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| Amy & Sara Hamann Piano Duo Saturday, November 17, 2007, 7:30 p.m. Performing Arts Center General Admission: $15 Students: $5 Amy and Sara Hamann, in just a few years, have won international recognition, captivating audiences and critics alike wherever they appear. Amy and Sara are the first American Piano Duo to win the Absolute First Prize in the Fryderyk Chopin Concorso Pianistico Internazionale, held in Rome, Italy and the First Prize winners of the International Grieg Competition, held in Oslo, Norway. Amy and Sara are the youngest First Prize winners in the history of the National Federation of Music Ellis Competition for Duo-Pianists. In addition to winning the First Prize, Amy and Sara were awarded the Lucile Parrish Ward Award for the best performance of American music. As winners of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies' Concerto Competition, Amy and Sara made their professional debut at the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, MN. Their broad range of repertoire and versatility in playing period and modern instruments has led them to be featured artists with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra at the Chautauqua Institution, the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, the Oslo International Music Festival, the Quebec International Duo-Piano Festival, as well as the Reding-Piette Two-Piano Festival in Switzerland. This fall, the sisters were the guest artists for the season opening concerts of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, the Rochester Symphony Orchestra, as well as the City Music Chamber Music Series, in Columbus, Ohio. Frequently, Amy and Sara's performances have been broadcast on national and international television and radio, including NPR's Performance Today. Under the tutelage of Alexander Braginsky, the sisters have been enjoying a busy season of concertizing and recording. Amy and Sara released their first CD, Jeux d'enfants and Other Works for Piano Duo, on the Schubert Club's Ten Thousand Lakes label and are currently recording the complete four hand works of Beethoven. Highlights from next season include a classical music video project, as well as recital, concerto and festival appearances throughout the United States and Europe. | ||
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