BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Golandsky Institute&rsquo\;s 2012 International \;Pia no Festival Takes Place \nfrom July 8th &ndash\; 14th in Princeton\, N.J .\n \;\nPrinceton\, N.J. &ndash\; May 15\, 2012- The Golandsky Insti tute has announced the performers for its 2012 International Piano Festi val\, to be held at Princeton University for its ninth consecutive summe r\, July 8th &ndash\; 14th. The Festival will feature six recitals by in ternationally acclaimed artists from the classical and jazz piano music worlds. This year&rsquo\;s season will also feature an Evening of Songs with soloists from Opera New Jersey. The first four of the six concerts will be held in the Berlind Theatre of the acclaimed McCarter Theatre Ce nter\, the last two in Richardson Auditorium\, Princeton University.\n&n bsp\;\nSunday\, July 8th\, Berlind Theater at McCarter Theater 8:00 p.m. \, \;\n15 year old artist  \;Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner makes his Princeton debut at the Golandsky Institute on opening night. The younges t student ever accepted at Juilliard&rsquo\;s college division\, with a portfolio of critical accolades from Baghdad to the White House\, this y oung emerging star will dazzle\, charm and touch your heart.  \;The performance will be held at the Berlind Theatre\, McCarter Theatre Cente r\, 91 University Place\, Princeton.\n \;\nMonday\, July 9th at 8:00 p.m at the Berlind Theatre\, McCarter Theatre Center\, soloists from th e Opera New Jersey production of HMS Pinafore &ndash\; Sarah Beckham\, s oprano\; Jennifer Feinstein\, mezzo-soprano\; Sean Anderson\, baritone\; and Mathew Edwardsen\, tenor will collaborate with popular Golandsky In stitute pianist\, Thomas Bagwell in a special art song recital. Songs of Debussy\, Poulenc and composer Jack Perla will be featured in a program of vocal duets\, quartets and solo repertoire.\n \;\nOn Tuesday\, J uly 10th\, An Evening of Chamber Music: The Jasper Quartet with Ilya Iti n\, at the piano at 8:00 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre\, McCarter Theatre Center. 2012 winners of the Cleveland Quartet Award and now poised to be the next top string quartet in the US\, the Jasper is a &ldquo\;powerfu l&rdquo\; (NYTimes)\, quartet holding the position of ensemble-in-reside nce at Oberlin as well as \; Classic Chamber Concerts of Naples Flor ida\, in partnership with Ilya Itin. Their multi-year artistic collabora tion culminates in Princeton with this superb program of beloved piano q uintets\, quartets\, and the string quartet of living composer\, Ler Aue rbach.\nThursday\, July 12th\, 8:00 p.m. at the Berlind Theatre\, McCart er Theatre Center\, Spain&rsquo\;s young star pianist Josu de Salaun de Soto returns to Princeton directly from critically acclaimed tours of Eu rope. This much heralded artist will delight listeners with a recital pr ogram of piano masterworks by Schumann\, Brahms and Debussy. In addition \, the 150th anniversary of Debussy&rsquo\;s birth will be celebrated wi th a related lecture preceding the concert by New York composer and musi cologist \, Nils Vigeland.\n \;\nFriday\, July 13th\, 8:00 p.m. at R ichardson Auditorium\, Princeton University\, Russian born virtuoso\, Le ed&rsquo\;s Gold Medalist\, Ilya Itin returns to Princeton from a year o f hugely successful concerts in Japan\, China and the USA. This year&rsq uo\;s thrilling program will include some of the most challenging repert oire ever written for the piano: the complete Chopin Preludes\, Ravel&rs quo\;s Gaspard de la Nuit\, and La Valse. Itin will be making history at Richardson Auditorium by giving the World Premiere of the work written expressly for him by Pulitzer prize-winning composer Yehudi Wyner.\n&nbs p\;\nJazz Night ! Grand finale\, Saturday\, July 14th at 8:0p.m. interna tional jazz superstar Bill Charlap\, performs a solo concert at Richards on Auditorium\, Princeton University on Considered one of the best jazz pianists in the world\, Charlap will perform a 90 minute set of jazz cla ssics in his superb style revealing every perspective of melody\, harmon y and rhythm.\nTickets for all concerts are on sale at the McCarter Thea tre box office\, www.mccarter.org \, \; 609-258-2787.\nGeneral \ ;Admission for all concerts: $20\, senior/student:$15 URL:http://princeton.patch.com/events/golandsky-institute-international-p iano-festival SUMMARY:Golandsky INstitute International Piano Festival LOCATION:McCarter Theatre: 91 University Pl\, Princeton\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR