Event Detail

Vijay Venkatesh

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 8:00 p.m.

Cost: $31.90 - $53.90

Sponsor: Boston Court Pasadena

For more information call: 626-683-6801

Or click here: https://bostoncourtpasadena.org/events/vijayvenkatesh/

Colburn pianist Vijay Venkatesh plays a dazzling classical program, showcasing his “extremely rare combination of effortless technical command and authority with a sense of poetry and refinement…electrifying and unforgettable…” - Jeffrey Kahane About the Artist: Hailed by the Herald-Tribune for his “dazzling pianism verging on the impossible, effortless technical command and authority with a sense of poetry and refinement that belies his years,” Indian-American pianist Vijay Venkatesh has been recognized on three continents as a pianist with profound musicianship, sparkling pianism and an innate sense of partnership. Vijay, whose playing is described as “fresh and inspired,” (Cincinnati Courier) has rapidly established a major international reputation as top prizewinner in the San Jose, Seattle, Zimmerli, World Piano, and Waring International Piano Competitions. He has also been named a Davidson Fellow Laureate at the Library of Congress, USC Thornton’s Discovery Scholar, Grand Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight Awards and featured on “What Makes It Great?” with host Robert Kapilow and NPR’s “From the Top.”