The second concert of this year's
Chamber Music series will feature pianist Arnaldo Cohen on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m.
in Union College's Memorial Chapel.
This will be Cohen's fifth appearance
in the series. He will perform Schoenberg's
Three Pieces, Op. 11; Beethoven's
32 Variations in c, WoO 80 and Sonata No. 8 in c, Op. 13
(“Pathetique”); and Chopin's
Twenty-four Preludes, Op. 28.
In the years since Arnaldo Cohen
came to the attention of the critics and public, the Brazilian-born pianist has
enjoyed an increasingly successful career taking him to the major concert halls
of Europe and South America.
Mr. Cohen started his musical
studies at the age of five, graduating from the Federal University of Rio de
Janeiro with an honors degree in both piano and violin, while also studying for
an engineering degree. He became a professional violinist in the Rio
de Janeiro Opera House Orchestra, but continued his
piano studies with Jacques Klein, a disciple of William
Kapell. Strongly encouraged by Klein to pursue a piano career, he continued his
training in Vienna with Bruno
Seidlhofer and Dieter Weber.
He made his New
York debut during the 1996/1997 season and returned
the next season to perform in recital at the Tisch
Center for the Performing Arts,
receiving huge critical acclaim.
In 2004-2005, Mr. Cohen performs
with several orchestras, including the Baltimore Symphony, Forth Worth
Symphony, Florida Orchestra, and Edmonton Symphony, and returns to the Jacksonville,
Des Moines, and Peoria
Symphonies.
Tickets are $20 for general
admission; $8 for students. The performance is open to the public.