EAC welcomes guest pianist from NAU

Contributed Photo: Silvan Negrutiu, Associate Professor, and Director of Piano Studies in the Kitt School of Music at NAU. He will honor the community with a recital in the Fine Arts Auditorium on Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. performing works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Alexander Tcherepnin, George Enescu, Johannes Brahms, and Joan Tower. 

By Callie Walters/EAC

THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College is pleased to host Silvan Negrutiu, Associate Professor, and Director of Piano Studies in the Kitt School of Music at NAU.

Contributed Photo: Silvan Negrutiu

Silvan Negrutiu has performed on major international stages, from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC to Ireland’s National Concert Hall, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, the Xi’an Concert Hall in China, the Showa Recital Hall in Tokyo, and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In demand as a performer, clinician, adjudicator, and speaker, Silvan appears frequently as an artist-teacher at international music festivals across Europe, America, and Asia. He has been praised for his innovative programming in concerts and recordings, which often combines mainstream and rare piano repertoire.

He will honor the community with a recital in the Fine Arts Auditorium on Feb. 5, at 7 p.m. performing works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Alexander Tcherepnin, George Enescu, Johannes Brahms, and Joan Tower.  He will also offer a masterclass open to the public on Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. in the Choir Room (FA#)