CELEBRATING CHOPIN

Piotr Folkert Piano	AND	Russ Spencer FOX5 NEWS PRESENTER Narration
Saturday, April 16th at 8:00 PM Saint Brigid Catholic Church in Alpharetta (3400 Old Alabama Road, Alpharetta, GA) Tickets are $10. For more information, call 678-393-0060. The map and directions can be obtained here

Special concert dedicated to the music of Fryderyk Chopin, interlaced with narration that uses Chopin’s letters to George Sand, quoting interesting facts from the composer’s life. This concert was presented by mr. Folkert for the first time in the year 1999, on occasion of the 150th anniversary of Chopin’s death. From that time, mr. Folkert performed it many times in the United States, Europe and Asia. Tremendous success of the concert’s formula was the reason Piotr Folkert prepared two other concerts in the same form: “Celebrating Bach” and “Celebrating Jazz”.

A native of Poland, Piotr Folkert is widely regarded as one of the most gifted and sensitive pianists performing today. His “stellar technique and insightful interpretations” have won him consistent critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences worldwide, whether for his solo recitals, his orchestral engagements or his growing catalogue of recordings.

His broad repertoire ranges from music of the Baroque period to new works of contemporary composers, with some especially commissioned and written for him. His performing schedule regularly takes him to the great concert stages of North America and has been highlighted by frequent engagements at the Carnegie Hall. Internationally, he has appeared in cultural capitols of Europe and Far East, in this season’s concert tour bringing him first time to China.

Mr. Folkert has recorded many recitals for radio and television around the world, including a live performance on New York’s WNYC and WQXR Radio Stations, Washington’s “Performance Today” on National Public Radio, Dublin’s RTE Radio, Polish Radio and Television, and a live recording from Ongakonotomo Hall in Tokyo among others. During the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta his performance and musical tribute to Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski and the Olympic Committee at Spivey Hall was broadcast nationwide on NPR’s “Performance Today”.

Mr. Folkert is on the International Roster of Steinway Artists.

More information about the Chopin Society and the concert itself can be found at www.Chopinatlanta.org

(05-03-01)