Now in his third decade of touring worldwide, American pianist Jon Nakamatsu continues to draw critical and public acclaim for his intensity, elegance and electrifying solo, concerto and chamber music performances. Catapulted to international attention in 1997 as the Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—the only American to achieve this distinction since 1981—Mr. Nakamatsu subsequently developed a multi-faceted career that encompasses recording, education, arts administration and public speaking in addition to his vast concert schedule.
Mr. Nakamatsu will grace the Santa Rosa Junior College stage on Sunday, December 8 in a 4pm performance. Newman Auditorium is located at 1501 Mendocino Avenue at the College. For tickets and information contact City Box Office at 415-392-4400 or go to cityboxoffice.com.
Mr. Nakamatsu has been guest soloist with over 150 orchestras worldwide, including those of Baltimore, Berlin, Boston, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Florence, Los Angeles, Milan, San Francisco, Seattle, Tokyo and Vancouver. He has worked with such esteemed conductors as Marin Alsop, Sergiu Comissiona, James Conlon, Philippe Entremont, Hans Graf, Marek Janowski, Raymond Leppard, Gerard Schwarz, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Michael Tilson Thomas and Osmo Vänskä.
The Program For His Upcoming Concert is as follows:
J.S. Bach—F. Busconi                                   Two Chorale Preludes
Ludwig Van Beethoven                                  Sonata in D Major, Opus 28 “Pastorale”
Felix Mendelssohn                                         Fantasy in F—Sharp Minor, Opus 28
Franz Liszt                                                     Three Petrarch Sonnets
Frederic Chopin                                             Andante spianato
                                                                       Grande polonaise brillante, Opus 22
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Santa Rosa Junior College – Newman Auditorium – Emeritus Building
1501 Mendocino Ave.
- Santa Rosa