An intimate evening of world-class classical piano, drinks, and dessert
You are invited to a private recital by internationally acclaimed classical pianist Mackenzie Melemed in our home in New York City, days after he performs a duet with his mentor Emanuel Ax at Tanglewood.
Following the recital will be a reception with the chance to meet and chat with Mackenzie over drinks and dessert (including a special cake by 2-Michelin starred restaurant Aquavit).
Thursday, July 21, 2022 — 7pm doors open, 7:30pm recital starts — drinks and dessert reception from around 8:45pm onwards — at our apartment near Madison Square Park (1200 Broadway).
We will be taking donations to support Mackenzie. 100% of the proceeds will go to him. Please be generous!
To RSVP, go to the Eventbrite page here.
See below for some of Mackenzie’s past public performances, his biography, and the planned program for his recital for us.
The program
J. S. Bach; transcribed for piano by S. Rachmaninoff – Suite from the Violin Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006
L. Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 28 in D major
L. Janáček – 1. X. 1905 for piano “Sonata” in E-flat major
J. Sibelius – Finlandia, Op. 26 (arranged for solo piano by the composer)
More about the artist
Recipient of the 2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant, 27-year-old American pianist Mackenzie Melemed is consistently lauded as a consummate solo artist, a remarkably sensitive chamber musician and first-class soloist with orchestra.
Since 2020, Melemed has lived in Finland. His success following the 2017 Maj Lind Piano Competition, coupled with his fluency in Finnish from Columbia University language courses, launched his successful performance career with invitations to perform with several of Finland’s orchestras and at major music festivals.
Praised by the New York Times as an “excellent young pianist,” Melemed, a Steinway Artist, has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Lincoln Center, The White House, Paris’ Salle Cortôt, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, and the Helsinki Music Centre.
Recent seasons included concerti engagements with Yoel Levi and the KBS Symphony Orchestra at the Beethoven Easter Festival, Barber Piano Concerto with Pablo González and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra in Beijing.
Melemed is a graduate of the Artist Diploma program at The Juilliard School with Robert McDonald and Emanuel Ax. Melemed also holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where he graduated from the accelerated five-year-dual-degree program.
RSVP
We hope to see you for this evening! To RSVP, go to the Eventbrite page here.
–Jennifer
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