Thomas Zoells, the owner of the Fazioli franchise in Chicago, is hosting a recital Mar 3. (Alas, I'm in San Antonio for the week, can't attend.) He also mentions a Herbie Hancock recital on the 7th. (Mr. Hancock went to my high school, but I can't say that I've ever met him, nor share any of his musical ability.)




Mr. Graham Scott will be performing a piano recital at Ganz Hall on March 3rd at 7:30 pm on a FAZIOLI piano, model F228 (7’6).

Here are a few reasons why this is important:

* Mr. Scott is a world class pianist who is starting to get heard around Chicago, so you should hear him also. For more information about Mr. Scott, please visit this link: www.grahamscott.co.uk

* The Rudolph Ganz Recital Hall is on the 7th floor of Roosevelt University, 430 South Michigan Avenue, and is one of Chicago’s hidden treasures: a 200 seat recital hall designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and entirely restored to its original glory in the last few years, it has wonderful acoustics and is perfectly suited for piano performance.

* This is a rare opportunity to hear a Fazioli grand piano played in a larger recital hall. If you have heard the piano at the PianoForte series in the Fine Arts Building you know its potential, but in Ganz Hall it will truly shine under the fingers of Mr. Scott.

Below you will find the program for the recital and a short biography of the pianist. The recital is open to the public and entrance is FREE. No RSVP is required.

3. Mr. Herbie Hancock will be performing at Symphony Center on March 7th at 8 pm on a FAZIOLI piano, model F278 (9’2).

Under the heading “Directions in Music”, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove, three stellar musicians, return to Symphony Center following their spectacular 2001 tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Representing nearly three generations of jazz greats, they come together again in the spirit of the original project to explore and discover new pathways of composition and sound in this special performance.





Yours truly,



Thomas Zoells

pianoforte chicago, inc.

Exclusive dealer of Fazioli pianos in the Midwest

410 S. Michigan Ave, #825, Chicago, IL 60605

Tel: (312) 291-0000

www.pianofortechicago.com





Program for Roosevelt University March 3



Graham Scott / piano





MOZART Sonata in F major K 533/494

Allegro

Andante

Rondo - Andante



BEETHOVEN Six Bagatelles Op.126

Andante con moto

Allegro

Andante

Presto

Quasi allegretto

Presto - Andante amabile e con moto



... interval



SCRIABIN Sonata no. 9 in F major (Black Mass) Op.68



SCHUMANN Sonata in F sharp minor Op.11

Un poco Adagio - Allegro vivace

Aria

Allegrissimo

Allegro un poco maestoso


Graham Scott - piano

Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “an extraordinary pianist whose every musical statement resonates with grace and conviction”, Graham Scott has firmly established himself as one of Britain’s leading pianists. He has won first prizes in many international competitions including the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, the Young Concert Artists Trust Auditions in London and the Jaen International Piano Competition in Spain. He has given recitals at the 92nd St Y (New York), Kennedy Center (Washingon DC), Ambassador Auditorium (Los Angeles), Suntory Hall (Tokyo) and numerous recitals at the Wigmore Hall in London. He studied at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music with the distinguished Polish pedagogue Ryszard Bakst.

As a soloist, Graham Scott has performed with leading orchestras including the London Philharmonic (at the Royal Festival Hall), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Radio Netherlands Chamber Orhcestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, New York Chamber Symphony, Belgium National Symphony Orchestra, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinlandpfalz (standing in for Martha Argerich) under such conductors as Sir Charles Groves, Alexander Lazarev, Marin Alsop, Barry Wordsworth Gregorz Nowak, Paul Daniel and Bernhard Klee. As a chamber musician he has performed with the Stamic Quartet of Prague, Vertavo String Quartet, Galliard Wind Quintet, violinists Rachel Isserlis and Marat Bisengaliev, cellist Henri Demarquette, flautist Jean Ferrandis and with members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Graham Scott’s broadcasts include performances for BBC Radio, ABC (Australia), SABC (South Africa) and National Public Radio (USA). He has released a Scriabin CD (Gamut Classics), Live in Los Angeles (Master Musicians) and a new Gershwin CD (Deux-Elles). He has given master classes and artist in residence activities on both sides of the Atlantic and has held the position of visiting lecturer in keyboard studies at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He now lives in Chicago having recently been appointed Chair of the Piano Department at the Chicago College of Performing Arts.

www.grahamscott.co.uk

There is no end of learning. -Robert Schumann Rules for Young Musicians