Sitka Music Festival Performance
Schedule
Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 12:00 pm
UTC-09:00Location
625 C Street, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99501 | Anchorage, AK
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In partnership with the Sitka Music Festival, the Anchorage Museum presents a performance by acclaimed pianists Piers Lane and Natasha Paremski, alongside Sitka Music Festival's Artistic Director, Zuill Bailey, on cello. Repertoire will be selected from the artists' Winter Classics programs, including works such as: Schumann's Six Canonic Etudes (arr. Debussy), Romeo & Juliet selections, Stravinsky's Petrushka, Mendelssohn's Variations Concertantes & Sonata in D Major, and more. The program offers a mix of dazzling solo piano, duo, and chamber masterpieces. Included with admission.
Noon. Tuesday, Feb 17, in the Atrium.
About the Performers
Piers Lane is an Australian pianist (Officer of the Order of Australia) with a career spanning over four decades. He gained early acclaim as Best Australian Pianist at the 1977 Sydney International Piano Competition, has performed at Carnegie Hall, holds honorary doctorates from Griffith and James Cook Universities, and received the Sir Bernard Heinze Award in 2022 for services to music in Australia.
Natasha Paremski is a Russian-American pianist based in New York City, where she serves as Artistic Director of the New York Piano Society. She made her professional debut at age nine, debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at 15, and has performed at venues like Wigmore Hall, Teatro Colón, and with major orchestras worldwide.
Zuill Bailey is a Grammy Award-winning American cellist. A graduate of Peabody and Juilliard, he has topped classical charts with recordings like the Bach Cello Suites and collaborations (including with Paremski on Britten works), and won a 2017 Grammy for Best Classical Instrumental Solo.
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