3/1/10–3/5/10 Chopin 200: A Bicentennial Celebration @ The World Financial Center and Open Call for Non-Professional Pianists!

Monday–Friday, March 1–5, 2010
Performances on four pianos, 9:00am–7:00pm daily
Performances at Winter Garden main stage, 7:00pm daily

World Financial Center
in Battery Park City
220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10041
(212) 945-0505
Cost: Free
For all ages

CHOPIN 200 is a weeklong series of performances celebrating the 200th birthday of Romantic classical composer Frederic Chopin. The festival features 200 hours of the composer’s works performed on four pianos by an eclectic line-up of pianists, including NPR From the Top host Christopher O’Riley; Claire Huangci, winner of the Chopin Competition of Europe; Kimball Gallagher; Vassily Primakov; and the winner of the Chopin Competition in Miami (held the last week of February).

Schedule of Events:
Monday–Friday, March 1–5, 2010
Pianos (Sauter 200, Shigeru Kawai, Corning Steinway, Steinberg and Sauder Rondo) located throughout World Financial Center Complex

9am–12pm  Aficionado Open Mic (first-come/first-served)(see info below)
12–7pm  Guest Pianists (see each day’s schedule)

Fazioli Piano, WFC Winter Garden main stage
7–9pm Evening Performances
March 1  Claire Huangci
March 2  Kimball Gallagher
March 3  Christopher O’Riley
March 4  Vassily Primakov
March 5  Jeffrey Swann, plus the Winner of the 8th National Chopin Piano

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Aficionado Open Mic
March 1–5, 2010
9am–12pm Open call for non-professional pianists

Five extraordinary pianos are open for playing by students and aficionados of Chopin’s music. You are invited to play one or all grand pianos between 9am–12pm, on a first-come, first-served basis, March 1–5 as part of Chopin 200. Enjoy the opportunity to play these fine pianos: Sauter 200, Shigeru Kawai, Corning Steinway, Steinberg and Sauder Rondo.

No reservation necessary! Pianos will be in five locations throughout the World Financial Center Complex. Stop by any piano, first-come first-served, or signup on the waiting list. You can also pick up a map of piano locations at the info table in the WFC Winter Garden.

For more info and links to artists, go to: http://www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com/cgi-bin/Go.cgi?q_id=1010