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Program

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:

May ("White Nights")

June ("Barcarole")

November ("Troika") from The Seasons, Op. 37a

Sergei Rachmaninov:

Prelude in Bb Minor, Op. 32, No. 2

Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5

Prelude in C# Minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Dmitri Shostakovich:

Prelude and Fugue in F# Major, Op. 87 No. 13

Nicholai Kapustin:

Prelude in E Major, Op. 53 No. 9

Prelude F Major, Op. 53 No. 23

Intermission

Robert Schumann:

Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17

1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton

2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch

3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten

Biography

Megumi Okamoto started playing the piano in Japan at the age of three and studied at Toho School of Music. She moved to the U.S. at the age of twelve. She has won numerous awards, including first place in the Young Artist's Competition at Bozeman State University; first place in the Yamaha Music Competition, State Division; and Gold and Silver winner in Spokane Arts and Music Festival. She was a guest soloist performing with Glacier Symphony Orchestra and with the Billings Symphony Orchestra. She received a Bachelor of Music at Indiana University, Artist Diploma at Royal Conservatory of Music, and a Master's degree at University of Toronto in piano performance. Megumi also holds a Master's degree in music theory.

Megumi has recently completed the doctorate program in piano performance at University of Toronto in the studio of Marietta Orlov. She has written a dissertation on the structural and performance issues in Nicholai Kapustin's Eight Concert Etudes, Op. 40. She is also an active chamber musician and specializes in viola repertoire, working as a collaborative artist at University of Toronto, Royal Conservatory of Music and Morningside Music Bridge festival in Calgary.