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Conrad to Open ProMusica Chamber Orchestra's 30th Season

On Sunday, October 5 at 7pm, Conrad will be featured as a piano soloist and a composer to open ProMusica Columbus Chamber Orchestra's 30th Season. Conrad will perform Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 with the orchestra, and the orchestra will premier Conrad's latest composition, "Fanfare Pro Musica", a commision from the orchestra. Last October, Conrad opened ProMusica Columbus' 29th season with his piano concerto "the four elements". For ticket information, please click here.

Recital at Harriman-Jewell Series in Kansas City

Conrad will be openning the Harriman-Jewell concert series in Kansas City with a free Discovery concert on September 13, 2008 at 7pm at Folly Theater. He will perform works by Beethoven (Appassionata Sonata), Chopin, Rachmaninoff, as well as John Corigliano's dramatic "Etude Fantasy" and one of Conrad's recent compositions, "Fantasy-Sonata". For detailed info about the concert series and the venue, check here.

Recital at Music at Penn Alps in Maryland

On Saturday, Sep.6, 2008 at 7:30 pm, Conrad will give the Schrock Memorial Concert at Music at Penn Alps in Grantsville, Maryland. He will perform Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata, and works by Chopin, Lizst, Rachmaninoff and John Corigliano. For tickets and other info, click here.

Review of the July 4th Concert with Napa Valley Symphony

Conrad gave a sensational rendition of Gershwin's beloved "Rhapsody in Blue" at Festival del Sole's free July 4th concert with Napa Valley Symphony under Maestro Ashey Raboy. To read the review on Napa Valley Register, please click here.

Conrad to Give Pre-Concert Recital at Mostly Mozart Festival in Lincoln Center

On August 1, 2008 at 7pm, Conrad will give a pre-concert recital at the Mostly Mozart Festival in Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. He will perform Beethoven's Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”). For tickets to this concert, please click here.

Conrad to Give Debut Recital at Schloss Elmau, Germany

On July 30, 2008 at 7pm, Conrad will give a piano recital at Schloss Elmau, Germany, in their Jazz-Classical Concert Series. He will perform works by Beethoven, John Corigliano and Chopin. For tickets, please click here.

Conrad To Give Debut Recital at the Verbier Festival

On Sunday, July 27 at 2:30pm, Conrad will make his recital debut at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland. Works to be featured in this recital include those by Beethoven, John Corigliano, Chopin, Liszt, and a work by Conrad himself, entitled Fantasy-Sonata. For details and ticketing information, please click here.

Conrad Invited to Perform Summer Concert with San Francisco Symphony

After their successful performance with the San Francisco Symphony's Chinese New Year concert in Februaray, Conrad and Peng Peng are invited back to perform with the San Francisco Symphony again in their Summer-in-the-City Concert Series on July 17, 2008 at Davis Symphony Hall under Maestro James Gaffigan. The concert will feature an all-Mozart program with Conrad and Peng Peng performing the Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major, K. 365. For tickets, please click here.

Conrad Opens the Third Season of Festival del Sole with Napa Valley Symphony

On July 4, 2008, Conrad will perform Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with the Napa Valley Symphony under its music director Asher Raboy. This concert is in advance of the official opening of the Festival del Sole's third season, July 12-20. This is an free outdoor event to be followed by fireworks. Conrad made his debut at Festival del Sole last summer with the Russian National Orchestra performing Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto to rave reviews. This marks his return engegement with the Festival. To view detailed information about the Festival and the July 4th concert, click here.

Conrad To Give Recital Debut in Mexico City, Mexico

On June 25, 2008, Conrad will be giving a piano recital in Mexico City's National Performing Arts Center, Ciclo En Blanco y Negro. He will perform works by Beethoven, Chopin, Lizst, John Corigliano, as well as his own Fantasy-Sonata, a 17 minutes work for solo piano. Click here for a short YouTube video clip about this concert, and here for tickets.