Kevin Ayesh, piano

A free unch concert

Program: Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and works by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms

American pianist Kevin Ayesh has presented concerts and master classes throughout the United States (he has performed in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia), as well as in Canada, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and Hong Kong. As a North Carolina Visiting Artist for four years, he appeared before thousands across that state, performing as many as 50 recitals in a season.

In 2022, Ayesh was the featured guest artist at the 43rd Dr. Sharyn Edwards Piano Festival in North Carolina; he has also recently appeared as guest recitalist and clinician at the Lindlar International Piano Festival in Germany, the Star Valley Junior Music Festival in Wyoming, the Gene Marcus Piano Festival at Purdue University-Fort Wayne, and the USA Piano Camp at the University of South Alabama.

Ayesh has appeared three times as concerto soloist with the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, twice with the Brevard Philharmonic Orchestra, twice with the Asheville Chamber Players, and also with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, the Blue Ridge Orchestra, the 4 Seasons Chamber Orchestra, the Wichita Community Orchestra, and the Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra, performing such concertos as Mozart's K. 466, K. 467, and K. 488, Beethoven's 2nd, 3rd, and Choral Fantasy, Brahms' 1st, Rachmaninoff's 2nd, Clara Schumann���s Op. 7, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

Ayesh is the recipient of many prizes, including the Naftzger Piano Award, Baltimore Music Club Award, and Winner of both the JCC Baltimore Piano Competition and the Maryland State Music Teachers' Elizabeth R. Davis Memorial Piano Competition. He has been a finalist in several national and international competitions, was awarded Second Prize at the Wideman International Piano Competition, and captured both Third Prize and Composer's Prize at the New Orleans International Piano Competition.

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