Festival Baltimore: Pianist Redi Llupa Performs the Complete Piano Sonatas by George Walker

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Festival Baltimore
Pianist Redi Llupa Performs the Complete Piano Sonatas by George Walker
Wednesday, June 21, 7:30 p.m.
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

Festival Baltimore‘s fourth concert features the complete, mysterious and diverse piano sonatas by George Walker (b. 1922). The five works will be performed by pianist Redi Llupa.

Acclaimed pianist Redi Llupa has performed venues throughout Europe, North America, South America, and Asia. His wide-ranging repertoire extends from Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt, and Debussy to Berio, Takemitsu, Messiaen, Lutoslawski, Furrer, Cage, Bejo, and Peçi. He began his studies in his native Albania before venturing to Italy and the United States, studying under luminaries such as Menahem Pressler and Santiago Rodriguez. As an avid advocate for contemporary piano repertoire, Llupa has performed Messiaen’s Oiseaux Exotiques with conductor Gary Green at Miami’s Gusman Hall, and has been part of the new music scene in Boston, focusing on the performance of Luciano Berio’s works. He regularly performs at the Pianodrom International Piano Festival in Tirana, working closely with the Albanian composers in an ongoing effort to promote Albanian contemporary pianistic literature.

UMBC is located just off I-95, about 10 minutes south of the Inner Harbor and about 25 minutes from I-495. For this event, free visitor parking is available in Lot 8, directly adjacent to the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, where the concert hall is located.

From Baltimore and points north, proceed south on I-95 to exit 47B. Take Route 166 toward Catonsville and then follow signs to the campus. At the second roundabout, take a left to merge onto the inner loop of Hilltop Circle, turn right at the traffic light at Hilltop Road, and then an immediate left into Lot 8.

From I-695, take Exit 12C (Wilkens Avenue) and continue one-half mile to the entrance of UMBC at the intersection of Wilkens Avenue and Hilltop Road. Turn left at the roundabout. Proceed straight through the traffic light at Hilltop Circle, and then take an immediate left into Lot 8.

From Washington and points south, proceed north on I-95 to Exit 47B. Take Route 166 toward Catonsville and then follow signs to the campus. At the second roundabout, take a left to merge onto the inner loop of Hilltop Circle, turn right at the traffic light at Hilltop Road, and then an immediate left into Lot 8.

Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall is located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building (PAHB) — the new building with lots of stainless steel wrapping both ends. The concert hall entrance faces the parking lot on the side of the building nearest the traffic light.

A campus map and more detail is available here.