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, February 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Erard piano festival. Performances by University of Michigan piano faculty on an 1866 Erard piano. I will be playing my own composition “À la manière de Ravel” and two pieces by Ravel. Britton Hall, Moore Building, University of MI School of Music, Theatre and Dance.
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, Dukas, Krzywicki, Lyapunov, Liszt, MacDowell, Moscheles, and Sierra.
Monday, March 30, 2026, 7 p.m. Solo recital, James Madison University School of Music. Forbes Center for the Performing Arts. Solo recital of new and rare treasures. Music of Arauco, Beach, Bengtson, Bortkiewicz, Carlson, Catoire, Chabrier, Dukas, Lyapunov, Liszt, MacDowell, Moscheles, Schmitt, and Sierra.
Thursday, April 9, 2026, 6:30 p.m. University of Pennsylvania, Rose Recital Hall. I will join the Daedalus String Quartet for Luke Carlson’s “Measure” for Piano Quintet, and I will premiere some pieces from Carlson’s “Patterns” Book Two.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 7 p.m. Solo recital on 1880s Pleyel grand piano, Pleyel Piano Series at the Scarab Club, Detroit, MI. Repertoire to include music of Beach, Bengtson, Bortkiewicz, Carlson, Catoire, Chabrier, Dukas, Lyapunov, Liszt, Moscheles, and Schmitt. I will be joined by my students Yewon Bae and Daehyeon Jung, who will perform selections by Fauré.
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