Jon Nakamatsu to Perform Benefit Recital at Foothill College

Jon Nakamatsu image Internationally renowned pianist Jon Nakamatsu returns to Foothill College—his community college alma mater—to perform a benefit recital Sunday, June 25, at 3:30 p.m. in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Tickets for the concert are now on sale. Editors & Reviewers!

The winner of the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Nakamatsu will perform Haydn’s Sonata No. 33 in C Minor; Chopin’s Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49, Three Mazurkas, Op. 59, and Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39; Tchaikovsky’s Theme and Variation in F Major, Op. 19, No. 1; and Rachmaninoff’s Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36.

Nakamatsu became the first American in 16 years to win gold at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997. The international music community was startled at his victory as Mr. Nakamatsu, a musical unknown, was a high school German teacher from Mountain View. He finished the arduous three-week Van Cliburn competition by adeptly performing Rachmaninoff’s notoriously difficult Piano Concerto No. 3.

His reward was a two-year tour of the world, a fulfillment of his childhood dreams to become a world-renown pianist. He has received rave reviews from cities throughout the United States and Europe. His schedule has included debut performances in New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Washington D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as well as Boston, Chicago, London, Paris and Milan.

He has also performed with the Boston Pops, has been a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and has been a featured soloist with orchestras in Dallas, Dayton, Detroit, Fort Worth, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Rochester, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle.

Tickets are $20 & $50, general; $100, Gold Circle preferred patron. Preferred patrons receive preferred seating, VIP passes to the après concert reception with Mr. Nakamatsu and free parking.

To purchase tickets, call the Foothill College Box Office at (650) 948-4444.





				Internationally Renowned Pianist Jon Nakamatsu to Perform Benefit Recital at Foothill College Internationally renowned pianist Jon Nakamatsu returns to Foothill College—his community college alma mater—to perform a benefit recital Sunday, June 25, at 3:30 p.m. in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Tickets for the concert are now on sale. Editors & Reviewers! The winner of the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Nakamatsu will perform Haydn’s Sonata No. 33 in C Minor; Chopin’s Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49, Three Mazurkas, Op. 59, and Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39; Tchaikovsky’s Theme and Variation in F Major, Op. 19, No. 1; and Rachmaninoff’s Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36. Nakamatsu became the first American in 16 years to win gold at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997. The international music community was startled at his victory as Mr. Nakamatsu, a musical unknown, was a high school German teacher from Mountain View. He finished the arduous three-week Van Cliburn competition by adeptly performing Rachmaninoff’s notoriously difficult Piano Concerto No. 3. His reward was a two-year tour of the world, a fulfillment of his childhood dreams to become a world-renown pianist. He has received rave reviews from cities throughout the United States and Europe. His schedule has included debut performances in New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Washington D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as well as Boston, Chicago, London, Paris and Milan. He has also performed with the Boston Pops, has been a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and has been a featured soloist with orchestras in Dallas, Dayton, Detroit, Fort Worth, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Rochester, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle. Sunday, June 25, 3:30 p.m. at Foothill College Smithwick Theater 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills Tickets are $20 & $50, general; $100, Gold Circle preferred patron. Preferred patrons receive preferred seating, VIP passes to the après concert reception with Mr. Nakamatsu and free parking. To purchase tickets, call the Foothill College Box Office at (650) 948-4444. Editors & Reviewers: You are cordially invited to attend the recital. For complimentary passes, call (650) 949-7268. Go to Jon Nakamatsu's Home Page Copy by Lori Thomas June 5, 2000 top

Internationally Renowned Pianist Jon Nakamatsu to Perform Benefit Recital at Foothill College

Internationally Renowned Pianist
Jon Nakamatsu
to Perform Benefit Recital
at Foothill College