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Piano on the Plaza

Piano on the Plaza
Starting on September 21, 2024 3:30 pm
At Bicentennial Unity Plaza
Posted by Lee Clifford
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Categories: American Pianists Awards
Tags: Classical, Free

For the first time in the history of the competition, the 2025 American Pianists Awards kick off with a free outdoor concert in downtown Indianapolis! Join us Saturday, September 21 for an exciting afternoon of music and community with "Piano on the Plaza," a free concert presented by KeyBank at Bicentennial Unity Plaza at 3:30 p.m. This festive event will feature performances by the five 2025 Awards finalists coupled with engaging interviews with emcees Ryan Ahlwardt and Katasha S. Butler.

Finalist Program:

Michael Davidman
“The Muse,” Op. 34, No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (transcribed by Earl Wild)
Etudes-Tableau Op. 39, No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Avery Gagliano
Mazurkas, Op. 30, No. 2-4 by Frédéric Chopin

Sasha Kasman Laude
Recueil de Chants, Op. 65, No. 6: Barcarolle by Charles-Valentin Alkan
Overture to “Colas Breugnon” by Dmitry Kabalevsky (transcribed by Sasha Kasman Laude)

Elliot Wuu
“Kinderszenen,” Op. 15, No. 1-7 by Robert Schumann 

Angie Zhang
“Troubled Water” by Margaret Bonds

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