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Performing Arts on February 14, 2011. "An impressive range of differently colored sounds at the keyboard was matched by overwhelming virtuosity.

1 CHARLIE ALBRIGHT LATEST NEWS ARCHIVED FEATURED NEWS The Washington Post "Albright is among the most gifted musicians of his generation." The Washington Post declared that "Albright is among the most gifted musicians of his generation" in a review of his debut at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 14, "An impressive range of differently colored sounds at the keyboard was matched by overwhelming virtuosity. Albright leapt the most outrageous technical hurdles...with a sense of dangerous self-abandon that was thrilling to hear." "At the same time, musical shape was never sacrificed to showmanship."

The New York Times "Virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality throughout" The New York Times hailed Charlie's "jaw-dropping technique" and "virtuosity meshed with a distinctive

Lincoln Center Charlie Receives 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant Charlie was chosen to receive the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant from the Avery Fisher Artist Program of Lincoln Center.

2 The New York Times "Virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality throughout" The New York Times hailed Charlie's "jaw-dropping technique" and "virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality throughout" in a review of his March 8, 2011 Merkin Hall Debut in New York City. Lincoln Center Charlie Receives 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant Charlie was chosen to receive the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant from the Avery Fisher Artist Program of Lincoln Center. The grants "are designed to give professional assistance and recognition to talented instrumentalists, as well as chamber ensembles, who the Recommendation Board and Executive Committee of the Avery Fisher Artist Program believe to have great potential for major careers."

3 LATEST NEWS Review: "Albright Undisputed Master of Variations" "Many pianists possess great technique; many retain a broad repertoire. Charlie Albright has something extra: the propensity to make concerts riveting, fun and exhilarating. His unique way of communing with the music merges his intentions with the composer s, bringing freshness of vision and unique expressive ability to his performances. A Gershwin Spectacular with the Boston Pops 3 Concert Series, The "Themes and Variations" cycle finishes with Brahms, Handel, and Kapustin variations! A Gershwin Spectacular with the Boston Pops "Albright -- a rising piano soloist -- displayed his improvisational skills with a short interlude in which he mashed those two songs together." The Greene Space at WNYC/WQXR Charlie Albright: Variations Brillantes

4 News CNN Opinion: Charlie Albright 'Classical' music is dying...and that's good News 찰리올브라이트, 18, 19 일보스톤팝조지거쉰기념협연 세계적인피아니길을걷고있는천재 18, 19 양걸쳐.

5 Debuting at the 国家大 News 院 National Center for the Performing Arts Debuting at the NCPA Orchestra in Beijing, China! "Starry Sky Concerto" by Maestro Xiaogang Ye! News 청중사공 27 셰유망주언론들극찬혼혈 오철수

News Pianist Delivers commanding performance "Widely and rightly hailed as a virtuoso to be watched, brought forceful dynamism to the composition, playing with gorgeous technique, impeccable phrasing.

6 News Pianist Delivers commanding performance "Widely and rightly hailed as a virtuoso to be watched, brought forceful dynamism to the composition, playing with gorgeous technique, impeccable phrasing..." The Boston Musical Intelligencer Variations at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Review - "Breathtaking, unbelievable control and speed, what we saw seemingly impossible, yet tossed off with no apparent effort." "Brilliant and fun pianism rewarded those of us who braved the bitterly cold Sunday afternoon. Albright s marvelous touch came with clearly articulated tones in both hands, left and right as independent as you ll ever hear, while his stunning technique disappeared into the music. Most striking, however, was the joy he radiated throughout; Albright clearly loves sharing his playing with us." "He found the complexity in the score itself and brought out the Mozart s richness."

" San Jose Mercury News Gershwin with the California Symphony "Albright dispatched his assignment with fervent

7 Fox News Homage to a magical evening with Justice Scalia "Charlie Albright, who was soon to be hailed as one of the most gifted musicians of his generation." San Jose Mercury News Gershwin with the California Symphony "Albright dispatched his assignment with fervent emphasis and a mercurial touch. There were plenty of fireworks, too -- The pianist's encores were Mozart's "Turkish March," capped by another American classic, "Great Balls of Fire."

KALW Public Radio Interview with Charlie Albright Call-in interview at 8pm Pacific/11pm Eastern tonight on KALW public radio previewing our concert on Sunday with the California Symphony!

" January 14, 2016 - Lou Fancher of the San Francisco Classical Voice wrote that "A performance by pianist Charlie Albright is timeless.

