Friends of the Stone Church proudly present Mackenzie Melemed, a young pianist whose passion and mastery have garnered many prizes. A consummate solo artist, he is also a remarkably sensitive chamber musician and a first-class soloist with orchestra. In 2022 he received the Avery Fisher Career Grant. A graduate of the Artist Diploma program at the Julliard School, he studied with Robert McDonald and Emanuel Ax. Winner of the 2017 Maj Lind Piano Competition, he has lived in Finland since 2000. He launched his professional performance career with invitations to perform with several of Finland's orchestras and at major music festivals. In 2022, he performed with Emanuel Ax at Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony.

"There can be no greater freedom in performance than knowing you have the power to shape the story in every possible way," Melemed has blogged. "No two performances are the same." This live concert on Sunday, April 2, 2023 offers that unique opportunity.

Read Melemed's interview with Richard Duckett of The Worcester Telegram and Gazette:

https://www.telegram.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/03/24/local-pianist-mackenzie-melemed-back-for-concert-by-way-of-finland/70028245007/

For more information, visit the artist's website: https://www.mackenziemelemed.com/

Program:

J.S. Bach Partita No. 1 in B-Flat; Beethoven Sonata in F, Op. 54; Debussy Estampes; Janaçek Sonata I.X 1905; Scriabin Preludes, Op. 16; Rachmaninoff from Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39; and Sibelius Finlandia.

This program is funded in part by the Local Cultural Councils of Hardwick-New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham and Petersham.  Local Cultural Councils are local agencies which receive support from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Friends of the Stone Church offers free tickets for EBT, WIC, or ConnectorCare cardholders, up to two per eligible cardholder, based on availability at the box office on the day of the event, through the Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture Program.

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