GA Y L E MA R T I N

Tenri Cul tura l Insti tute 43A West 13th Street New York, NY 10011

Recital in benefit of the 2019 Concerto Competition ‘Theodor Leschetizky’ for Gifted Young Pianists(17 and younger): April 6-9, 2019; visit www.concertocompetitionTL.org for more information.

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PROGRAM

Mendelssohn: Fantasy on “The Last

Rose of Summer,” Op. 15

Beethoven: Sonata quasi una Fantasia

(“Moonlight”), Op. 27, No. 2

John Field: Nocturne No. 4 in A

Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F

Intermission

Judith Shatin: Fantasy on St. Cecilia

Villa-Lobos: Ciclo Brasileiro

“Martin’s approach is one of sublime

elegance, her playing reflective and

caressing. ‘Fantasy on St. Cecilia’ shouts

the artist’s virtuosity and justifies composer

Shatin’s trust. Spectacular!”

Daniel Kepl, Performing Arts ReviewAugust 2018

Sunday, November 11, 2018,

3 p.m.

GA Y L E MA R T I NB E N E F I T R E C I T A L

Gayle Martin enjoys a distinguished career as a concert pianist, havingachieved international prominence as the sole American laureate of theSixth International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow—the thirdAmerican woman ever to reach the finals.  In reviewing her solo recital atLincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, The New York Concert Review wrote thatshe created “a truly magical atmosphere…and made this listener smilewith pleasure.”

Her recent CD, “To Keep the Dark Away,” (Ravello Records, 2016) washailed unanimously by three reviewers at Fanfare Magazine:  “Superb performances, staggering interpretations; thought-provoking and deep;beautifully characterized…An infinitely rewarding disc that demandsrepeated listening.” A rave review by Daniel Kepl, written in August 2018for Performing Arts Review, proclaims it “… a unique CD.  Shatin the colorist has a collaborative partner in Martin, whose clarity of technique,articulations, and nuanced narrative helps transform words to sound.Spectacular!”

Highlights of Martin’s career include performances with  the CaliforniaPhilharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; theHouston Symphony (since age 12); the Moscow Radio Philharmonic; theMoravian Philharmonic; the Maracaibo Symphony; the MinnesotaOrchestra; the Denver Symphony; the Virginia Symphony. She has touredthroughout South America, including an engagement at the Teatro Colón inBuenos Aires with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Argentina. Otherengagements include appearances at the White House and the PhillipsCollection in Washington, D.C., and numerous performances throughoutthe United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Austria, Poland, Israel, the CzechRepublic, and Mainland China.

A native Texan, Gayle Martin was one of the last students of the famouspedagogue Mme. Rosina Lhevinne at the Juilliard School. She was awarded the Josef Lhevinne Prize at graduation.  She holds the M.A.degree from New York University (where she studied with Eugene List)and taught there for five years.  Other notable teachers have includedSeymour Bernstein, Martin Canin, and German Diez.

Gayle Martin has been a frequent competition judge, both locally andinternationally.  She has performed on period pianofortes (Clementi1805 and Katholnig 1807) and is a Steinway Artist. Gayle Martin teaches privately in Houston, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.