WDAV's Small Batch: Phillip Bush, piano

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Because this event is general admission, reserving a ticket does not guarantee a place to sit! Plan to arrive early to grab a seat. Standing room will be available if all seats are claimed. Doors open at 6:30 PM.

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Acclaimed as "a pianist of poetry, elegance, and power," Phillip Bush closes WDAV’s 2025-2026 Small Batch season with an eclectic and vibrant program featuring works by Frederic Chopin, Phillip Glass, Duke Ellington, and more.

This event is part of Steinway at Free Range Brewing (May 22 - 31), a unique ten-day series of free concerts and events presented by Free Range Brewing, Steinway Carolinas, Tosco Music, WDAV, and Bach Charlotte. !

ABOUT PHILLIP BUSH

Acclaimed as "a pianist of poetry, elegance, and power" (American Record Guide), "a pianist of exceptional, cherishable finesse" (Los Angeles Times), and "one of those rare pianists who combine structural intelligence with a hundred color gradations" (Village Voice), Phillip Bush has established a performing career over the past three decades that is noted for its remarkable versatility and eclecticism, with a repertoire extending from the 16th century to the 21st. Since the launch of his career upon winning the American Pianists Association Fellowship Award and subsequent New York recital debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1984, Mr. Bush has appeared as recitalist throughout North America as well as in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.

A veteran chamber musician, Phillip Bush has performed and recorded with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, appeared frequently on Brooklyn's Bargemusic series, and has performed at the Grand Canyon Music Festival, Newport Music Festival, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival, Strings in the Mountains (Colorado), Sitka Music Festival (Alaska), St. Bart's Music Festival, Music at Blair Atholl (Scotland), Cape May Music Festival, and at many other festivals. Mr. Bush has also made guest appearances with the Kronos, Miami, Parker, Jupiter, Lutoslawski, and Carpe Diem string quartets, and has performed with members of the Emerson, Guarneri, Tokyo, Orion and St. Lawrence quartets.

A devoted advocate for contemporary music, Phillip Bush performed worldwide for 20 years with both the Philip Glass Ensemble and Steve Reich and Musicians, in venues ranging from the Sydney Opera House to the Acropolis in Athens. Mr. Bush is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied with Leon Fleisher. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Bush taught piano and chamber music at the University of Michigan, and he has also served as Visiting Faculty at the University of North Carolina. Since 2012 Phillip Bush has been Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the University of South Carolina School of Music, and serves as Artistic Director of the annual Southeastern Piano Festival.

The Small Batch Concert Series is made possible, in part, by a Project Support Grant received through the City of Charlotte's Creative Growth Grant program.

Small Batch is sponsored by Via Health Partners and Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates.

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