Thomas Pandolfi

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Diane Walsh

The virtuoso American pianist THOMAS PANDOLFI, known for his passionate artistry, dazzling technique and exciting performances, is, with each passing season, becoming more and more sought after by audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and China.

An enthusiastic champion of new music, Thomas’ most recent CD, released on Seafront Records is Polo Piatti’s stunning Bohemian Concerto with John Andrews conducting the National Symphony Orchestra (UK). He has also recorded Gershwin’s Concerto in F and Liszt’s Concerto #1 with Peter Schmelzer and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, Thomas is a popular cross-over artist, with his virtuosic transcriptions of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Leonard Bernstein and Marvin Hamlisch much in demand.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Thomas earned both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as a scholarship student.

Thomas Pandolfi is a Steinway Artist.

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[CHAMBER ENSEMBLE REPERTOIRE FOLLOWS CONCERTO LIST]

ADDINSELL, Richard

Warsaw Concerto

ALBÉNIZ

Concierto fantástico

ANDERSON, Leroy

Concerto in C

BACH, J.S.

Concerto #1 in d, BWV 1052

BARTÓK

Concerto #1

BEETHOVEN

Concerto #1 in C, Op. 15
Concerto #3 in c, Op. 37
Concerto #4 in G, Op. 58
Concerto #5 in E-flat, Op. 73 ("Emperor")
Fantasia in c, Op. 80 ("Choral Fantasy")

BRAHMS

Concerto #1 in d, Op. 15

CHOPIN

Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Concerto #1 in e, Op. 11

FRANCK

Symphonic Variations

GERSHWIN

Concerto in F
Rhapsody in Blue
Second Rhapsody

GOTTSCHALK

Grande Tarantelle
The Union

GRIEG

Concerto in a, Op. 16

D’INDY

Symphony on a French Mountain Air

HUMMEL

Concerto #2 in a, Op. 85

KLUGE, Kim Allen & Kathryn

American Concerto

LISZT

Concerto #1 in E-flat
Concerto #2 in A

MacDOWELL

Concerto #2 in d, Op. 23

MENDELSSOHN

Concerto #1 in g, Op. 25

MOSZKOWSKI

Concerto in E, Op. 59

MOZART

Concerto #9 in E-flat, K. 271
Concerto #12 in A, K. 414
Concerto #20 in d, K. 466
Concerto #24 in c, K. 491
Concerto #25 in C, K. 503

PADEREWSKI

Concerto in a, Op. 17

PIATTI, Polo

Bohemian Concerto

PROCTOR, Simon

James Bond Concerto
Frank Sinatra Concerto
Hollywood Concerto

PROKOFIEV

Concerto #3 in C, Op. 26

RACHMANINOFF

Concerto #1 in f#, Op. 1 (rev. 1917)
Concerto #2 in c, Op. 18
Concerto #3 in d, Op. 30
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

RAVEL

Concerto in D for the Left Hand
Concerto in G

RODRIGO

Concierto heroico

SAINT-SAËNS

Concerto #2 in g, Op. 22
Concerto #4 in c, Op. 44
Concerto #5 in F, Op. 103 (“Egyptian”)

SCHUMANN, Clara

Concerto in a, Op. 7

SCHUMANN, Robert

Concerto in a, Op. 54

SHOSTAKOVICH

Concerto #1 in c for Piano, Trumpet & Strings, Op. 35
Concerto #2 in F, Op. 102

STRAUSS

Panathenäenzug, Op. 74 (for the left hand)

TCHAIKOVSKY

Concerto #1 in b-flat, Op. 23

WILSON, Mark Edwards

Concerto

XIAN, Xinghai/Yin

The Yellow River Concerto

 

BEETHOVEN  Piano Trio #5 in E-flat, Op. 70, #2
BRAHMS  Piano Trio #3 in c, Op. 101
BUNCH, Kenji Summer Hours (piano & woodwind quintet)
DVORÁK   Piano Trio #4 in e, Op. 90 (“Dumky”)
Piano Quintet #2 in A, Op. 81
HAYDN   Piano Trio #39 in G, Hob. XV:25 (“Gypsy”)
JACOB. Gordon Sextet (piano & winds)
LOEFFLER, C. M.   Rhapsody (oboe, viola, piano)
MENDELSSOHN   Piano Trio #1 in d, Op. 49
Piano Trio #2 in c, Op. 66
PERSICHETTI King Lear for Sextet
PIAZZOLLA Libertango
La Muerto de Ángel
RACHMANINOFF   Trio élégiaque #1 in g
ROTA, Nino  Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano
SCHOENFIELD, Paul  Café Music (piano trio)
TCHAIKOVSKY   Piano Trio in a, Op. 50

