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LACA News:
Los Alamos Concert Association announces the acclaimed rising young pianist Avery Gagliano will perform an afternoon of music at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, in the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos.
Celebrated as “a distinctive young talent” (International Piano), pianist Avery Gagliano is recognized for interpretations with great emotional depth and a “distinctly narrative approach” (Miami International Piano Festival). Having first risen to international acclaim as the winner of the first prize and best concerto prize at the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition, she has established herself as an artist to watch and has performed in prominent venues including Carnegie Hall, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, the Louis Vuitton Foundation, Salle Cortot, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Ehrbar Saal in Vienna, and La Grange au Lac in Évian.
Avery’s debut album, Reflections (Steinway & Sons, 2021), features repertoire at the heart of her music making, including works by Chopin, Haydn, Schumann, and Adès. Her interpretations of works by Chopin have been hailed as “revelatory” (New York Classical Review), while recent programs have featured her passion for Schubert’s late piano sonatas and highlighted lesser-known works.
Avery is a graduate of Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Robert McDonald, Gary Graffman, and Jonathan Biss. She currently resides in Germany and studies with Sir András Schiff at Kronberg Academy.
“While her power was impressive, so too were her delicate fingers. She had a truly impressive ability to shift quickly from mood to mood…” –Hyde Park Herald
“Her soft playing of the austere melodic paths proved memorable. Her performance was an unforgettably impactful, inspirational experience.” –Miami International Piano Festival
“…Gagliano had it all, with each note distinct and ringing even in the middle of lightning-fast runs.” –Buffalo Rising
In the same venue, starting at 2 p.m., Oliver Prezant will present a pre-concert lecture about the works Gagliano will perform. Prezant is the Executive and Artistic Director of Opus OP Arts and Education Projects and his lecture is made possible by the Rosalie Heller Annual Memorial Lecture Endowment held by the Los Alamos Community Foundation.
The Duane Smith Auditorium is at 1300 Diamond Drive in Los Alamos.
Tickets ($40 plus $3 online service fee) are available in advance at www.losalamosconcert.org via Tix or before the concert at the Box Office ($40). Tickets for youth ages 6-18 are free. Music educators in Northern New Mexico may also register for free tickets at
For complete artist, venue, and ticket information, visit www.losalamosconcert.org.
PROGRAM
Novelletten, Op. 21 Robert Schumann
No. 1 in F major (1810-1856)
No. 2 in D major
No. 8 in F-sharp minor
Nocturne, Op. 33 Samuel Barber
(1910 – 1981)
Music in Timelapse Alistair Coleman
(b. 1998)
INTERMISSION
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61 Frédéric Chopin
(1810 – 1849)
Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in D minor, Op. 23, No. 3 (1873 – 1943)
Prelude in E-flat major, Op. 23, No. 6
Prelude in C minor, Op. 23, No. 7
Prelude in B-flat major, Op. 23, No. 2
Prelude in G-flat major, Op. 23, No. 10
Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 32, No. 13
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