Unfortunately, Joyce Yang is having to withdraw from Joyce Yang: A Kaleidoscope of Color, while recovering from a temporary injury. We are sad to miss her but wish a speedy recovery and hope to have her join us in the future.
Thankfully, we have a replacement ready to take the stage. We are ecstatic to welcome Jon Nakamatsu, the 1997 Van Cliburn Gold Medalist, to Billings, Montana.
Now in his third decade of touring worldwide, American pianist Jon Nakamatsu continues to draw critical and public acclaim for his intensity, elegance and electrifying solo, concerto and chamber music performances. Catapulted to international attention in 1997 as the Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—the only American to achieve this distinction since 1981—Mr. Nakamatsu subsequently developed a multi-faceted career that encompasses recording, education, arts administration and public speaking in addition to his vast concert schedule.
Mr. Nakamatsu has been a guest soloist with over 150 orchestras worldwide, including those of Baltimore, Berlin, Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Florence, Los Angeles, Milan, Rochester, San Francisco, Seattle, Tokyo and Vancouver. He has worked with such esteemed conductors as Marin Alsop, Sergiu Comissiona, James Conlon, Philippe Entremont, Hans Graf, Marek Janowski, Raymond Leppard, Gerard Schwarz, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Osmo Vänskä.
With a melodic performance in store, from Beethoven to Mendelssohn to Chopin, it will be an evening of striking brilliance as we watch and listen to the beautiful tones of the piano.
Jon Nakamatsu will join us on Thursday, May 7, at Cisel Recital Hall at MSU Billings. The performance begins at 7:00PM and doors open at 6:00PM. To purchase tickets, call 406-252-3610 or visit www.billingssymphony.org.