 

Complete Schubert Sonatas, Vol.1

PAOLO PIATTI: BOHEMIAN CONCERTO FOR PIANO & ORCHESTRA

John Andrews/National Symphony Orchestra (UK)

Seafront Records: SEAFRONTCD6

“LISZT: GYPSY PASSAGES”

Piano Concerto #1 in E-flat
Peter Schmelzer/Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Liebestraum #3 in A-flat
Hungarian Rhapsody #12 in c#
Der Muller und der Bach (Schubert/arr. Liszt)
Apres une lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)

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“GERSHWIN”

Piano Concerto in F
Peter Schmelzer/Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
arr. Pandolfi: Song Medley
Our Love Is Here to Stay
Love Walked In
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
They All Laughed
Embraceable You
The Man I Love
I Got Rhythm
Three Preludes
arr. Gershwin: Three Songs from The Gershwin Songbook
Oh, Lady Be Good
Nobody but You
I’ll Build a Staircase to Paradise

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“POLISH MASTERS”

Paderewski: Piano Concerto in a, Op. 17
Peter Schmelzer/Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Paderewski: Nocturne in B-flat, Op. 16, #4
Paderewski: Minuet in G, Op. 14, #1
Bohm/Godowsky: Calm as the Night
Labunski: Four Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Chopin: Polonaise in A, Op. 40, #1
Chopin: Etude in E, Op. 10, #3
Chopin: Etude in F, Op. 10, #8
Chopin: Etude in c, Op. 10, #12
Chopin: Etude in A-flat, Op. 25, #1
Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in c#, Op. 66
Chopin: Variations in E sur la marche des Puritains de Bellini

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“THE SILENCE BETWEEN”

Beethoven: Sonata #8 in c, Op. 13 (“Pathetique”)
Schumann: Romance in F#, Op. 28, #2
Schubert: Impromptu #4 in A-flat, Op. 90
Mozart: Sonata #4 in E-flat, K. 282
Schubert: Impromptu #2 in A-flat, Op.. 142
Brahms: Waltz in A-flat, Op. 39,, #15
Schumann/Liszt: Widmung

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“LANGUAGE OF INFINITY - A SELECTION OF CHOPIN”

Polonaise in A, Op. 40, #1 (“Military”)
Nocturne in E-flat. Op. 9, #2
Fantaisie-Impromptu in c#, Op. 66
Etude in c, Op. 10, #12 (“Revolutionary”)
Etude in A-flat, Op. 25, #1 (“Aeolian Harp”)
Etude in F, Op. 10, #8 (“Sunshine”)
Etude in E, Op. 10, #3 (“Tristesse”)
Etude in c, Op. 25, #12 (“Ocean”)
Prelude in e, Op. 28, #4
Waltz in c#, Op. 64, #2
Nocturne in F, Op. 15, #1
Mazurka in a, Op. 67, #4
Prelude in b, Op. 28, #6
Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53 (“Heroic”)

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“AFTER THE APPLAUSE - THOMAS PANDOLFI PLAYS THE ENCORES”

Lloyd Webber/Pandolfi: Phantom Phantasy
Confrey: Dizzy Fingers
Liszt: Liebestraum #3 in A-flat
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in c#, Op. 3, #2
Debussy: Clair de lune
de Séverac: Grande valse brillante
Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, #2
Paderewski: Minuet in G, Op. 14, #1
Marcello/Wild: Oboe Concerto (Adagio)
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12 in c#
Scriabin: Nocturne in D-flat for the Left Hand, Op. 9, #2
Gershwin: Nobody but You
Gershwin: Prelude #3 in E-flat (“Spanish Prelude”)
MacDowell: To a Wild Rose
Gershwin/Pandolfi: Our Love Is Here to Stay/The Man I Love/I Got Rhythm
arr. Pandolfi: America Fantasy (America the Beautiful/God Bless America/ Camptown Races)

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“HOLIDAY SPIRIT: PIANO WORKS FOR THE SEASON OF CHRISTMAS”

