Julian Jacobson to Continue 2017 6@6 at Yamaha Solo Piano Series

6@6 at Yamaha Solo Piano Series presents Julian Jacobson in concert on Tuesday, May 9 @ 6:00 PM, as the fifth program of their 2017 performance series, curated by Mirian Conti, at Yamaha Artists Piano Salon, 689 Fifth Avenue (entrance on 54th street), 3rd floor in Manhattan.

Repertoire will be Beethoven's "Eroica" Variations op 35, Six Nocturnes, by John Field, Balakirev, Fauré, Debussy, Erik Satie and Poulenc, and Gershwin's An American in Paris, transcribed for piano four hands by Julian Jacobson, with guest artist Sandro Russo.

Admission is $6.00. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2920722. For more information, call 516-586-3433 or visit www.facebook.com/6-at-6-at-Yamaha-638687656304338. For transportation information, visit www.mta.info or click here.

Since the 1970s Julian Jacobson has been a forceful and individual presence on the UK music scene and in more than 40 countries worldwide. As a virtuoso pianist, he gave the UK premiere of Ligeti?s Etudes Book One in 1987, has made many acclaimed CD recordings including music of Balakirev (Sonata, Islamey), Weber (the complete sonatas), Schumann and Dvorak, and given many complete cycles of the 32 Beethoven sonatas, of which three were "marathon" performances in a single day. He will record the sonatas during 2017-18. He has partnered legendary musicians such as Zara Nelsova, Ivry Gitlis and Sandor Vegh as well as many leading soloists of today. As a composer he has written and conducted five TV and film scores including "To The Lighthouse" and "We Think The World Of You". His virtuoso transcription for piano duet of Gershwin?s Second Rhapsody is published by Schott-Bardic, and his new transcription of "An American In Paris" receives its US premiere in the present series, with guest artist Sandro Russo. Julian Jacobson, formerly Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, currently teaches at the Royal College of Music London and Birmingham Conservatoire. He is Guest Professor at Xiamen University, China, and Chairman of the Beethoven Society of Europe. Visit him at julianjacobson.com.

6 @ 6 at Yamaha, a solo piano performance series in its third season, curated by internationally renowned pianist Mirian Conti, has announced dates and performers for Spring 2017 at Yamaha Artists Piano Salon, on the 3rd floor of 689 Fifth Avenue (entrance on 54th street), in New York, New York. The series was formerly known as 5 @ 5 at DiMenna.

These recital programs will feature world-class international pianists exploring an array of solo piano works from the last 400 years. The final Spring 2017 date and performer is Tuesday, May 23 - Michael Lewin.

Argentine/American pianist, Yamaha artist, and series curator Mirian Conti, based in New York City, is a musician whose performances combine technical brilliance with striking originality and artistic insight. Stylistically assured in a wide range of repertoire, Ms. Conti's prolific recording output and international concerts have garnered praise and awards. In recognition of her extraordinary talent, a scholarship honoring Mirian Conti was established at The Juilliard School by the Edwin Bachman Estate. In addition, she was selected as one of the "100 Outstanding Alumni" to celebrate The Juilliard School's Centennial in 2005-6.

Her latest CD, Children's World, recorded at Yamaha Salon in NYC, has been released on the Albany label (Troy 1642). The Steinway & Sons label has released her recordings of the complete Chopin Mazurkas (CD 3003), Nostalgias Argentinas (CD 30010) and Panorama Argentino (CD 30023). She has also recorded for Parnassus, Koch International Classics, XLNT and Toccata Classics. Much more about her at www.mirianconti.com.