Portland Piano International announces 2021 / 2022 season featuring six world-class pianists, curated by Angela Hewitt
2021 / 2022 SOLO PIANO SERIES
Portland Piano International announces its 2021 / 2022 SOLO Piano Series, curated by the celebrated Canadian pianist, Angela Hewitt. Featuring a two-part season, three Rising Star pianists perform virtual concerts, October - December 2021, followed by six SOLO artists giving in-person concerts from January - June 2022.
By the time the Lincoln Hall performances resume in January 2022, it will have been a month shy of two years since the last time PPI presented a live, in-person performance.
With guidance from this year’s guest artistic curator, PPI’s long-time friend Angela Hewitt, there is a terrific line-up. Planning any musical season takes place months, even years, in advance. Anticipating how PPI might best be more certain around safety issues, the opening live recitals are moved to January featuring the enormously gifted pianist Aristo Sham, who makes his PPI debut.
This 2021 / 2022 season will bring you some favorite artists and some brand-new faces. The repertory altogether is a fine mix of treasured works and a generous dose of adventuresome music.
Aristo Sham (January 22 & 23)
Angela Hewitt (February 5 & 6)
Janina Fialkowska (March 12 & 13)
Nicolas Namoradze (April 2 & 3)
Paul Lewis (May 7 & 8)
Jon Kimura Parker (June 4 & 5)
To keep the music coming in the traditional fall months, before returning to Lincoln Hall, there are three exceptional Rising Stars programs in October through December: Kevin Ahfat (October 10), Jean-Luc Therrien (November 14), and La Fiammata Duo (December 12). These online/virtual programs are free for all subscribers.
This season is informally known as the “Canadian-American Friendship Season” because the guest curator, two other main series artists, and all the Rising Stars are Canadian. Angela Hewitt echoes this sentiment:
“Portland is a city that has always meant a lot to me, ever since I first arrived here in the early 1990s. Your warmth as music lovers, and your willingness to listen and learn is right up there with the best! Even just the fact that each pianist who comes to PPI is asked to play two different programmes on consecutive days shows how serious you are — and indeed is a challenge to the performer.”
New subscriptions are available starting May 15, 2021. Single tickets go on sale September 1, 2021.
View the complete season, program information, and subscription details at portlandpiano.org/season.