8 KALW Public Radio Interview with Charlie Albright Call-in interview at 8pm Pacific/11pm Eastern tonight on KALW public radio previewing our concert on Sunday with the California Symphony! Tune In > San Francisco Classical Voice "A performance by pianist Charlie Albright is timeless." January 14, Lou Fancher of the San Francisco Classical Voice wrote that "A performance by pianist Charlie Albright is timeless. Shut your eyes and open your ears to his all-schubert series, recall one of his five collaborative appearances with celebrated cellist Yo-Yo Ma, or catch the 2009 Waltz Improvisation video on his website to experience a sonic time warp. Albright s exuberant playing could be that of a 7-year-old...Or it could be the soulful playing of a seasoned master, age 75."

which Albright capped with two encores" and "never felt without direction." Pro Musica Detroit "And the audience loved what it heard! Masterfully performed. A pure joy.

9 Texas Public Radio "Albright breathed life into old standards and even created a fully-formed composition on the spot. It was worth the wait." October 21, Texas Public Radio raved about Charlie's October 13, 2015 concert in San Antonio, Texas, writing that "the impromptu composition was just one highlight of many on the program, which Albright capped with two encores" and "never felt without direction." Pro Musica Detroit "And the audience loved what it heard! Masterfully performed. A pure joy." October 2, "The highlight for many was his improvisation, which is what sets Charlie apart from other pianists. The thrill here is hearing a glorious piece of music, all the while realizing that it had never been heard before, and will never be heard again. The audience cheered!"

10 The Washington Post "Charlie Albright has an appetite for great piano music." The Fresno Bee published a feature article on Charlie Albright previewing his recent concert on the Philip Lorenzo Memorial Concert Series at Fresno State in California. mlive "The ultimate goal is to enjoy music with pure delight and unbridled passion. The virtuoso talent of (Albright)...offered a glimpse of how that can be achieved." May 19, "As effortlessly as his fingers produced the sentimental phrases, he conquered the dynamic chords and swift passages. Hunched over the keyboard like a mad scientist, he appeared to dissect and then dominate the notes. Albright caressed the gentle melodies, dominated the feverish measures, and raced through the full range of the keyboard with confidence." "Unable to control their enthusiasm, the 1,300-strong audience erupted into applause, whistled, and shouted with elation between movements. This unorthodox expression of enjoyment seemed to charm and please Albright."

11 The Washington Post "Albright made quite an impression. He is full of ideas...and a dazzling natural keyboard affinity." April 27, "The soloist in the concerto, the young American pianist Charlie Albright, made quite an impression. He is full of ideas...and has a dazzling natural keyboard affinity. He does not have an overpowering sonority (fingers more velvet than steel) but a lot of nuance." DC Metro Theater Arts Keith Lockhart Conducting The BBC Concert Orchestra at George Mason University s Center for the Arts April 27, "So much so, that Albright was brought back to perform an encore: the audience picked four musical notes and he improvised a piece using those four notes as a base. To hear the initial sequence of four notes and then what an elaborate, beautiful piece Albright turned those simple notes into was thrilling we had heard what he could do with a piece by someone else, but to listen to his own improvisation, and the emotion he poured into this simple piece really showed his skill and passion for the piano and for music. He received a well-deserved second standing ovation."

El Nuevo Herald The BBC and Albright, the year's best April 21, 2015 - "The BBC and Albright.

12 El Nuevo Herald The BBC and Albright, the year's best April 21, "The BBC and Albright...The Best of the Year" Palm Beach Daily News BBC Concert Orchestra gives afternoon concert of lighter works April 24, The Palm Beach Daily News wrote of Charlie Albright's "wonderful job connecting his phrases to the orchestra's, tying together melodic melodies that may have otherwise gone unnoticed" in the Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major with Keith Lockhart and the BBC Concert Orchestra. "In this performance, seemed that the composer's abilities in melody and counterpoint were highlighted. "Following the concerto, Albright displayed his virtuosity by performing an audiencedriven improvisation as an encore...living somewhere between Dmitri Shostakovich, Ravel and Frederic Chopin."

