Keyboard Conversation with Internationally Acclaimed Pianist

03/26/2014 12:25 PM

Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel will present his second Keyboard Conversation concert, titled “Three Great Romantics – Tchaikovsky, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff,” on Tuesday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dingeldine Music Center, located at 1417 W. Barker Ave. Admission is free.

The concert will include excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons,” a scherzo and a polonaise by Chopin, and three Rachmaninoff preludes.

Jeffrey Siegel has performed as soloist with the world’s great orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra and
Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His Keyboard Conversation concerts, which he has presented in cities throughout the U.S., feature a brilliantly polished concert-with-commentary format in which lively, captivating remarks precede virtuoso performances of piano masterpieces. Each concert concludes with a fast-paced period of questions and answers.

Siegel, currently a Slane Scholar in residence at Bradley University, has been working with music students helping them learn to speak about music in an engaging manor with audiences.

For more information, call 309-677-2600.