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Performances: Conrad to Perform Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 at Skaneateles Festival |
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On Saturday, August 22 at 7:30 pm, Conrad will be performing Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor with the Skaneateles Festival Chamber Orchestra in Skaneateles, New York, as part of the celebration of Felix Mendelssohn's 200th birthday. This marks Conrad's return engagement with the Skaneateles Festival Chamber Orchestra. In August 2007, Conrad performed Mozart Concerto No. 21 in C major with the orchestra to critical acclaim. For more information about the concert and the festival, please click here.
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Reviews: San Francisco Classical Voice Reviews Conrad's California Symphony Concert |
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Here is another review of Conrad's performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with the California Symphony by Jeff Dunn of San Francisco Classical Voice. To read the full review, please click here.
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Performances: Conrad to Perform at Napa Valley Festival del Sole's Opening Gala Concert |
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On Saturday, July 18, 2009, Conrad will share the program with violinist Sarah Chang in the opening gala concert of Napa Valley's Festival del Sole at the historical Napa Valley Opera House. He will perform Kreisler's Liebesleid and Liebesfreud arranged for solo piano by Rachmaninoff, and Chopin's Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante. This is Conrad's third consecutive appearance at the festival, after performing Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto and Gershwin's Rahpasody in Blue in the summers of 2007 and 2008, respectively. For more info about the event and tickets info, click here.
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Reviews: Contra Costa Times Review of Conrad's Concert with the California Symphony |
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Conrad played the Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major with the California Symphony on Sunday, May 3, and Tuesday, May 5 at the Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California. To read a review of the Tuesday evening performance, click here.
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Performances: Conrad to Debut at Ravinia Festival |
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On Monday, July 6, Conrad will give a debut recital at Ravinia Festival's Martin Theater. He will perform works by Carl Vine, Beethoven, Barber, Debussy, and Chopin. Having grown up in Chicago listening to concerts on the Lawn and in Martin Theater, Conrad is thrilled to be returning to Ravinia as a guest artist. For more information about the concert, as well as ticket information, click here.
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Performances: Conrad to Perform Ravel Piano Concerto with California Symphony |
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On Sunday, May 3 at 4pm, and Tuesday, May 5 at 7:30pm, Conrad will be performing Ravel's sparkling Piano Concerto in G with the California Symphony under music director Barry Jekowsky at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. This marks Conrad's return engagement with the orchestra after his debut performance with them in 2006. For detailed info about the concerts and tickets, click here.
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Reviews: Star-Telegram Review of Conrad's Performance with Forth Worth Symphony |
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Conrad's performance of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Fort Worth Symphony at Bass Hall on March 31 received overwhelming responses from the audience. One audience member wrote immediately afterwards to Conrad saying "You are an amazing musician. I just saw you perform at the Ft. Worth symphony and I felt like time stopped as you played. I've done quite a few interesting things in my life, ranger school, jumped from planes, raised a daughter...and your performance will stay with me as a high point for quite some time." To read a review from the Star-Telegram, click here.
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Performances: Conrad to Perform Rachmaninov Piano Concerto #3 with Fort Worth Symphony |
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On Tuesday, March 31, Conrad will be the featured soloist at Fort Worth Symphony's annual gala event performing Rachmaninov's monumental Piano Concerto #3 under the baton of music director Miguel Harth-Bedoya. The performance will take place at 7:00pm in the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. For tickets and other information, please click here.
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Performances: Conrad to Perform with Symphony of the Americas in Southern Florida |
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Starting on Monday, March 9, 2009, Conrad will perform a series of six concerts with Symphony of the Americas in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He will perform as both violinist and pianist in Mendelssohn's violin concerto in E minor and Beethoven piano concerto #3 in C minor. The concerts will be taken place at Spanish River Church in Boca Raton and at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts Amaturo Theater in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, click here.
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Performances: Conrad To Make London Debut Performing Shostakovich Piano Concerto #1 |
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On Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 7:30pm, Conrad will make his London debut at Wigmore Hall performing Shostakovich Piano Concerto #1 for piano, trumpet, and strings with Royal Academy of Music and Juilliard School String Soloists. For tickets and other information, please click here.
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