Bethlehem, Pa. October 20, 2005—The Piano Masters @ Moravian
College Series continues with a performance by pianist Rieko Aizawa on Thursday, October
27 at 7:30 p.m. Aizawa replaces Renee Rosnes who was previously scheduled to perform
on October 27. The concert will be held in Peter Hall, Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus, located
at the corner of Main and Church Streets in Bethlehem. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased
online at www.pianoculture.com or at the door. For
tickets and more information, call (610) 515-1025.
Pianist Rieko Aizawa is known for her rare combination of technical mastery and musical
sensitivity, earning the admiration of musicians and critics alike. While in her teens,
Rieko performed at the opening concerts of Tokyo's Casals Hall, followed by her U.S.
debut in concerts at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. Concerto highlights include
the San Francisco Symphony under Schneider, the New Japan Philharmonic with Seiji Ozawa,
the English Chamber Orchestra with Heinz Holliger, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra with
Hugh Wolff, the St. Louis Symphony with David Loebel, and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.
Recitals have included Seattle's Meany Hall, Houston’s Da Camera Society, Premiere
Performances in St. Louis, the Caramoor Festival and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.
Her 02-03 season included her debuts on Ravinia’s Rising Stars and the Gilmore
International Keyboard Festival’s series. Rieko has collaborated with the Guarneri
Quartet, the Shanghai Quartet, the Orion Quartet, and numerous Musicians from Marlboro
touring chamber ensembles. In 1996 Rieko received her Masters degree from Juilliard while
studying with Peter Serkin, and is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia,
where she studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Seymour Lipkin and Peter Serkin, and was
awarded the prestigious Rachmaninoff Prize.
The Piano Masters @ Moravian College Series brings renowned pianists of many different
styles to the college. Previous performers include Helio Alves and Joshua Pierce. Juan
Jose Chuquisengo and Jung Lin are scheduled to appear on November 10; Benny Green and
Eduardus Halim on January 26; Joel Fan on February 9; Cyrus Chestnut on March 2; Frank
Kimbrough and Jenny Lin on March 30, and Nadejda Vlaeva on April 6.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective liberal arts college located
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, it is recognized as America's
sixth-oldest college. Visit the web site at www.moravian.edu.
