BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:197@michellespiano.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210430T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210501T190000 DTSTAMP:20210405T220446Z URL:https://michellespiano.com/events/psu-steinway-piano-series-features-a nton-nel-in-free-virtual-residency/ SUMMARY:PSU Steinway Piano Series Features Anton Nel in Free Virtual Reside ncy DESCRIPTION:Bringing “some of the world’s best pianists to Portland for a weekend of recitals and master classes.”  \;  \; - Northwest Reverb\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe PSU Steinway Piano Series is proud to announce its 2021 f eature artist\, the internationally celebrated and “uncommonly elegant p ianist\,” (The New York Times) Anton Nel. An acclaimed interpreter and f ormer first prize winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition a t Carnegie Hall\, Nel performs with “a beautifully weighted tone and a n early flawless legato.”(Chicago Tribune) Through the PSU Steinway Piano Series\, Nel will star in a solo concert on May 1st featuring a beautifull y balanced\, one-of-a-kind program of music by Bach\, Mozart\, Debussy and Granados\, preceded by a masterclass on April 30th.\n \;\nDesigned to maximize the at home listening experience and spread the joy of world cla ss piano performance\, both events on this season’s PSU Steinway Piano S eries are open to the public\, \; free with RSVP\, and will be availab le for viewing on PSU’s YouTube channel for 72 hours following their ini tial broadcast. \;\nPSU Steinway Piano Series 2021: Anton Nel\n\nMASTE RCLASS: LIVE \; broadcast at 7pm PT on Friday\, April 30th\nshowcasing PSU students in solo and small chamber ensemble performance\nRSVP include s a public option to attend by Zoom and pose questions\n \;\nCONCERT:& nbsp\;Premiere broadcast at 7pm on Saturday\, May 1st\nJ.S. Bach: Partita No. 5 in G Major\, BWV 829\nMozart: Sonata in D Major\, K. 311\nDebussy: L a serenade interrompue\, Voiles\, and Minstrels from Preludes\, Book 1\nGr anados: Allegro de Concierto\, Op. 47\n \;\nWHERE: PSU YouTube Channel \; RSVP\, donate and receive concert links at: pdx.edu/music-theater/stein way-piano-series\n \;\nMore about Anton Nel: A native of South Africa\ , Nel has an active repertoire of more than one hundred works for piano an d orchestra\, and his four decades of concertizing includes performances w ith the Cleveland Orchestra\, the symphonies of Chicago\, Dallas\, San Fra ncisco\, Seattle\, Detroit\, and London\, among many others. As recitalist \, he has appeared at Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, the Metropolitan Mu seum and the Frick Collection in New York\, at the Ambassador Auditorium i n Pasadena\, Davies Hall in San Francisco\, and the Library of Congress in Washington\, DC. Internationally he has performed recitals in major conce rt halls in England (Queen Elizabeth and Wigmore Halls in London)\, France \, Holland (Concertgebouw in Amsterdam)\, Japan (Suntory Hall in Tokyo)\, Korea\, China\, South Africa\, and Canada. A favorite at summer festivals\ , he has performed at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival\, as well as at the music festivals of Aspen and Ravinia (where he is on the artist-fa culties)\, Vancouver\, Cartagena\, and Stellenbosch\, among numerous other s. \;\nA highly sought-after educator\, in September 2000\, Anton Nel was appointed as the Priscilla Pond Flawn Regents Professor of Piano and C hamber music at the University of Texas at Austin\, where he teaches an in ternational class of students and heads the Division of Keyboard Studies. Nel became the university’s first holder of the new Joe R. and Teresa Lo zano Long Endowed Chair in Piano in January 2010\, and also received two A ustin-American Statesman Critics Circle Awards\, as well as the University Cooperative Society/College of Fine Arts award for extra-curricular achie vement. In 2001 he was appointed Visiting "Extraordinary" Professor at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa\, and since 2015\, Nel has pre sented an annual series of masterclasses in piano and chamber music at the Manhattan School of Music in New York as Visiting Professor. He also teac hes regularly at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto and continues to teach master classes worldwide. Former positions include professorships at the E astman School of Music\, and the University of Michigan\, where he was cha irman of the piano department. \;\nThe PSU Steinway Piano Series bring s internationally recognized performers and educators to Portland for a we ekend of public recitals and masterclasses each year. Acting as a bridge b etween world-class stages and the college classroom\, the series elevates awareness for PSU’s outstanding music program while providing students a nd concertgoers with access to a broad spectrum of the highest level profe ssional pianists performing today. \;\nFounded in 2015 and directed by piano professor Dr. Susan Chan\, the PSU Steinway Piano Series is sponsor ed by the Arima Schumann Fund of Schwab Charitable\, Steinway &\; Sons\ , Layzell Family Foundation\, Michelle’s Piano Company\, and other donor s with additional support from PSU College of the Arts and PSU School of M usic &\; Theater.\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\nFor additional information\, media materials \;and interview inquiries\, please contact:\nAmelia Lukas\, Aligned Artistry\; \;415-516-4851\; amelia@alignedartistry.com\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://michellespiano.com/wp-content/uploads/20 21/04/AntonStanding.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR