West Virginia University faculty pianist Peter Amstutz will present a recital of works by Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven, William Byrd and William Bolcom, along with his own improvisation, Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the Creative Arts Center.
The concert begins at 8:15 p.m. in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall and is free and open to the public.
The full program includes “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3” by Franz Liszt (1811-1886); “Sechs Bagatellen, Op. 126” by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827); “Long Ago,” an improvisation by Dr. Amstutz (b. 1948); “Pavane and Galliard” (Earle of Salisbury) by William Byrd (ca. 1540-1623); The Serpent’s Kiss from “The Garden of Eden (Four Rags for Piano)” by William Bolcom (b. 1938); and “Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111” by Beethoven.
A prizewinner in the Maryland International Piano Competition (subsequently renamed in honor of William Kapell) and a medalist in the Casagrande International Piano Competition in Italy, Amstutz has performed throughout Europe and the United States. In recent years, he has also made frequent tours of Asia, presenting recitals and master classes in major cities of Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the People’s Republic of China. He has also served as judge for the National Piano Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and for the William S. Boyd International Piano Competition.
At the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Amstutz earned his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees as a student of Leon Fleisher and his Bachelor of Music degree with Walter Hautzig. As a Fulbright Scholar, he also studied in Austria for two years with Dieter Weber and Noel Flores at the Vienna Academy of Music.
Prior to joining the WVU faculty in 1988, Amstutz taught at the University of Colorado and at Oklahoma State University, where he received that institution’s highest prize for individual faculty members, the Burlington-Northern Faculty Achievement Award. Among his former students are many competition prizewinners and current faculty members at universities throughout the United States and Asia.
For more information, contact the College of Creative Arts at (304) 293-4359.
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CONTACT: Charlene Lattea, College of Creative Arts
304-293-4359, Charlene.Lattea@mail.wvu.edu
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