Don’t miss a moment with our six exceptional artists in solo recitals in Portland and Beaverton in our 2023/24 season
(MAY 18, 2023) PORTLAND – Portland Piano International announces its 2023 / 2024 Main Recital Series, curated by the prolific Israeli pianist and recording artist Boris Giltburg. Featuring 12 recitals and three master classes at venues across Portland and Beaverton, PPI's new season offers spirited programs that run the gamut from perennial audience favorites by Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann to riveting 20th-century works and an exploration of the women composers of Chicago's Black Renaissance.
A NEW APPROACH TO PPI'S MAIN PIANO SERIES
PPI's Main Recital Series returns for a new season of inspiring and breathtaking recitals at Portland State University's Lincoln Performance Hall and The Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton. These recitals offer music lovers across the greater Portland community the rare opportunity to hear the finest pianists of today — and the emerging stars of tomorrow — perform beloved works, hidden gems, and new music in two of the area's best venues.
The artist roster for PPI's 2023 / 2024 season includes:
Mishka Rushdie Momen (September 24 & 26)*
Marc-André Hamelin (October 15 & 17)
Boris Giltburg (December 3 & 5)
Filippo Gorini (January 7 & 9)*
Michelle Cann (February 4 & 6)*
Eric Lu (May 5 & 7)*
* Denotes PPI debut
The 2023 / 2024 season marks a new format for the PPI Main Recital Series. Unlike years past, in which guest artists brought two discrete programs to perform over one weekend at Lincoln Performance Hall, this season's pianists will delight audiences with one fabulous program performed at both venues.
Portland recitals will continue to be held on Sunday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. at Lincoln Performance Hall. Performances at The Reser, previously offered as a 60-minute early-evening concert, will now feature each guest artist's full-length program on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
PPI's popular series of pre-concert talks will also continue this season. Forty-five minutes prior to each recital, PPI Executive Director Bill Crane will offer fascinating insights and contextual information that illuminate the works being performed.
BEYOND THE SCORE MASTER CLASSES
In addition to the Main Recital Series, PPI will offer three Beyond the Score master classes at the Portland Piano Company. These sessions — in which visiting piano artists of international acclaim work with students of all ages whose piano playing is at a high level — are integral to one of PPI's core values: to promote music education throughout our community.
Each event is free and open to the general public, offering amateur pianists, and those with a deep curiosity for piano music, opportunities to gain a deeper understanding of the art of piano performance. Audience members gather insights from each guest artist about the traditions they carry, honed from decades of study and performance. More information about this series will be announced later this year.
TICKETS AND FULL SEASON DETAILS
New subscriptions and single tickets are available online.
View the complete season, program information, and subscription details at portlandpiano.org/season.
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PORTLAND PIANO INTERNATIONAL has presented more than 220 artists in recital and through outreach activities. Some of the greatest pianists in the world continue to play for Portland audiences because of this organization. While pianists have many opportunities to play the concerto repertoire, this is one of only a handful of recital series that remains devoted to the solo piano recital. Portland Piano International is a vital part of Portland’s quality cultural life and it has consistently garnered praise from both the local and national media, heralded a “consistently brilliant Piano Recital Series” (Willamette Week) and “one of this city’s musical treasures” (The Oregonian).