October 6, 1997

Pianist Peter Serkin to Perform at Middlebury

College’s Center for the Arts

Pianist Peter Serkin will perform in the Concert

Hall at the Middlebury College Center for the Arts on Tuesday,

October 14 at 7:30 p.m. According to Susan Stockton, the director

of the CFA, Mr. Serkin’s concert will be one of the highlights

of the College’s concert series. “Peter is bombarded with

requests to perform. He’s also very selective about his commitments

so we’re thrilled that he’s coming,” said Ms. Stockton.

Peter Serkin combines a long-standing and absorbing

interest in contemporary music with a thorough, ongoing exploration

of the standard classical repertoire. This unique blend brings

a remarkable diversity to Mr. Serkin’s programs. On October 14,

he will perform works by Reger,

Takemitsu, Lieberson, Knussen and Beethoven.

Since his debut at age 12 at the Marlboro Music Festival,

Mr. Serkin has successfully conveyed the essence of four centuries

of musical repertoire. His performances with symphony orchestras,

recital appearances, chamber music collaborations, and recordings

worldwide caused “New York Magazine” to comment, “He

is one of the supreme musicians of our time.” Mr. Serkin

has performed with the world’s major symphony orchestras, from

those of New York and Los Angeles to the London Symphony Orchestra

and the Berlin Philharmonic. “Peter Serkin’s Saturday afternoon

piano recital at the Kennedy Center was one of the great musical

events of the season-serious, searching and stimulating, an idiosyncratic

mixture of familiar and unfamiliar works played with poetry and

authority,” said “The Washington Post.”

Tickets for this concert series performance are $9.00

general admission and $7.00 for senior citizens. Reserved seating

will be in effect. A pre-performance dinner at 6:00 p.m. at the

Rehearsals Cafe in the Center for the Arts is also available.

To order tickets or make dinner reservations, please call the

College box office at 802-443-6433.