LexPhil Guest Artist Inon Barnatan Performs Free Interactive Recital at UK Chandler Hospital
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 17, 2014) — Praised as a poet of the keyboard, Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan will perform an interactive recital this weekend as part of the Sayklay Garbulinska Performer-in-Residence Series presented by the University of Kentucky Arts in HealthCare program.
The internationally celebrated musician was recently appointed as the New York Philharmonic's first Artist in Association, a position that spotlights an emerging artist with special appearances throughout several consecutive seasons.
UK performing arts students, musical students from local schools and the general public are invited to attend a free recital located in Pavilion A of the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital at 2 p.m. on Sept. 21. Barnatan will accept questions from the audience on stage and meet with young musicians during a reception following the recital.
Born in 1979 in Tel Aviv, Barnatan's parents recognized his gift of perfect pitch at the age of 3. He has studied with piano maestri Victor Derevianko and at the London Royal Academy of Music under Maria Curcio and Christopher Elton. Since relocating to the United States in 2006, Barnatan has performed with the nation's most prestigious ensembles, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Dallas, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Philadelphia and San Francisco. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, among other famous venues. A highly sought chamber musician and soloist, he has appeared as a soloist with symphony orchestras in Jerusalem, Shanghai, London, Amsterdam, Germany, South Africa and Canada.
Barnatan is the Opening Night Guest Artist for the Lexington Philharmonic, which will present "Bolero and Barnatan" at the Singletary Center for the Arts on Sept. 20 to open the season titled "Pure Emotion." Barnatan joins LexPhil for Tchaikovsky’s iconic Piano Concerto No. 1. Gershwin’s Cuban Overture will complete the evening with Cuban rhythms, followed by French composer Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Bolero. Tickets range from $25 to $75, and are $11 for students, and can be purchased at www.lexphil.org or by calling (859) 233-4226.
To attend the free recital on Sept. 21, please RSVP to jason.star@uky.edu or (859) 323-9896.
MEDIA CONTACT: Elizabeth Adams, elizabethadams@uky.edu