ClassicalSource At George Mason, BBC Concert Orchestra is professional, enjoyable April 24, 2015 - "Albright offered a rather unusual encore -- an improvisation based on four notes called out by

13 ClassicalSource At George Mason, BBC Concert Orchestra is professional, enjoyable April 24, "Albright offered a rather unusual encore -- an improvisation based on four notes called out by members of the audience. The spectacular result, about five minutes in length, was suggestive of the great Romantic composer-pianists. Albright has a bright future not only as a pianist but as a composer as well." Palm Beach Daily News Magnificent BBC Concert Orchestra ends season s Regional Arts series April 15, "Albright's performance was all that work needs - steel hammers in the fast movements, and silken beauty in the second. That movement will stay in the memory forever. And he gave us an encore - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Turkish Rondo as arranged by Arcadi Volodos. The technical demands are so extreme that it makes the perfect encore."

The Chronicle Bill Moeller Commentary: Albright Is Dazzling in Homecoming Concert February 12, 2015 - Bill Moeller of The Chronicle wrote that "In the limited years that I have left, I never expect

14 The Chronicle Bill Moeller Commentary: Albright Is Dazzling in Homecoming Concert February 12, Bill Moeller of The Chronicle wrote that "In the limited years that I have left, I never expect to be present at a better one (concert). It was a superb evening. The only thing that could even equal it would be another concert by young Mr. Albright." "To think that I almost didn't buy a ticket gives me shivers. If the ticket price seemd a little high for a guy on Social Security (and Chronicle compensation) I'll just do without something else, and consider myself lucky." "Young Albright is as much a master of technique as he is of presentation. I can see some composition in his future. A music-savvy friend...said he could see some conducting in Charlie's future as well. I don't doubt it." "If what I've written here gives the impression that tonight's performance was the best I've ever witnessed, then I wrote true (to use a Hemingway phrase)." The Chronicle Albright Makes 'Beautiful Music' for Hometown Crowd February 10, Charlie performed a benefit concert on February 7, 2015 for the Centralia College Foundation, raising over $14,000 for the Charlie Albright Scholarship and the Charlie Albright Piano of Centralia's Corbet Theatre at his first concert in Centralia in four years. President Robert Frost told The Chronicle "I was completely blown away. I expected a master and I really saw a genius."

15 Kymen Sanomet Piano virtuoso captures the innermost essence of Chopin January 20, The Kymen Sanomet wrote that the "Charlie Albright captured its sound world and structures with unfailing mastery. His total immersion in the composer s innermost being continued in the dreamy, bubbling Andante, from which burst the majestic Grande Polonaise for piano and orchestra. It is a most brilliant work of its kind. In the hands of this soloist, the texture, bathed in full splendour, flowed along with an effortless virtuosity enlivened by a primitive rhythmic drive and a refined piano tone. The arrangement of W.A. Mozart s Rondo alla Turca heard as an encore soared like a magnificent firework in which virtuosity knew no bounds." New York Concert Review Stecher and Horowitz Foundation Presents Charlie Albright in Review November 24, Albright is a pianist whose name music-lovers will be hearing more and more. Winner of a slew of awards, most prominently a 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Mr. Albright is now in the company of musicians who have become household names Ursula Oppens, Richard Stoltzman, Joshua Bell, Hillary Hahn, Yuja Wang, and many others who have made their marks. Mr. Albright will undoubtedly lend his own additional distinction to this already illustrious group. This concert, an evening not to be forgotten. He displayed a joy in his playing that was utterly infectious. Beethoven, for one, felt new, because as casual as Mr. Albright was in his stage style and commentary, he was equally intense in his high-powered performances. The finale took on a fire of the master s Op. 57 or 111. It was brilliant, precise, and powerful. In fact, throughout the entire evening, he displayed a joy in playing that was utterly infectious. He disarms jaded concertgoers with an openness and humility that for some reason we are not prepared to expect. Albright brings a vibrant spirit and limitless range for performances. He possesses a kind of intellect that doesn t stop growing and will no doubt continue to surprise as his career progresses. The Etude No. 11 ( Winter Wind ), was, as they say, as good as it gets and so was No. 12 ( The Ocean ). The improvisation was spectacular, and the spontaneity, even with stylistic similarity to Chopin and Rachmaninoff, kept one on the edge of one s seat. The improvisation alone was worth the trip. Bravo and encore!

Concert Season Charlie Albright, Piano Updated 4/27/2016

Date Location Venue Performance 6:30pm New York City, Private Home House Concert 6/13/2015 NY 2015-2016 Concert Season Charlie Albright, Piano Updated 4/27/2016 8:30pm 6/20/2015 Houston, TX Miller Outdoor