Berlin; Anderson: White Christmas/Sleigh Ride
Guaraldi: Christmas Time Is Here (from “A Charlie Brown Christmas”)
Yon: Gesu Bambino (Italian Christmas Carol, 1917)
Etude on What Child Is This?
Adam: O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël, 1847)
Beethoven: Grande Sonata #8 in c, Op. 13 (“Pathetique”)
(in celebration of Beethoven’s birthday on December 16th)
Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (from “The Nutcracker Suite”)
Leontovych: Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Bell Carol)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (traditional English Carol, 16th Century)

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“THOMAS PANDOLFI - PIANO”

Chopin: Polonaise in A-flat, Op. 53 (“Heroic”)
Liszt: Liebestraum #3 in A-flat
Mozart: Rondo alla Turca, K. 331
Gershwin: Embraceable You/I Got Rhythm
Scriabin: Nocturne in D-flat for the Left Hand, Op. 9, #2
Apres une lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)
Lloyd Webber: All I Ask of You (from “Phantom of the Opera”)

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Playing with the Bach Sinfonia, Thomas Pandolfi gave the Mozart Piano Concerto a healthy, extroverted performance, taking the tricky third movement register leaps accurately and in tempo, and never prettifying the music's wit and verve.

THE WASHINGTON POST

Thomas Pandolfi sunk into Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major as if he wrote it himself, enjoying the concerto as much as the audience; he listened intently to the nuances of the orchestra, and seemed to have an organic rapport with the conductor.

THE TRENTON TIMES

Pandolfi played with the flair and bravado necessary to be true to Grieg's masterpiece, the Piano Concerto in A minor. After receiving a standing ovation, Pandolfi performed an encore of two George Gershwin classics. His spirited performance made it easy to understand why Pandolfi has been praised for his innovative interpretations of Gershwin's music.

THE GAZETTE (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Thomas Pandolfi: the Spectacular and the Sublime [headline]
Pianist Thomas Pandolfi played the Frederick Collection’s 1877 Erard in Ashburnham on October 23. He offered a carefully crafted and balanced program of works, featuring Franz Liszt , and Frédéric Chopin. Pandolfi played the Liszt works in what might well be characterized as the epitome of a Lisztian style, not holding back any energy in his approach to the keyboard in the virtuosic pieces and making extraordinary demands on the strings. He was appropriately more restrained in the quieter ones and in all of the Chopin pieces. He controlled the dynamics from fff, maybe even ffff to ppp superbly. The mastery of the scores, the precision of the playing, and the finesse of the expression were all simply spectacular. It was a truly bravura performance, both in the virtuosic and in the reflective pieces, yet one completely without gratuitous exaggerated display.

THE BOSTON MUSICAL INTELLIGENCER

Liszt's Concerto No. 1 for Piano in E-Flat (with The Lima Symphony Orchestra) allowed Pandolfi to show his capabilities with the keys. Up and down the keyboard he went, both in huge chords and lyric melodies, his hands caressed the instrument. A standing ovation was nearly immediate, and the skill he showed was indeed impressive.

THE LIMA NEWS (OH)

Williamsburg experienced a phenomenon at the Kimball Theatre. An explosion of pianistic virtuosity, not heard here in recent memory, was presented by Thomas Pandolfi, internationally known concert pianist. He delighted his audience with an all-Gershwin program. The packed house responded with great acclaim as he concluded Rhapsody in Blue and launched into a total change of pace with improvisations on melodies from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. It was a breathtaking concert!

THE VIRGINIA GAZETTE

Spectacular and impressive, such an opener (Liszt's Dante Sonata) can end up being either a triumph or a disaster; in this case, it was the former, bringing the audience to its feet.

CLASSICAL VOICE OF NEW ENGLAND

Thomas Pandolfi delivered an exhilarating performance of Rachmaninoff's magnificently tuneful Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor. What Pandolfi achieved with the McLean Orchestra was a rare mix of technical accuracy and cool confidence that created a masterful path through the concerto. Preserved was the start-to-finish drama, rather than disjointed pieces of "business" just to display the pianist's chops. Pandolfi also managed a trick that eludes even some celebrated pianists with Rachmaninoff's music, which is to avoid transferring the power of the concerto's thunderbolt bass notes to the top notes, and.by gracefully teasing out melodies and countermelodies, as well as luscious rolling chords, Pandolfi kept what could otherwise come across as percussive playing within the melodic structure of the full concerto. The effect was seamless, comprehensible and satisfying.

