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SUMMARY:Drew Petersen
DESCRIPTION:\n\nBIOGRAPHY\n\n\nAcclaimed young American pianist Drew Peters
 en is a sought-after soloist\, recitalist\, and chamber musician in the Un
 ited States\, Europe and Asia. He’s been praised for his commanding and 
 poetic performances of repertoire ranging from Bach to Zaimont\, and is th
 e recipient of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant\, 2017 American Pianists
  Award\, and the Christel DeHaan Fellow of the American Pianists Associati
 on\, as well as a residency at the University of Indianapolis.\nSince then
  he has made debuts with the Houston\, Phoenix\, Tucson\, Pacific and Milw
 aukee Symphony Orchestras\, and has appeared in solo recitals at the Gilmo
 re International Keyboard Festival\, University of Indianapolis\, and Dame
  Myra Hess Concerts in Chicago. Most recent performances include concerts 
 at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival and Brevard Music Center’s 
 Summer Festival\, orchestral performances with the Indianapolis Symphony a
 nd a recital at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival. 2018 also marked the release
  of his first solo recording of American music on the Steinway label for w
 hich BBC Music Magazine acknowledged his presence as a rising star. The 20
 19-2020 season includes appearances with orchestras in Sarasota\, Fort Smi
 th\, Buffalo\, Waco and Columbus\, as well as recitals in Madison\, Duluth
 \, Savannah and his Kennedy Center debut.\n\nA frequent radio contributor\
 , Petersen has performed on McGraw-Hill Young Artists Showcase\, From the 
 Top\, and Performance Today. Profiles include The New York Times\, New Yor
 k Magazine\, and the documentary just normal by award-winning director Kim
  A. Snyder. A champion of chamber music\, Petersen has appeared on French 
 radio’s France Musique while a member of a Verbier Festival piano trio.\
 n\nDrew Petersen’s firm belief in the importance of music in contemporar
 y society led to collaborations with Young Audiences NY that presents perf
 ormances in New York City’s public schools. His appearance in Andrew Sol
 omon’s New York Times bestselling book\, Far From the Tree\, sparked a n
 ation-wide conversation on raising extraordinary and different children wh
 o test the willpower and capabilities of their families and society. Peter
 sen continually advocates for the necessity of classical music and other a
 rts in society\, and was named a 2006 Davidson Fellow for his portfolio en
 titled Keeping Classical Music Alive.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSc
 humann: Abegg Variations\, Op. 1\nSchumann: Humoreske\, Op. 20\nMessiaen: 
 Premiere Communion de la Vierge (from Vingt Regards)\nLiszt: Après Une Le
 cture De Dante (Fantasia Quasi Sonata)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet Ticke
 ts\n\n
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