Tri-C piano recital series presents Heights resident Pompa-Baldi

Internationally acclaimed Cleveland Heights pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi will perform as part of the Tri-C Classical Piano Recital Series at 2 p.m, Jan. 29 at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium, 11150 East Boulevard in University Circle.

The program, a keyboard extravaganza, features four emotional masterpieces.  The first half of the program includes two Pre-romantic works: Carl Czerny’s Variations on a theme by Rode, “La Ricordanza,” and Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s powerful Sonata No. 5, Op.81, in F# minor.  Romanticism dominates the second half with two keyboard titans:  Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Variations on a theme by Corelli, Op. 42; and Franz Liszt’s "Vallée d'Obermann," "Au bord d'une source" and "Orage," from the first volume of “Années de Pèlerinage.”

This free concert is presented under the auspices of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit.  Reservations are not necessary but are encouraged to ensure a seat.  Please call 216-987-4444.

Hailed by The Los Angeles Times for his “exquisite taste and . . .  arresting technique,” Pompa-Baldi has performed in many of the world’s finest venues, including Cleveland’s Severance Hall, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, Boston's Symphony Hall and Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris.  

After winning First Prize in the Cleveland International Piano Competition in 1999, Pompa-Baldi and his wife, Emanuela Friscioni decided to make Cleveland their home and today live in Cleveland Heights with their daughter Eleanor.

Pompa-Baldi serves as Distinguished Professor of Piano at the Cleveland Institute of Music.  A prolific recording artist, his recordings include an all-Rachmaninoff album, 11 discs with the entire piano output of Edward Grieg, and a live and unedited recital from his award-winning Cliburn Competition performances on Harmonia Mundi.  To learn more about the artist, visit www.PompaBaldi.com and www.facebook.com/PompaBaldiPiano.

For more information about the Tri-C Classical Piano Recital Series, visit www.tricpresents.com