Sunday, January 16, 2022- 4pm
$15 youth, $20 Senior/Student, $25 general admission
Tickets available through Eventbrite.

East coast-based pianist Misuzu Tanaka has previously appeared on the Third Sunday Series with her husband, clarinetist Maksim Shtrykov.

This season, she returns to the series for a solo piano concert performing original works by J. S. Bach, as well as arrangements of his works by legendary pianists from Ferruccio Busoni to Wilhelm Kempff. These original works, as well as arrangements ranging from the late 19th to 20th century, not only show the development of the capabilities of the keyboard instrument, but also give a glimpse into the zeitgeist of the music world in each era.

YOUR SAFE ENJOYMENT OF THIS WONDERFUL MUSIC IS OUR TOP PRIORITY:

Proof of full vaccination is required to attend, a properly-worn mask is required at all times, and the venue will be sold to only 50% capacity. The artist and staff are all fully vaccinated and will be masked at all times.
Available IN-PERSON or LIVE-STREAMED.

ARTIST PROFILE: MISUZU TANAKA
Hailed by international press as a pianist "who dispatched everything with both dizzying speed and sensitivity" Today’s Zaman (Turkey) and for her “exceptionally high technical level” General-Anzeiger Bonn (Germany), Misuzu Tanaka has established herself as an artist of remarkable individuality.

She has performed in prestigious concert venues throughout the world, from the Gewandhaus in Leipzig and Mozart’s Museum at Villa Bertramka in Prague to Alice Tully Hall in New York, and is also a respected regular performer for Music from the Frederick Collection, a leading North-American venue for performance on historical instruments.

With notable success in international competitions, Ms. Tanaka has also received prizes and awards in the International Janacek Competition, Poland International Piano Festival Competition, Boulder Bach Festival's World Bach Competition and the Daniel Rutenberg Chamber Music Competition to name a few.

Her debut album, “Misuzu Tanaka in Concert”, which was recorded live on the Concertant Classics label, features works by Leoš Janáček and J. S. Bach, two composers who have been a constant source of her musical inspiration. The upcoming season brings two new releases: a second piano recital album recorded on an 1886 Chickering and Sons Concert Grand piano where she further explores how Bach’s original compositions as well as transcriptions by Busoni and Siloti would have sounded during that era, and a debut album “Epilogues” with clarinetist Maksim Shtrykov, which focuses on four clarinet sonatas that are among the last works of three leading composers – Johannes Brahms, Camille Saint-Saens and Francis Poulenc.

Her 2021-2022 season highlights include new and return appearances on the Northeast Kingdom Classical Series (VT), Placitas Artist Series (NM), Music Matters (CT), Art Complex Museum (MA), Roche Visiting Artist Series (PA), among others. Highlights of the past seasons include a concerto debut at the Amadeus Festival (MT) with the Festival Orchestra under the direction of maestro John Zoltek as well as recitals at Chamber Music Society of Maryland, Cedarhurst Chamber Music Series (IL), Distinguished Artists Lecture and Concert Series (CA), Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts (IL), Pro Musica in San Miguel de Allende, Chamber Music Society of Maryland, and Ridotto Classical Concerts (NY).

An avid ensemble collaborator, Misuzu Tanaka has appeared with prominent artists including James Dunham (Cleveland Quartet) and members of the National Symphony Orchestra. In 2012, together with her artistic partner and critically acclaimed clarinetist Maksim Shtrykov, she began touring throughout the United States as the Shtrykov-Tanaka Duo. Her latest chamber music project is Trio Confero (clarinet, cello, piano).

Born in London, United Kingdom where she began her piano lessons at the age of five, she then continued her studies in Japan and in the United States with Martin Canin at The Juilliard School. Her Masters and Doctoral degrees are from University of Michigan where she was a full scholarship recipient studying with Logan Skelton and devoted much time to the study and performance of the works of Leoš Janáček, which led to further studies with Miroslav Brejcha and the late Ivan Moravec in the Czech Republic.