Artist in Focus: Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
- 230 River Rd., Athens, GA 30605
- (706) 542-4400
- Presented By: UGA Presents
- Dates: October 12, 2023
- Location: UGA Performing Arts Center
- Time: 7:30 PM
- Price: Free (tickets required)
SPECIAL EVENT
“Thrilling, engrossing and illuminating.”—Gramophone
UGA Presents is proud to welcome the acclaimed British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason to Hodgson Concert Hall for a very special performance inaugurating the Performing Arts Center’s new Hamburg Steinway D piano. From concerto performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, to collaborations with her brother Sheku Kanneh-Mason, to solo recitals across the United States and Europe, Kanneh-Mason showcases star power and virtuosity in equal measure. She brings musicality and skill to a program of music by Haydn, Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, and Chopin in her first visit to Athens.
Free Admission (Tickets Required)
PERFORMANCE TALK
Join us for a free pre-performance talk by Performance Today host Fred Child in Ramsey Concert Hall from 6:30-7:15 pm.
ARTIST IN FOCUS
This season, we are proud to welcome our first Artist in Focus, Isata Kanneh-Mason. This dynamic young British artist from a noted musical family will appear twice in Hodgson Concert Hall. She’ll play a solo recital in October and then return in January with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with which she has served as Artist in Residence.
SPECIAL EVENT
“Thrilling, engrossing and illuminating.”—Gramophone
UGA Presents is proud to welcome the acclaimed British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason to Hodgson Concert Hall for a very special performance inaugurating the Performing Arts Center’s new Hamburg Steinway D piano. From concerto performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, to collaborations with her brother Sheku Kanneh-Mason, to solo recitals across the United States and Europe, Kanneh-Mason showcases star power and virtuosity in equal measure. She brings musicality and skill to a program of music by Haydn, Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, and Chopin in her first visit to Athens.
Free Admission (Tickets Required)
PERFORMANCE TALK
Join us for a free pre-performance talk by Performance Today host Fred Child in Ramsey Concert Hall from 6:30-7:15 pm.
ARTIST IN FOCUS
This season, we are proud to welcome our first Artist in Focus, Isata Kanneh-Mason. This dynamic young British artist from a noted musical family will appear twice in Hodgson Concert Hall. She’ll play a solo recital in October and then return in January with London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with which she has served as Artist in Residence.