Month: February 2010

Philharmonia of the Nations with pianist Jon Nakamatsu

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Photo of Philharmonia of the Nations and conductor Justus Frantz
Philharmonia of the Nations and conductor Justus Frantz
photo of pianist Jon Nakamatsu
Pianist Jon Nakamatsu

Leonard Bernstein’s idea “Let’s make music as friends” was realized in 1995 when colleague Justus Frantz assembled a multicultural orchestra featuring star talent from 40 nations. Serbs and Slovenians, Syrians and Israelis, Chinese, French, Russians, Italians and others share a common language (music) in their recordings, tours and special appearances at the invitation of notables including the UN Secretary General and the Pope. Special guest Jon Nakamatsu, the most recent American winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, has been hailed by the New York Times for his “stunning” elegance, clarity and power.

Additional Information

Philharmonia of the Nations
http://www.jonnakamatsu.com

Green Bay Press Gazette: Pianist hits the ‘wow’ note

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Nakamatsu takes difficult piece on thrilling coaster ride
Concert Review by Warren Gerds • Green Bay Press Gazette • February 12, 2010

Shining review from the Green Bay Press Gazette’s Warren Gerds:

“Wow. It’s rare that a winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition appears in Green Bay, so hearing one is … wow.

Jon Nakamatsu, an American who won the famed competition in 1997, has advanced to greater performance levels.

He took on reputedly one of the most difficult concertos in standard repertoire Tuesday night in a Brown County Civic Music Association series concert with the Philharmonia of the Nations in Ralph Holter Auditorium at Green Bay West High School.”

The full story is available on the Press-Gazette website:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20102120548

Family membership devotee

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In my financial position, this is an opportunity to expose my family to first-class live performance and expression of cultural diversity that we simply could not get through other means. The fact that my teenage son each year makes a choice about whether he wants to attend and that it continues to capture his attention speaks volumes about the quality of entertainment that we are seeing.