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A laureate of the 1989 Marguerite Long Jacques Thibaud and the 1991 Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competitions, Mr. Ganz has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Symphony (USA), the City of London Sinfonia, and the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra. Among the conductors he has performed with are Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Yoel Levi. 

The Washington Post has written: “One comes away from a recital by pianist Brian Ganz not only exhilarated by the power of the performance but also moved by his search for artistic truth.” For many years Mr. Ganz has made it his mission to join vivid music making with warmth and intimacy onstage to produce a new kind of listening experience, in which great works come to life with authentic emotional power. As one of Belgium's leading newspapers, La Libre Belgique, put it, "We don't have the words to speak of this fabulous musician who lives music with a generous urgency and brings his public into a state of intense joy."

In January of 2011 Mr. Ganz began a multi-year project in partnership with the National Philharmonic in which he will perform the complete works of Frédéric Chopin at the Music Center at Strathmore. After the inaugural recital, The Washington Post wrote: "Brian Ganz was masterly in his first installment of the complete works [of Chopin]." His February 2023 recital with cellist Carter Brey and violinist Laura Colgate, featuring the complete works of Chopin for piano and strings, marked the 12th of the series. The next recital, entitled “Chopin the Virtuoso” and featuring the 12 Etudes, Op. 25, will take place on February 24, 2024. 

Mr. Ganz is on the piano faculty of St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he is artist-in-residence, and has recently retired after 21 years on the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory. He is the artist-editor of the Schirmer Performance Edition of Chopin’s Preludes (2005). Pre-pandemic performance highlights include Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 at the Alba Music Festival in Italy and with the National Philharmonic at Strathmore, Mozart's Piano Concerto K. 466 with the Annapolis Symphony and Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto with the Billings Symphony (now viewable on YouTube). In September of 2019, he made his debut as an actor and playwright at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, Freer and Sackler Galleries. The play imagined a dialogue between American artist James Whistler and a musician who explores the connections between Debussy’s music and the artist’s “10 O’Clock Lecture.” Included in the play are portions of the lecture itself along with performances of the music of Debussy and composers under his influence. More recently, Mr. Ganz performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto K. 488 with the Virginia Chamber Orchestra at the newly opened Capital One Hall in Northern Virginia. He will again join the orchestra in Capital One Hall in April of 2024 in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. 

Li-Ly Chang Pianist, composer, chamber musician and teacher. Recipient of many awards and grants. Recently, she was featured at a webinar “Meet the composer: Piano music by composers of Asian Heritage “sponsored by Frances Clark Center. In April, 2023, her music is the doctoral thesis topic of Xinyu Zhang-“A study of Traditional and Innovative Musical Elements in Selected piano works of Li-Ly Chang “.

She holds Professional Certification (NCTM) from Music Teachers’ National Association. She was commissioned composer for MD Music Teachers 2010. She is the Director of the International Young Artist Piano Competition (IYAPC), a competition that she founded since 1895. “She is an expert partner in the Poulenc Violin Sonata. She played with the Monumental Brass Quintet with poise and considerable skill. The Ensemble showed expert technique, emotional expressiveness and a firm sense of partnership.”The Washington Post. Lilychangpiano.com

Program:  Beethoven Sonata, Chopin Mazurka, Polonaise, Scherzo, Debussy Preludes, Ravel and Six Epigraphes Antiques for Piano 4 Hands by Debussy.

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023 @4 pm

Address: Calvary Lutheran Church

9545 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910

• Here is links to Brian Ganz’s performances:

  • Welcome back, Brian! Ballade In G Minor by Chopin, MAI 2019 series.

  https://youtu.be/685r0o7IkL8?si=r53M1S0DIToT__fh

  • Interview with Brian Ganz, Maryland Theater Guide.

  https://youtu.be/HJOCO8SSRjI?si=kTDO3HTkyRW-kD7T

  • Dolly for piano 4 hands by Faure.

  https://youtu.be/HQ2uGFUe9Og?si=JbccKJ3cWYf_otzO

  • Brian Ganz performs with Billings Symphony Orchestra, Emperor Concerto by Beethoven.

  https://youtu.be/vI88GmR1kjg?si=4vC2qECuT-RVR0lH