31st Annual Classical Piano Fest last performed at the Bach on November 25, 2012

31st Annual Classical Piano Fest last performed at the Bach on November 25, 2012.

For 31 years Mack McCray has brought outstanding talent and also performed at the annual Piano Fest. This year he is most pleased to introduce Akimi Fukuhara and return Joel fan to our stage.

Joel Fan Akimi Fukuhara

Akimi Fukuhara, a native of Osaka, Japan, started her career in Tokyo at age of thirteen. She has appeared in solo and chamber programs such as Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Salle Cortot in Paris, Bertramka Villa in Prague, and throughout Japan. Ms. Fukuhara performed with Palo Alto Philharmonic, World Youth Symphony Orchestra in Interlochen and received top prizes at the 5 Towns Music Competition, the San Jose Young Artists Audition, and the Joyce Dutka Instrumental Competition. Praised in the NY Times for her “energetic” and “shapely read” performances, she continues her career from her home in New York.

www.akimifukuhara.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J3zGUeS7Qk

As a member of the Silk Road Ensemble Joel Fan has appeared with Yo-Yo Ma in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and appeared on Good Morning America and Late Night with David Letterman. Mr. Fan has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras, including the NY Philharmonic and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. His debut album, World Keys, charted at #3 on Billboard's Classical Chart. “Mr. Fan has a powerful touch and a big sound . . .with the sparkle and rhythmic suppleness of a jazz improviser.”.

http://www.joelfanmusic.com/
http://www.joelfanmusic.com/listen.html

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