Piano Recital of David Kalhous

The Czech Center New York presents a piano recital of a renowned Czech pianist David Kalhous which will be part of the evening commemorating the 450th anniversary of Palacký University in Olomouc.

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Concert of David Kalhous

Program:

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

Sonata in C Major, K. 159

Sonata in F Minor, K. 183

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Variations in F Major, Op. 34

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)

Sonata 1. X. 1905 I. Předtucha (Presentiment)

II. Smrt (Death)

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52

The recital will be approximately 45 minutes in duration

Pianist David Kalhous has gained recognition and critical acclaim in the United States and Europe for his wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous programming spanning more than three centuries. He has appeared as a soloist with Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Moravian Philharmonic, and Chamber Philharmonia Pardubice. As a recitalist and a chamber musician, he performed to critical acclaim at the Prague Spring Festival, Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Krumlov Festival, Czech Philharmonic Chamber Music Series, and Czech Radio's Live Rising Stars Series. In New York City, he appears at Bargemusic, Symphony Center, Spectrum and Czech Center NYC; in Chicago, at PianoForte Foundation, Ganz Hall and Constellation.

David Kalhous regularly performs, lectures, and teaches masterclasses at leading universities and conservatories around the world, and his interest in new music has resulted in collaboration with many composers who have dedicated works to him. He has performed with Fonema Consort in Chicago and Konvergence Ensemble in Prague. David Kalhous has appeared on Czech Radio and Television, on WFMT Chicago, and has written, produced, and hosted programs devoted to piano music for Prague’s Classic FM Radio. His recordings of can be heard on the Neos and ArcoDiva labels.

David Kalhous holds a doctorate from Northwestern University where he studied with Ursula Oppens. He attended Prague Conservatoire, Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, Rubin Academy of Music at Tel-Aviv University, and Yale University, and has worked with pianists Jaroslav Čermák, Paul Badura Skoda, Emil Leichner, Victor Derevianko, David Northington, and Peter Frankl. He has also worked with Jerome Lowenthal at the Music Academy of the West.

David Kalhous is an Associate Professor of Piano at Florida State University College of Music. He is the Artistic Director of the annual Prague Piano Festival. He lives with his wife and daughter in New York City.

More at david.kalhous.com | praguepiano.org