INTERNATIONALLY RENOWN CLASSICAL PIANIST COMING TO THE ARCADIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SATURDAY, FEBR

Louis Schwizgebel (born 19 November 1987) is a Swiss pianist. He studied piano with Franz Josefovski and Brigitte Meyer at the Lausanne Conservatory, Pascal Devoyon at Universität der Künste Berlin, Emanuel Ax at the Juilliard School, and Pascal Nemirovski at the Royal Academy of Music. He became internationally known in 2012 when he won 2nd prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition which was broadcast live on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3.

Join Swiss-Chinese pianist Louis Schwizgebel-Wang in concert recital. This young dynamic performer has won many international awards along with great critical acclaim. He is a rising star in the classical world and we are honored that Arcadia is the first stop on his U.S. tour.

Tickets, available online by visiting www.arcadiapaf.org, are $10.00 – $40.00. New Year special discount of 35% off available with code RUSH35 . The theatre is located at 188 Campus Drive in Arcadia. The box office is open Monday-Thursday 2:00pm-5:00pm and Saturday 10:00am-12:00pm. For more information, please call 626.821.1781.

A review from Schwizgebel’s recent recital in London had critics raving:

“[Schwizgebel] never disappoints. Let’s hope that audiences continue to be drawn in as much by his authoritative and stylish playing as by the intelligence and maturity of his interpretations. His playing has bags of personality, but it is not the sort of personality that gets in the way of the music. In a densely populated field, Schwizgebel’s musicianship has special depth and imagination.” Classical Source, December 2016

Schwizgebel has been the recipient of a number of prizes and scholarships, including second prize at the 2005 Concours de Genève, First Prize at the 2007 Young Concert Artists European Auditions in Leipzig and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, and 2nd prize at the 2012 Leeds International Piano Competition. He received a scholarship from Mozart‐Gesellschaft Dortmund in 2013‐2104, and was a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist in 2013‐2015.