The
Asheville Art Museum is excited to announce its next Pianoforte recital on
Sunday, April 6, at 3:00 pm, featuring internationally-recognized soloist Sandra Wright
Shen. The award-winning pianist will be playing pieces from Johann Sebastian
Bach, Franz Liszt, Maurice Ravel, Zhao Zhang, Peixun Chen and Sergei
Rachmaninoff, among others. The Museum’s Pianoforte recitals are held in the
East Wing Upstairs Gallery, among evocative works of art. During Shen’s
recital, the masterful photography of Ralph Burns will be on view in the
gallery.
Shen is an acclaimed pianist, and has received many
first prize awards, including 2012 International Piano Competition of France.
She has also won first prizes in the 1997 Hilton Head International Piano
Competition, the Mieczyslaw Munz Piano Competition, the Taiwan National Piano
Competition and the Peabody Frances M. Wentz Memorial Prize. Shen recently
concluded a tour of both Taiwan and mainland China.
Shen received her Bachelor’s and Master’s in piano
performance from the Peabody Conservatory, under Ann Schein. Shen has appeared
at the Kennedy Music Center in Washington, DC, the Chicago Cultural Center,
Monte Carlo Opera House, the Frankfurt Cultural Center in Germany, the
Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing and the Taiwan National Concert Hall.
She is a resident of California, but comes east in the summer months and
teaches at the Brevard Music Center.
The Museum is thrilled to be able to bring the art of
music to its galleries, and has been presenting its Pianoforte Series since
February of 2007 when pianist John Cobb performed selections of Bela Bartok’s
work. Now in its 7th season, the Pianoforte Series has been captivating music
and art lovers in Western North Carolina ever since.
The cost of the concert is $8 (+ sales tax) for Museum
members and $16 (+ sales tax) for non-members. Pianoforte concerts fill up
quickly, so seats should be reserved early by calling the Museum at
828.253.3227.
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