Guest Artist: Avery Gagliano

Saturday, October 18, 2025

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: 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.