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harlie Albright is one of the most brilliant young pianists that I’ve had the privilege of presenting on multiple occasions. Not only is he hailed as “among the most gifted musicians of his generation with a dazzling natural keyboard affinity” as noted by the Washington Post, he’s also one of the most engaging artists through his stage presence. Charlie breaks the “classical” rules of music by connecting with audiences. He accomplishes this through his music, his unique improvisations that bring his music to life, and his discourse from the stage. In essence, he covers many musical genres and makes the evening fun for all in attendance. Tonight’s program will be announced from the stage, and may include: Rondo alla Turca (Turkish March) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Arcadi Volodos Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, “Moonlight” by Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio sostenuto Allegretto Presto agitato Improvisation on “Over the Rainbow” by Harold Arlen and Charlie Albright Liebestraum No. 3 by Franz Liszt Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante by Frederic Chopin Live improvisation Based on Notes from the Audience by Charlie Albright Thank you and enjoy the show!
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“Among the most gifted musicians of his generation” with a “dazzling natural keyboard affinity”
He has earned numerous awards, including the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant,
Gilmore Young Artist Award and the Ruhr
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the Arts and was named one of the “15 Most Interesting Seniors.”
Albright was also named Artist-in-Residence for Harvard University’s Leverett House, a position last filled by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Albright regularly collaborates with artists from all genres, including vocalist/conductor
Bobby McFerrin and violinist Joshua Bell. He has collaborated five times with revered cellist
Yo-Yo Ma: at the honorary degree ceremony at Harvard University for Senator Ted
Kennedy; at a 10th anniversary remembrance
of 9/11; at the 60th anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights with Nobel
Laureate Toni Morrison; at the Aspen Institute’s Citizen Artistry conference in New York; and with the Silk Road Project.
Albright regularly appears at major concert halls, festivals, and with artists of all genres
worldwide. In 2019, he was the guest artist at the Isaac Stern Auditorium main stage of
Carnegie Hall with the American Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Leon Botstein. He also
made his return appearance at the 2019 Bergen International Festival in Norway, where he
performed a sold-out solo recital and was given the honor of performing the festival’s traditional
yearly concert of the Grieg Piano Concerto at Grieg Concert Hall with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
Albright’s compositions and improvisations have been likened to “the great Romantic-era
composer-pianists” by Classical Source and
have been praised as “thrilling” by the DC Metro Theatre Arts. The Philadelphia Inquirer
raved that he “brought the art of classical-music improvisation to a new level.”
Albright has been praised for his “jaw-dropping technique and virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality” by The New York Times, and his “extravagance that had showmanship
but never felt cheap” with his “ease and smoothness that refuses to airbrush the music but animates it from within” by the Philadelphia
performed worldwide, including at the
His debut commercial recording, Vivace, has sold thousands of copies worldwide. The first two parts of a 3-part Schubert Series of live, all-Schubert recordings were released in 2017 and 2020.
Center for the Performing Arts (Miami); the
Born in Centralia, Washington, Albright began piano lessons at the age of 3. He studied with Nancy Adsit and earned an Associate of Science degree at Centralia College while still in high school. He was the first classical pianist in the Harvard College/New England Conservatory 5-Year AB/MM Joint Program, completing a Bachelor’s Degree as an Economics major and Pre-Med student at Harvard, and a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance at NEC, having studied with Wha-Kyung Byun. He graduated with the prestigious Artist Diploma (A.D.) from The Juilliard School, having studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky. Albright is an official Steinway Artist.
after as a speaker, masterclass instructor,
Inquirer.
He is a frequently returning guest artist with such orchestras as the BBC Concert Orchestra (14-concert tour with Maestro Keith Lockhart, chosen as one of the “Best of the BBC 2015”); the Alabama, Baltimore, Boston Pops, Buffalo, California, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Edmonton (Canada), Des Moines, Fort Smith, Houston, Kymi Sinfonietta (Finland), Lansing, Mobile, National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing, China), Omaha, Phoenix, Seattle, San Francisco, Victoria (Canada), and West Michigan Symphony Orchestras. He has
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.); Symphony Hall (Boston); the Salle Cortot (Paris, France); the Arsht Kumho Art Hall (Seoul, South Korea); the NCPA (Beijing); and Alice Tully Hall (Mostly Mozart Festival, New York). In addition to performing, Albright is sought teacher, and competition judge. A firm believer in education, Albright founded the Charlie Albright Scholarship and Charlie Albright Piano in collaboration with the Centralia College Foundation in his hometown. The Scholarship provides financial aid to music students, and money was raised to purchase and maintain a new 9-foot Steinway Piano for the college’s Corbet Hall. Additional awards Albright has earned include: First Prize in both Solo and Ensemble categories at the 2006 New York National Piano Competition; First Prize and all other awards offered at the 2006 Eastman International Piano Competition; Third Prize at the 2007 Hilton Head International Piano Competition; Semi-Finalist Award and Best Performance of a Work by Liszt in Stage I at the 2008 Sydney International Piano Competition; and the Vendome Virtuoso Prize and the Elizabeth Leonskaya Special Award at the 2009 Vendome Prize International Piano Competition. For the latest information, please visit CharlieAlbright.com and Facebook.com/ CharlieAlbrightPianist. OPENINGNIGH T S .F SU.ED U | 2 1
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