Sep 28, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Renowned World Class Pianist, Dr. Richard Bosworth will be performing at Northwest Pianos!
He received a baccalaureate from Eastman School. While earning a doctorate from Indiana University, Icoached and studied under Menahem Pressler and Rostislav Dubinsky, Leonard Hokanson, Mario Feninger, Balint Vazsonyi and Michel Block, with numerous master class participations with Pinchas Zukerman, Gyorgy Sebök, James Tocco, Sequeira Costa and Elizabeth Schwarzkopf.
In 1999, gave a guest performance at the White House in Washington, DC by invitation of President Clinton.
In 2005, debuted the first interactive music program to combine internet resources and multi-media at Lincoln Center, New York.
In January of 2008, performed for the Pianoforte Foundation, Chicago. ...just to mention a few!
Join us for an evening of beautiful music! Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Email to R.S.V.P. info@northwestpianos.com!
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