Violinist JD Hunter to Perform May 13 at Libby Gardner Hall

Presented by UYO&E at Libby Gardner Hall, the touring Concertmaster of Disney’s Aladdin the Broadway Musical, former Utah Youth Symphony Concertmaster and Cottonwood High School alum JD Hunter will perform a very special homecoming violin recital.
Using the music of Respighi, Bach and Ravel, and joined by pianist Jed Moss and cellist Benjamin Noyes, JD weaves an intimate story of phantasmic youth, passionate mastery and personal transformation.
JD Hunter earned Bachelors and Masters in Performance Degrees from the New England Conservatory, was a Tanglewood Fellow for three consecutive summers and a member of the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra, the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, principal second violinist of Plymouth Philharmonic. Hunter has also performed with
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops and Boston Ballet Orchestras and recorded the Bach A Minor Sonata and the Ravel Violin and Cello Duo at the Maine Music Mill in Brusnwick, Maine.

Where, When & Program:
Libby Gardner Concert Hall
Monday, May 13th 7:00pm
Program:
Respighi Violin Sonata
Bach Sonata in a minor
Ravel Duo for Violin and Cello
Admission is FreeJD Hunter

Virtuoso Pianist Stephen Beus Performs with Beethoven Festival Concert Series Oct 20

StephenBeusAward-Winning Pianist Stephen Beus in Concert

Enjoy an evening of virtuoso piano performance with pianist Stephen Beus,
recent winner of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition
 
Commenting on Mr. Beus’ competition success, Fanfare magazine writes: “In some ways Beus doesn’t fit the mold of the typical competition winner. His playing is strikingly original and, despite his youth, he has an interpretive voice all his own… Above all, his playing is so natural as to seem effortless and the sound he produces has extraordinary richness and depth, not quite like anyone else’s.”
 
“Mesmerizing… explosive… intelligent… he belongs on the world stage” (Salt Lake Tribune). In the space of four months, American pianist Stephen Beus won first prize in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, first place in the Vendome Prize International Competition (Lisbon) and he was awarded the Max I. Allen Fellowship of the American Pianists Association (Indianapolis).
 
As a result of winning the Juilliard School Concerto Competition Mr. Beus made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Juilliard Orchestra and James DePreist, playing Prokofiev Concerto No. 3. He has also performed as guest soloist with the Gulbenkian Symphony (Lisbon), Oxford Philomusica, the Tivoli Symphony (Copenhagen), the Tbilisi National Opera Orchestra, the Northwest Sinfonietta (Seattle), the Royal Philharmonic of Morocco (Casablanca), the Vaasa Symphony Orchestra (Finland) as well as with the Hamburg, Indianapolis, Nashville, Santa Fe, Utah, Fort Worth, Tucson, Yakima, Bellevue, Salt Lake, Eastern Sierra, Corvallis, Jacksonville, Texarkana and Walla Walla Symphonies.
Equally active as a soloist, Mr. Beus has performed at Wigmore Hall, the Salle Gaveau and Salle Cortot (Paris), Merkin Hall, the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, the Central Conservatory (Beijing), Teatro San Carlo (Naples), Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), the Queluz Palace (Lisbon) and has performed for the Dame Myra Hess and Fazioli Salon series (Chicago), the International Keyboard Institute and Festival (New York City), and has given recitals across the United States as well as in Kazakhstan, Russia, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Georgia, China, France, Italy, Portugal, the Czech Republic, and Morocco.
 
Tickets:  
$25 Regular Admission
$20 for Seniors 62+ / Students with ID
Discount Punchcards Available
Oct 20 / Sat 7:00PM
Park City Community Church
4501 Highway 224
Park City, UT 84098