Thursday, April 07 07PM
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354
This project is supported by Japan Foundation New York.
Japan-born Junko Ueno Garrett has captivated audiences around the world with her colorful tone, poetry, expressiveness, dynamic technique, and wide range of repertoire. She began playing piano at the age of three, trained at the prestigious Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo studying under Professor Hiroshi Miura, and received a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music in the United States studying under Professor John Perry. Her 2015-16 season began with a South American solo tour co-organized by the Japanese Embassies and Consulate General of Japan and the Japan Foundation. On this tour she performed a solo recital “Tango, Soul, and Passion”, Villa-Lobos Piano Trio No. 1, and Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in Brazil, Uruguay and Chile. In the spring of 2016 she has an American solo tour sponsored by the Japan Foundation, in New York and Georgia. In the summer she will perform in Houston, TX, and Jackson, WY. Throughout the season, she will perform at variety of venues in the Los Angeles area including the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Chamber Music series at Disney Concert Hall, faculty artist/guest artist performances, and chamber music collaborations with leading Los Angeles musicians. (Concert details at www.junkopiano.com)
Free with RSVP: http://www.flushingtownhall.org/