Agustin Anievas in Concert – Third 5 @ 5 at DiMenna Solo Piano Performance on April 4

For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Art Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net

American pianist Agustin Anievas will be in concert on Saturday, April 4, presenting Schubert, Beethoven and Chopin as the third program of 5 @ 5 at DiMenna, a new solo piano performance series curated by Mirian Conti, at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street in Manhattan. This event is sponsored by The George D. and Freda B. Abraham Foundation.

Mr. Anievas will perform 4 Impromptus, Op. 90-D 899 by Schubert, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 7, op. 10, No. 3 and Chopin’s Nocturne No. 16, Op. 55, No. 2 and Andante Spianato e Grande Polonaise, Op .22.

Admission to the concert is $5.00. Tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1388444. For more information, call 516-586-3433 or visit http://www.mirianconti.com/5--5-at-dimenna.html or https://www.facebook.com/pages/5-at-5-at-DiMenna/321605638021535?ref=hl. For transportation information, visit http://www.oslmusic.org/dimenna-center/dmc-faq/directions-parking.

Internationally renowned American pianist Agustín Anievas has appeared in recital and with orchestras in the major music centers of the United States, including NYC’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as in Europe, North and South America, Australia, and many Middle East and Far East countries. He is praised for his sensitive musicianship as well as his bravura and virtuosity, summed up by the Washington Post, which headlined its review, “That’s the way to play the piano!” Following several decades as Chairman of the Piano Department, and Professor of Piano at Brooklyn College’s Conservatory, Mr. Anievas has recently released a new CD on the Newport Classic label of the Schumann Fantasy and the Chopin Etudes, Op. 10. He is currently Chairman of the National Chopin Competition, which is held every five years in Miami, and was held in February of his year. Visit him at http://www.agustinanievas.com/.

5 @ 5 at DiMenna recital programs will feature world-class international pianists exploring an array of solo piano works from the last 400 years. Other 2015 dates and programs are:

April 11 - Luiz de Moura Castro - Villa-Lobos and Liszt
May 9 - Josep Colom - A Dialogue between Mozart and Chopin
May 30 - Jeffrey Biegel - Bach, Beethoven, Paderewski, Gershwin
June 20 - Enrique Graf - Uruguay and Russia and Others
September 12 - Douglas Humpherys - Sonatas from 1750s to 1950s
October 10 - Discovery Debut - TBA- Winner of the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition
October 17 - Jose Garcia–Leon - Earl Wild, Poulenc, Debussy, Surinach
October 24 - Lisa Yu - Dussek, Franck, Debussy, Mussorgsky

5 @ 5 at DiMenna is a Fractured Atlas sponsored project.

For photos, press inquiries or more information about Agustin Anievas or 5 @ 5 at DiMenna, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.

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