Please join us for our free weekly Music at Midday concert at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 21, at 12:15 p.m., when pianist Natalia Kazaryan will perform works of Messiaen, Beethoven, and Ravel.
Natalia Kazaryan has performed across Europe, in Salzburg’s Schloss Mirabell, Monaco’s Théâtre des Variétés, Madrid’s Auditorio Sony, Florence’s Palazzo Tornabuoni, and the Musée Carnavalet and Salle Cortot in Paris. She studied at The Juilliard School and the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, and completed doctoral studies at the University of Michigan. A Fulbright Grant recipient, she also received a “Sobresaliente” Award from the hands of Queen Sofía of Spain, for excellence and outstanding work. She currently serves on the adjunct piano faculty of Howard University.
This Friday’s program includes:
- Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus (XV. Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus) – Olivier Messiaen
- 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80 – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Gaspard de la nuit ( Ondine; III. Scarbo) – Maurice Ravel