October 19th 2008, 7:30 p.m. Brown Chapel with piano guest
Soloist, Joaquin Achucarro

2006 saw the 60th Anniversary of Joaquín Achúcarro's debut as a concert pianist.
His professional career started after his victory at the 1959 Liverpool International Competition (one year after Zubin Mehta had won it as conductor) with Schumann's Piano Concerto and Rachmaninoff's Paganini Rhapsody, which led to his London debut with the London Symphony Orchestra.

He has since worked in 58 countries, with 206 orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, London Symphony, New Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, City of Birmingham, Royal Scottish, National de France, RTE Dublin, Yomiuri of Tokyo, Western Australia, RIAS Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Santa Cecilia Roma, La Scala Milano, La Fenice Venezia, Orquesta Nacional de Espana, etc. He has worked with 343 conductors including Abbado, Chailly, Mehta, Menuhin, Ozawa and Rattle.
As a conductor-soloist he has worked with orchestras in Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Dec. 4th Secrest Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Holiday Pops

Dec. 6th Brown Chapel, Sat. 3:30 p.m. Holiday Pops

March 1st 2009 Children’s Concert Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center in Cambridge, 3:30 p.m.

April 19th final concert, Brown Chapel at Muskingum College.

 

 

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