Join us for a conversation and exclusive performance "watch party" with Talon Smith, a prize winner from the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition.
No stranger to the winner’s podium, Talon Smith has earned many accolades in an already impressive musical career. Talon just turned 19 in February and was one of the top six finalists at the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition. For the March Chopin for All program we will enjoy an exclusive video recording of Talon’s entire recital from the second round of the Chopin Piano Competition. Repertoire includes: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57, Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 64, No. 3, and Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22.
Exhibiting an innate, passionate musicality and brilliant technical mastery well beyond his years, nineteen-year-old pianist and composer Talon Smith won the Gold Prize at the 2016 Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition. He has performed many solo and orchestral concerts, consistently generating heart-felt enthusiasm in audiences around the globe. Energetic and soulful, his performances display his authentic depth and sensitivity. According to the experts, Talon is extraordinary in many ways; he possesses a deeply musical voice, a remarkable sense of musical structure, grand temperament, and intense poetry – all complimented by stunning technique. Talon’s career has also been marked by many concurrent years of prizes, almost exclusively first place, in solo and concerto piano and composition competitions including Baroque, Paderewski, and Chopin Festivals as well as many other festivals and competitions statewide, nationally, and internationally.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | New Adults | Everyone | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Performances - Dance, Concerts & Theater | Online/Virtual | Discussion/Lecture | Arts & Cultural |
Mon, Apr 15 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
Tue, Apr 16 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Wed, Apr 17 | 12:00PM to 8:00PM |
Thu, Apr 18 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Fri, Apr 19 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Apr 20 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, Apr 21 | Closed |