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Piano Series
The Piano Series at Sacramento State presents up to four Artist Recitals and multiple masterclasses each year, featuring a wide variety of professional performers from around the country.
Admission to masterclasses is free. Artist concerts are held at 7:00 p.m. in the Capistrano Concert Hall; Recital admission is $20 general, $15 senior, and $10 student.
Guest Artist: Avery Gagliano
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Featured on the program will be Schumann's Novelletten, Samuel Barber's Nocturne, Alistair Coleman's Music in Timelapse, Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, and various Rachmaninov Preludes.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Avery Gagliano first rose to international acclaim as the winner of the First Prize and Best Concerto Prize at the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition, she has performed in prominent venues including Carnegie Hall, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, the Louis Vuitton Foundation, Salle Cortot, and Luxembourg Philharmonie, among others. Her interpretations of works by Chopin have been hailed as “revelatory” (New York Classical Review) while International Piano described here as “a distinctive young talent”.
Guest Artist: Peter Klimo
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Peter will also present a free masterclass on Friday, February 20, at 2pm in our Concert Hall
Following his 2nd prize victory at the 2014 International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Hungarian-American pianist Peter Klimo embarked on several concert tours, notably throughout Holland, the US, and South Korea. Having participated in several other international competitions as well, Peter won 3rd prize at the 2019 Bartók World Piano Competition, 3rd prize at the 2019 Bösendorfer International Piano Competition, as well as special prizes at the 2017 Maj Lind and 2014 Wideman International Piano Competitions. Peter earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music studying with Dr. Nelita True, his Master’s Degree from the Yale School of Music studying with Peter Frankl, an Artist Diploma from Texas Christian University with Dr. Tamás Ungár, and his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music with Alan Chow.
Guest Artist: Adam Neiman
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Adam will also present a free masterclass on Friday, March 5, at 2pm in our Concert Hall
Hailed as one of today’s preeminent American classical pianists, Adam Neiman has cultivated a breathtaking career spanning more than three decades and traversing four continents. After making his Los Angeles concerto debut at Royce Hall at age 11, Clavier Magazine wrote, "Adam Neiman gave a performance that rivaled those of many artists on the concert stage today". As a 17-year old undergraduate at the Juilliard School, Mr. Neiman won three of America’s most prestigious classical music awards: an Avery Fisher Career Grant, Gilmore Young Artist Award, and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Nominated during the same year for a Grammy Award, he subsequently graduated from the Juilliard School in 1999 as a recipient of the school’s highest honor: the rarely-bestowed Artur Rubinstein Award, and as a two-time winner of its Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition.
Guest Artist: Alexander Kobrin
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Alexander will also present a free masterclass on Friday, April 10, at 2pm in our Concert Hall
Called the “Van Cliburn of today” by the BBC, pianist Alexander Kobrin has placed himself at the forefront of today's performing musicians. His prize-winning performances have been praised for their brilliant technique, musicality, and emotional engagement with the audience. Mr. Kobrin was awarded the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and has also won top prizes at the Busoni International Piano Competition, Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, and Scottish International Piano Competition in Glasgow. He has appeared in recital at major halls worldwide, including Carnegie Zankel Hall and Avery Fisher Hall in New York, the Kennedy Centre in Washington, Albert Hall and Wigmore Hall in London, Louvre Auditorium, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, and many others.
Parking and Driving Directions
Sac State uses virtual parking permits through a Sac State parking account. Parking is available for $4 for each concert.
- If you don't have an account, click here to create a guest account. Once you finish, click the Purchase Parking link again and use the Guest Login
- If you have an account already but forgot your password, click here to reset your password.
Use the Purchase Parking link below, making sure to select the correct valid date ("effective" and "expiration" dates should be th same), to activate your visitor permit. Permits are valid for the whole day, up till 11:59pm. (if the above link below you to a login screen, use the Guest Login. If you only see an $8 permit option, exit that window and use the link below again). For help with parking please contact UTAPS at (916) 278-7275 or parking@csus.edu
Parking link available this fall