- May 16, 2024
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Vienna Grand Prize Virtuoso International Music Competition winning pianist Alessandro Fonseca will be presenting a concert in Ormond Beach on May 19.
Originally from Brazil, where Fonseca completed his undergraduate musical studies, he moved to the U.S. where he obtained his master’s degree in piano performance and a doctorate in musical arts at the University of Oregon. During his career, Fonseca has been the recipient of many prestigious international awards in Brazil, Europe, and America. He is currently on the faculty at Daytona State College, where he teaches piano and works as an accompanist for the music school.
Fonseca is also the pianist for the Bel Canto Singers of Daytona and has been the featured soloist with many orchestras throughout Florida.
The first half of this solo concert will focus on the Romantic and Classical periods of the European tradition: a Beethoven Sonata and Chopin Nocturne and Waltz. The second half will feature music from outside of European traditions. He will play two pieces by 20th century Brazilian composers, Villa-Lobos and Guarnieri, then “Rhapsody in Blue” by Gershwin, and end with "Islamey," written by Russian composer, Mily Balakirev. This last piece is considered one of the most difficult of all piano pieces, according to a press release.
The concert will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, located at 56 N. Halifax Drive in Ormond Beach. The event is open to the public, and tickets are $25 in advance (available at www.tinyurl.com/UUPianoConcert). Limited tickets are available, and if seating remains, tickets at the door will be $30.
