Featuring Franz Liszt's epic and monumental Sonata in B minor as well George Gerswhin's iconic and quintessentially American Rhapsody in Blue.

Program:

Fantasy in C minor, K. 475, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin (1898–1937) (Solo transcription by the composer)

Sonata in B minor, S. 178, by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Pianist Greg Hartmann is a rising star in the classical music world, with performances in recent seasons across America and Europe. Greg holds an Artist Diploma from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama as well as a doctorate in piano from the City University of New York. Greg has won first prize in the 2023 Knoxville International Piano Competition, first prize in the 2018 Memphis International Piano Competition, second prize in the top division of the 2021 Schubert Club Scholarship Competition, third prize in the 2021 William Knabe International Piano Competition, third prize in the 2019 Thousand Islands International Piano Competition, and third prize in the 2018 High Point University Piano Competition, among others. He has performed concerti with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Symphony, Lakeshore Wind Ensemble, Concord Chamber Orchestra, and Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra. Greg wrote his doctoral dissertation on the intersection between performance and music theory, with a particular emphasis on Schenkerian analysis, rhythm and meter, and phrase-level form. Also an accomplished composer, Greg won the 2018 Paula Nelson-Guenther Young Composer Competition with his orchestral work Requiem for a Memory: Nocturne for Orchestra, and in recent seasons has conducted the world premieres of two of his orchestral works, Spark (2022), and Cloudburst (2023). Greg has participated in music festivals including the Aspen Music Festival and School, Pianofest in the Hamptons, the Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Sejong International Music Festival, Euro Music Festival and Academy, and the Gijón International Piano Festival. In his free time, Greg enjoys tennis, running, and ping pong.

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