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WVS’ second concert features soloist Monica Uhuchi who will be performing Prokofiev – Piano concerto no. 3. Other pieces include Humperdinck’s Overture to Hansel und Gretel, Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.
Preconcert lecture 45 minutes prior to performance.
Monica Ohuchi’s “commanding pianism” (The New York Times, Anthony Tommasini), performing “with beauty, clarity and drive…[offering a] warmth…expressiveness [that’s] irresistible and deeply moving” (The Times Argus, Vermont) allows her an active career as a piano soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue. “Dutifully and gracefully” (San Francisco Classical Voice) attentive to musical depth and detail, Ohuchi is the pianist and Executive Director of Fear No Music, and also performs locally with Chamber Music Northwest, Classical Up Close, 45th Parallel, the Chintimini Chamber Music Festival, among many others. Ohuchi’s recent engagements include collaborations with the Oregon Ballet Theater, soloing with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Marin Symphony Orchestra, Newport Symphony Orchestra. She is a frequent guest clinician and adjudicator for the Oregon State and Washington State Music Teacher Associations, as well as the Oregon state chapter of the National Federation of Music, and a regular performer on All-Classical Portland radio. Her solo album released on Helicon records label, “Monica’s Notebook”, is a series of piano Études written expressly for her by her husband, Kenji Bunch. Ohuchi is the Director of Private Instruction and Music Performance at Reed College, where she also teachers piano and chamber music. Ohuchi holds advanced degrees from the Juilliard School in Piano Performance. www.monicaohuchi.com