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Pianist Jon Nakamatsu will be performing at Saratoga's Sacred Heart Church.
Photograph by Ellen C. Appel
World-renowned pianist Nakamatsu in concert at Sacred Heart Church
By Shari Kaplan
As it has in past years, the Men's Club at Sacred Heart Church in Saratoga has engaged a world-renowned performer to appear in concert as a fundraiser for programs or improvements at the church.
This spring Jon Nakamatsu will tickle the ivories of a Steinway concert grand piano on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the church, located at 13724 Saratoga Ave.
Nakamatsu, a California native, earned a gold medal at the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He has also studied privately with Marina Derryberry since the age of 6, has studied composition and orchestration with Dr. Leonard Stein of the Schoenberg Institute at USC and has pursued extensive studies in chamber music and musicology.
A former teacher of high school German with degrees in German studies and education, Nakamatsu became almost an overnight celebrity after his Van Cliburn Award. He currently travels and performs throughout the world.
At Sacred Heart Church, he will perform five movements of Sonata in C Minor, Op. 25, by Joseph Wolfl; a scherzo from Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61, by Frederic Chopin; Three Preludes by Sergei Rachmaninoff; four movements of Suite Bergamasque--including "Clair de Lune"--by Claude Debussy and Apres une Lecture du Dante ("Fantasia quasi Sonata") by Franz Liszt.
Proceeds from concert ticket sales will fund the replacement of the parish hall floor with a hardwood surface. The existing floor has sustained water damage.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Reserved seating is $30 for adults and $20 for students and senior citizens. General seating is $15 for all ages. VIP seats are also available at $100 each and include a catered post-concert reception with Nakamatsu.
For tickets or additional information, call 408.370.9030.
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