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July 9 2011
Rural Musicians Forum
Music: More Music
Concert by pianist Raffi Besalyan
When: 07/11/11 @ 7:30pm
Cost: $5 donation
Call: 546-1022
Web: www.springgreeenarts.org
More Information:
Acclaimed pianist performs July 11 in Rural Musicians Forum Summer
Concert Series
Internationally acclaimed pianist Raffi Besalyan-having performed at
Carnegie Hall and across North and South America, Europe, Russia and
Asia-will share his musical gifts with the River Valley community next
week.
Besalyan will play in the 2011 Rural Musicians Forum (RMF) summer
concert series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, at Frank Lloyd Wright's
Hillside Theater. The concert is free and open to the public with a
suggested donation of $5 to support RMF artists and concert expenses.
Armenian-born Besalyan made his formal New York debut in Carnegie Hall
after winning the Artists International Competition. New York Concert
Review described him as `technically brilliant...with a great deal of
temperament, speed and power...audacious spirit and poetic substance,
deeply felt tenderness....'
Besalyan will perform on the newly restored Steinway grand piano at
Hillside Theater.
Active as a recitalist, orchestral soloist and chamber musician, among
Besalyan's competition awards are top prizes in the Josef Hofmann
International Piano Competition, the New York Frinna Awerbuch
International Competition and the MTNA National Piano Competition. He
appeared as a soloist with the Osaka Symphony Orchestra, Japan;
Orchestra Sinfonica Del Festival Di Chioggia, Venice, Italy; Yerevan
Symphony Orchestra, Armenia; Belgorod Symphony, Russia; Kharkov
Symphony, Ukraine; and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.
In 2008, Besalyan joined the faculty at the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he is artist/teacher-associate
professor of piano. A former faculty member at Rowan University, New
Jersey, he also served on the faculties of Festival Musica, Venice,
and the International Summer Music Festival at Rowan University.
Beslayan's summer tour of Japan was cancelled due to the devastating
earthquake and tsunami there in March.
Artistic director for the concert is Nancy Giffey.
From: Baghdasarian
July 9 2011
Rural Musicians Forum
Music: More Music
Concert by pianist Raffi Besalyan
When: 07/11/11 @ 7:30pm
Cost: $5 donation
Call: 546-1022
Web: www.springgreeenarts.org
More Information:
Acclaimed pianist performs July 11 in Rural Musicians Forum Summer
Concert Series
Internationally acclaimed pianist Raffi Besalyan-having performed at
Carnegie Hall and across North and South America, Europe, Russia and
Asia-will share his musical gifts with the River Valley community next
week.
Besalyan will play in the 2011 Rural Musicians Forum (RMF) summer
concert series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, at Frank Lloyd Wright's
Hillside Theater. The concert is free and open to the public with a
suggested donation of $5 to support RMF artists and concert expenses.
Armenian-born Besalyan made his formal New York debut in Carnegie Hall
after winning the Artists International Competition. New York Concert
Review described him as `technically brilliant...with a great deal of
temperament, speed and power...audacious spirit and poetic substance,
deeply felt tenderness....'
Besalyan will perform on the newly restored Steinway grand piano at
Hillside Theater.
Active as a recitalist, orchestral soloist and chamber musician, among
Besalyan's competition awards are top prizes in the Josef Hofmann
International Piano Competition, the New York Frinna Awerbuch
International Competition and the MTNA National Piano Competition. He
appeared as a soloist with the Osaka Symphony Orchestra, Japan;
Orchestra Sinfonica Del Festival Di Chioggia, Venice, Italy; Yerevan
Symphony Orchestra, Armenia; Belgorod Symphony, Russia; Kharkov
Symphony, Ukraine; and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra.
In 2008, Besalyan joined the faculty at the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he is artist/teacher-associate
professor of piano. A former faculty member at Rowan University, New
Jersey, he also served on the faculties of Festival Musica, Venice,
and the International Summer Music Festival at Rowan University.
Beslayan's summer tour of Japan was cancelled due to the devastating
earthquake and tsunami there in March.
Artistic director for the concert is Nancy Giffey.
From: Baghdasarian