DC METRO THEATRE ARTS

Thomas Pandolfi is an exceptional virtuoso pianist who enjoys a comfortable connection with the audience. Not only is he a convincing artist at the piano, but he is also skillful in engaging the audience before each piece with helpful comments on what to expect to hear — and he is as comfortable using a microphone to introduce each piece as he is in the actual performances. It’s a pleasure to hear difficult music when the performer has such masterful control over its technical demands. Perhaps that sense of ease is one of Pandolfi’s greatest assets. His performance of Liszt's Dante Sonata was riveting, not only because of the bazillion notes required in the score, but because Pandolfi built the architecture of the piece in a way that the listener could clearly follow. The middle section elicited some of the most delicate playing of the entire program. Along with the apparent ease of playing, Pandolfi plays with an economy of motion. There is no extraneous or wasted motion even in the most virtuoso passages. One would expect the Liszt Sonata to exhaust the energy of the player, but there was plenty more to go with two encores. The fireworks heard earlier in the program continued through, bringing to memory some of Vladimir Horowitz’s grand and pianistic transcriptions. The fireworks shifted to a warm closing statement in the second encore, Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat Op. 9, No. 2, played with poetic beauty.

PENINSULA REVIEWS (CA Bay Area)

Thomas Pandolfi, the soloist for the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, is a standout among today's pianists. The climax of the evening's concert came in Pandolfi's superb performance of Liszt'sPiano Concerto No. 2. He demonstrated a great technician's grace, finesse, and polish. His virtuosity and strength, expressed in his thundering statements of the thematic material in the first movement, might have had some believing that Liszt himself had taken over the keyboard.

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES  

Pianist Thomas Pandolfi lent depth and perception to Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, clearly enunciating the probing, even groping, cast to this work, which Beethoven himself categorized as an anticipation of the Ninth Symphony Finale.

THE WASHINGTON POST

9/13/2025 (pm)

FOUR SEASONS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (DC)

Fauré: Violin Sonata #1
with Mei Mei Wei

10/4/2025 (7:30pm)

PRINCE GEORGE’S PHILHARMONIC (MD)

Jason Love, conductor
venue, tba

MacDowell: Piano Concerto #2

10/12/2025 (3pm)

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Cambridge, MD)

Scarlatti: Sonata in d
Schubert: Impromptu, Op. 90, #4
Brahms: Intermezzo, Op. 118, #2
Lecuona: Malagueña
Liszt: Liberstraum #3
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12
Gershwin: 3 Preludes
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

10/18/2025 (3pm)

KENDAL AT HANOVER (NH)

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Debussy: Claire de lune
Lecuona: Malagueña
Chopin: Nocturne #2
Chopin: Polonaise #6
Liszt: Liberstraum #3
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12

10/19/2025 (3pm)

HISTORIC PIANO CONCERTS

Mew Dawn Arts Center (Ashburnham, MA)

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Grieg: Nocturne in C
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Paderewski: Nocturne, Op. 16, #4
Paderewski: Menuet in G
Paderewski: Cracovienne fantastique
Debussy: Claire de lune
de Séverac: Pippermint-Get
Ravel: Pavanne pour une infante défunte
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12

10/25/2025 (7:30pm)

MANASSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (VA)

James Villani, conductor
Hylton Center for the Performing Arts

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #2

10/26/2025 (3pm)

PIEDMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (VA)

Glenn Quader, conductor
Highland School (Warrenton)

Gershwin: Concerto in F

11/7/2025 (7pm)

PALACE THEATRE (Crossville, TN)

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne
Grieg: Nocturne in C
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14
Schumann/Liszt: Widmung
Chopin: Ballade #2
Ponce: Intermezzo #1
Lecuona: Malagueña
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12

11/8/2025 (3pm)

STEINWAY PIANO GALLERY CLEARWATER (FL)

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Debussy: Claire de lune
Chopin: Etude in A-flat
Chopin: Etude in c
Liszt: Liberstraum #3
Liszt: Transcendental Etude #2
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12

11/15/2025 (4pm)

STEINWAY SERIES AT SILO HILL (Phoenix, MD)

The Music Barn

11/16/2025 (3pm)

GREAT FALLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (VA)

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne
Grieg: Nocturne in C
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14
Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in D
Rachmaninoff: Élégie
Rimsky-Korsakov/Rachmaninoff: Flight of the Bumblebee
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz #1

