Pianist Mirian Conti Performs Tonight at DiMenna

Internationally renowned pianist Mirian Conti will be in concert tonight, March 14, as the inaugural program of 5 @ 5 at DiMenna, a new solo piano performance series curated by Ms. Conti, at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street in Manhattan.

Ms. Conti will present Poulenc's Villageoises (Petite Pieces Enfantines), Paul Creston's Pony Rondo, Federico Mompou's Scenes d'enfants, Queens composer James Cohn's Americana -Op.84 (for Mirian), a selection of Chopin Mazurkas, the World Premiere of Michael White's Nocturne I- Fantasy-Nocturne II and several Argentinean tangos.

Admission to the concert is $5.00. Tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1233666. For more information, call 516-586-3433 or visit http://www.mirianconti.com/5--5-at-dimenna.html or https://www.facebook.com/pages/5-at-5-at-DiMenna/321605638021535?ref=hl. For transportation information, visit http://www.oslmusic.org/dimenna-center/dmc-faq/directions-parking.

Argentine/American pianist 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.

The newly created 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, Albany, Koch International Classics, XLNT and Toccata Classics. Much more about her at http://www.mirianconti.com.

5 @ 5 at DiMenna recital programs will feature world-class international pianists exploring an array of solo piano works from the last 400 years. Other 2015 dates and programs are:

March 28 - Rosa Torres Pardo - 400 Years of Iberian Keyboard (Soler-Scarlatti, Albeniz, Falla)
April 4 - Agustin Anievas - Schubert and Chopin - sponsored by The Abraham Foundation
April 11 - Luiz de Moura Castro - Villa-Lobos and Liszt
May 9 - Josep Colom - A Dialogue between Mozart and Chopin
May 30 - Jeffrey Biegel - Bach, Beethoven, Paderewski, Gershwin
June 20 - Enrique Graf - Uruguay and Russia and Others
September 12 - Douglas Humpherys - Sonatas from 1750s to 1950s
October 10 - Discovery Debut - TBA- Winner of the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition
October 17 - Jose Garcia -Leon - Earl Wild, Poulenc, Debussy, Surinach
October 24 - Lisa Yu - Dussek, Franck, Debussy, Mussorgsky

5 @ 5 at DiMenna is a Fractured Atlas sponsored project.

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