“A Rich Blend” of the Greatest Piano Classics
Great Classical Masterworks – A Masterwork Performance by Christopher Tavernier
You will taste the fine rich mixture of the greatest solo piano masterpieces of all time. Some of the greatest solo works ever written are blended into an assortment of the richest flavors and tastes that you will remember for a lifetime.
In this solo recital you will experience an invention of Franz Liszt himself. You will also experience firsthand the revolutionary pianism created by Franz Liszt and witness some of his most stunning and beautiful technical achievements.
Experience the genius that gave the world such great masterpieces, adorning each age from the Baroque to the Romantic periods. And for the final blend… Modernism blended into an aroma of radiant musical tastes and flavors.
Christopher Tavernier
Performing Artist & Concert Pianist
Christopher Tavernier made his orchestral debut with the Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of thirteen, performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on the opening concert of the Orchestra’s Fall 2013 Season at the Dunn Center for the Performing Arts in Rocky Mount, NC.
Christopher began his piano studies at the age of six, and now at sixteen he has won several competitions, including the 2012 Appalachian Classical Music Association’s Young Artist’s Competition in Johnson City, Tennessee; in 2014 the junior division of the Charlotte Symphony’s Concerto Competition; the Concerto Competition of the Symphony Orchestra of Augusta Georgia. Additionally, he placed second in the “National Elizabeth Harper Vaughn” Concerto Competition in Kingsport, Tennessee as the youngest performer in the history of the competition, which admits contestants up to the age of twenty five. This year Christopher won the Asheville Symphony’s Concerto Competition – Spotlight on Young Musicians and was a semifinalist in the Midwest International Piano Competition. Christopher was one of fifteen pianists selected from around the world to compete in this International Piano Competition.
Christopher’s concerto repertoire includes concertos by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. He maintains a broad solo repertoire, including many works by his favorite composer, Franz Liszt. In addition, he has Liszt’s two operatic paraphrases for two pianos in his repertoire. Christopher’s pianistic lineage and training extends from Liszt through his teacher, Dr. John Cobb, who studied with Claudio Arrau, and whose teacher was a pupil of Franz Liszt. This is the 4thconsecutive year that Christopher has performed benefit concerts supporting the Mission Foundation “Ladies Night Out”. This is a wonderful collaboration of women helping women in a life-saving and effective way by providing free mammograms and health screenings for uninsured/underinsured women in our community. Christopher is also a dedicated chamber music player. In 2014 he performed, on piano and harpsichord, the Bach Triple Concerto, BWV 1044, with the Rutherford Chamber Consort, a professional chamber music ensemble headquartered in Western North Carolina. In 2015 he performed Schubert’s Trout Quintet and a Suite by Milhaud with the group which was broadcast on Carolina Live NPR radio. This past season he performed Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 with the Rutherford Chamber Consort.
Christopher has been featured on ABC affiliate television station WLOS, and has performed on Carolina Live NPR radio and WCQS, Asheville, NC. He is the first International Perzina Artist in the company’s 145 year history and has published recordings in DVD and CD formats. (Available on cdbaby.com and amazon.com) (828) 707-2604 waller_ka@yahoo.com
Solo Piano Concert • Flat Rock Playhouse Theatre — Hendersonville
125 South Main Street ▪ Hendersonville, North Carolina (828)-693-9838
Sunday ▪ September 25 ▪ 2pm
Tickets are available at our website and office ▪ Location: 505 Glasgow Lane Hendersonville, NC
www.agudasisraelsynagogue.org ▪ And Hendersonville Visitor Center