12/7/2025

VIRGINIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (McLean)

Private House Concert

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Debussy: Claire de lune
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12

12/11/2025 (5pm)

WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (Hagerstown, (MD)

Duo-Recital with Leonid Sushansky, violinist
Bach, J.S.: Violin Sonata #3
Dvorák: Sonatina
Brahms: Violin Sonata #3

12/12/2025 (7:30pm)

SHENANDOAH VALLEY WESTMINSTER-CANTERBURY (Winchester, VA)

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne
Grieg: Nocturne in C
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14
Ravel: Pavanne pour une infante défunte
Paderewski: Cracovienne fantastique
Chopin: Ballade #2
Rimsky-Korsakov/Rachmaninoff: Flight of the Bumblebee
Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in D

12/13/2025 (3pm)

MONTEBELLO MUSIC CLUB (Alexandria, VA)

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne
Grieg: Nocturne in C
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14
Ravel: Pavanne pour une infante défunte
Paderewski: Cracovienne fantastique
Chopin: Ballade #2
Rimsky-Korsakov/Rachmaninoff: Flight of the Bumblebee
Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in D

12/14/2025 (7:30pm)

EMERSON AVENUE SALON SERIES (McLean, VA)

Private House Concert

1/23/2026 (7:30pm)

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CORAL GABLES (FL)

Grieg: Piano Concerto
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #1
with Miami Sousa Band
Dr. Seth Carlson, conductor

2/14/2026 (7:30pm)

VIRGINIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

David Grandis, conductor
Capital One Hall (Tysons)

Ladmirault: Espousaillers
Ladmirault: Valse triste
Finzi: Ecologue

3/20/2026 (7:30pm)

CRAVEN CONCERTS (New Bern, NC)

Orringer Auditoriumat Craven Community College

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin/Wild: Etude #4 (“Embraceable You”)
Gershwin: 3 Preludes
Gershwin/Wild: Etude #2 (“Lady Be Good”)
Gershwin/Wild: Etude #3 (“The Man I Love”)
Gershwin/Wild: Etude #5 (“Somebody Loves Me”)
Gershwin: Novelette in Fourths
Gershwin/Pandolfi: song medley

3/21/2026 (pm)

PERFORMING ARTS AT FAWN LAKE (Spotsylvania, VA)

Orringer Auditoriumat Craven Community College

Duo-Recital with Leonid Sushansky, violinist
Bach, J.S.: Violin Sonata #3
Dvorák: Sonatina
Brahms: Violin Sonata #3

4/1/2026 (3pm)

INGLESIDE AT ROCK CREEK

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne
Grieg: Nocturne in C
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14
Chopin: Ballade #2
Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in D
Rachmaninoff: Élégie
Rimsky-Korsakov/Rachmaninoff: Flight of the Bumblebee
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz #1

4/23/2026 (5pm)

WASHINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS (Hagerstown, (MD)

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne
Grieg: Nocturne in C
Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
Beethoven: Piano Sonata #14
Chopin: Ballade #2
Rachmaninoff: Étude-Tableau in D
Rachmaninoff: Élégie
Rimsky-Korsakov/Rachmaninoff: Flight of the Bumblebee
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz #1

4/26/2026 (4pm)

NEW DOMINION CHORALE

Thomas Beveridge, conductor
Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center (Alexandria, VA)

Orff: Carmina burana
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes

5/17/2026 (3pm)

FREDERICKSBURG MUSIC CLUB (TX)

Fredericksburg United Methodist Church

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Debussy: Claire de lune
Chopin: Etude in c
Chopin: Etude in A-flat
Chopin: Nocturne #2
Chopin: Polonaise #6
Schumann/Liszt: Widmung
Liszt: Transcendental Etude #2
Liszt: Liberstraum #3
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12

6/4/2026 (7pm)

RUTHMERE (Elkart, IN)

Ruthmere Game Room

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Debussy: Claire de lune
Chopin: Etude in c
Chopin: Etude in A-flat
Chopin: Nocturne #2
Chopin: Polonaise #6
Schumann/Liszt: Widmung
Liszt: Transcendental Etude #2
Liszt: Liberstraum #3
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody #12

6/6/2026 (7:30pm)

NAPTOWN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Anna Binneweg, conductor
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts (Annapolis)

Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F

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