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Piano Series Recital Delivers Mixed Results
WELL RESPECTED German pianist Sebastian Knauer appeared before a substantial Sottile Theatre audience at last Tuesday’s International Piano Series recital. Being personally familiar with several of Knauer’s excellent recordings, my expectations were very high. While his performances here were mostly well executed and enjoyable, I fear that his playing sometimes fell short of the... Read »
Pianissimo Perfection
FRANZ LISZT has a way of dominating—nay, overwhelming—a concert, especially when he comes at the end of the program as he did Monday night at Memminger when guest pianist José Feghali unleashed the stupendous Sonata in B minor. Josés last five notes in particular—which he handled with his deft, lingering style—bowled us over. The... Read »
Anton Nel at the Piano
The 2010–2011 International Piano Series at the College of Charleston will get underway at the Sottile Theater on Tuesday, October 19, at 8 PM. Like last year, we will be posting Lindsay Koob’s program notes the week before each concert. Hearing a recording ahead of time brings another dimension to the piece when you... Read »
Enrique Graf, pianist
THE INTERNATIONAL PIANO SERIES at the College of Charleston just keeps getting better—largely due to its founder and chief nurturer, Enrique Graf, who will perform next week in the series’ fourth solo concert this year. CharlestonToday sat down recently with Enrique (see the video below) to get more insight into his upcoming concert and... Read »
Guest Pianist, Roberto Berrocal
GET READY for another virtuosic performance next week at the College of Charleston’s 2009–2010 International Piano Series. This second concert in the series will feature Roberto Berracol, another protégé of Enrique Graf. Roberto has been a soloist with major orchestras in South Carolina, including the Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic, the Greenville Symphony, the Charleston Symphony,... Read »
Guest Pianist, Hartmut Sauer
THE STELLAR College of Charleston 2009–2010 International Piano Series begins next week with a performance by Hartmut Sauer. As promised, we will be providing Lindsay Koob’s program notes for each of these concerts in advance as a way of preparing our readers for the best possible listening experience. Hartmut has been featured in concerts... Read »
Premier Piano Performances
THE INTERNATIONAL PIANO SERIES at the College of Charleston has become one of the city’s most cherished performing arts institutions since 1990, which is when distinguished pianist and C of C Artist-in-Residence Enrique Graf founded it. This year’s schedule includes four superb pianists and five concerts that you don’t want to miss. As a... Read »
