World-renowned pianist Mitsuko Uchida will perform at 8 p.m. Monday, May 8, at Union College's Memorial Chapel. This will be the final concert of the 2005-2006 Chamber Concert Series at the College.
Uchida is giving an all-Mozart program in honor of the composer's 250th birthday. This program will be performed only in the Capital Region, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
The last time Uchida appeared in the International Chamber Concert Series was 1998. This year's program includes: Mozart's Fantasie in C minor, K. 475 and Sonata in C minor, K. 457; Adagio in B minor, K. 540 Sonata in F Major, K. 533/494 and Sonata in D Major, K. 576.
The Chicago Tribune raves, “Uchida is, simply, Uchida – an elegant, deeply musical interpreter who strikes an inspired balance of head and heart in everything she plays.”
Uchida's career reveals her reverence for the masters: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Debussy, and the composers of the Second Viennese School, Schoenberg, Berg and Webern.
Performing throughout the world, Uchida plays with many different partners. Currently, this musician is artist-in-residence at the Cleveland Orchestra and appears frequently with both the Chicago and New York Philharmonic Orchestras. She is also co-director of the Marlboro Music Festival.
Tickets, free for the Union community, are $25 for the general public and $10 for area students; available at the College Facilities Building, 388-6080, or at the door one hour before the performance. For more information, call 372-3651 or visit the Union College Web site at http://www.union.edu/ConcertSeries/.