:00 p.m. Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI. Piano soloist with Contemporary Directions Ensemble, University of Michigan. I will be performing “Points on the Curve to Find” by Luciano Berio.
Friday, January 9, 2026, 8:00 p.m. Friends of Chamber Music, Reading, PA. I will be guest pianist with the Daedalus String Quartet. We will premiere Luke Carlson’s “Measure” for Piano Quintet, and Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F minor.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 8:00 p.m. University of Pennsylvania, location TBD. I will join the Daedalus String Quartet for Luke Carlson’s “Measure” for Piano Quintet.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Barnes Hall, Cornell University. I will join cellist John Haines-Eitzen of the “Sierra Duo” for works of Beethoven. This performance is part of a series of concerts and recordings featuring Beethoven’s duo music on Cornell’s numerous early pianos.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 7 p.m. Jaharis Recital Hall, Haverford College. Solo recital of new and rare treasures. Music of Arauco, Beach, Bengtson, Bortkiewicz, Catoire, Chabrier, Krzywicki, Lyapunov, Liszt, MacDowell, and Moscheles.
Monday, March 30, 2026, evening. Solo recital, James Madison University School of Music. Location and repertoire TBD.
Friday, April 10, 2026, afternoon. Solo recital, Pleyel Piano Series at the Scarab Club, Detroit, MI. Repertoire to include music of Catoire, Chabrier, Moscheles, Liszt, and original compositions.
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