Where can you hear 8 international pianists in solo recitals, 5 two-piano concerts, 2 extravaganzas of four pianists playing four pianos, and to top it off, a grand concert of six world-famous pianists performing works written especially for six pianos?  At the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in downtown Salt Lake City from June 20-23, 2007! 

The Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation takes great pleasure in presenting an extravagant PIANO FESTIVAL entitled “Piano ‘Round the Clock”, June 20-23, 2007. More than 30 international pianists from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Holland, Germany, Russia, Turkey and Japan will present solo and duo recitals, two-piano concerts and special events featuring music especially composed for four and six pianos.

In addition to these recitals, there will be discussions of performance practice, improvisation, composition, creativity and jazz. The entire event will culminate Saturday evening with a live JAZZ CONCERT by Steven Lindeman and Trio.

The four day event, scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to late evening will be held in the Jeanne Wagner Theatre of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center at 138 West Broadway, Salt Lake City.

Artists represented in this year’s festival include:

• The American Piano Quartet (USA)
• Gregory Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe (USA)
• Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann (Canada & Germany)
• Stephen Beus (USA)
• Sara Davis Buechner (USA)
• Susan Duehlmeier and Bonnie Gritton (USA)
• Akiko Ebi (Japan & France)
• Arianna Goldina and Remy Loumbrozo (USA & France)
• Julian Gorus (Bulgaria & Germany)
• Steven Graff (USA)
• Robin Hancock (USA)
• Thomas Hecht (USA & Singapore)
• Stuart Isacoff (USA)
• Steven Lindeman (USA)
• Ning Lu and Jie Deng (China & USA)
• Steven Mayer (USA)
• Fred Oldenburg (Germany)
• Gülsin Onay (Turkey & Great Britain)
• Bryan Stanley (USA)
• Jeroen Van Veen (Netherlands)
• Alexey Sychev (Russia)

This year’s artists represent many laureates of international competitions including the DRANOFF INTERNATIONAL TWO-PIANO COMPETITION (Miami), the ENSCHEDE (Holland) INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION, THE LEEDS (Great Britain) INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION, THE LISZT INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPEITTION (Weimar), and several laureates, including two Gold Medalists from the GINA BACHAUER INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITIONS.

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The schedule for all events to the Festival is listed below:

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Friday, June 22, 2007

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Tickets for all events are available at ArtTix and may be purchased as a FESTIVAL PASS or as an individual ticket for each event.   Special rates are available for Students (8 years old and older) with a valid identification from their school.  For further information, call the offices of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation at 801.297.4250.

For tickets, call ArtTix at 801.355.ARTS (355.2787) or 888.451.2787.  Tickets Available April 1, 2007.