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JAMAICAN CLASSICAL PIANIST ORRETT RHODEN RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL,
FOR SOLO RECITAL ON SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2007
NEW YORK, NY – April 11, 2007 – Internationally acclaimed Jamaican pianist Orrett Rhoden
will make his fourth appearance at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, May 6, 2007 in a solo recital at
Zankel Hall. The solo recital will feature works by Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Ravel and Liszt.
Rhoden, the first Jamaican classical pianist to play at Carnegie Hall, made his debut in 1985 at
the Stern Auditorium. He has also appeared in concert at the Weill Recital Hall in 2003 and
last April made his New York orchestral debut as one of two soloists to be featured in a benefit
performance with the New England Symphonic Ensemble.
Rhoden will open the program with Mozart’s Sonata in C, K. 330 to be followed by 25
Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 by Brahms and Impromtu, No. 3., Op. 90
by Schubert. The Jamaican virtuoso will then close with Ravel’s Valse Nobles et
Sentimentales and Transcendental Etudes Nos. 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 by Liszt.
Tickets for the performance are now on sale at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, through Carnegie
Charge 212-247-7800 or can be purchased at www.carnegiehall.org. The concert is being
presented by Dexter Productions.
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About Orrett Rhoden
Orrett Rhoden, a former child prodigy, took Jamaican audiences by storm at the age of eight
and since then has been delighting audiences worldwide with his tremendous talent and
genius.
Rhoden is excited about returning to New York and is delighted that through his art he is able
to demonstrate another side of Jamaica not often seen globally. “Jamaica is not just for
reggae. It’s for all types of music. I see my role as bringing classical music in a fresh and
unique way not only to Jamaicans but to people all over the world. An artist’s mission is to
bring about joy and peace. I think that my mission is to do just that,” said Rhoden.
One of the high points of Rhoden’s career was his meeting Artur Rubenstein. He played
Chopin for the great master who declared unreservedly, “You have a rare talent. Some
pianists are not musicians, and some musicians are not pianists, but you, young man are
both.” He subsequently received a coveted invitation to perform at an all Chopin recital in the
composer’s birthplace in Zelazowa Wola, Poland in 1985. Rhoden’s mentors and teachers
include Jamaicans Rita Coote and Maxine Franklin, as well as noted composer Dr. VirginiaGene Rittenhouse; Andrew Esterhazy, Rosalyn Tureck, one of the world’s greatest Bach
interpreters and Russian Nina Svettanova.
Orrett Rhoden is also the recipient of the award for outstanding achievement in music,
presented in 2005 by then Prime Minister of Jamaica, P.J. Patterson.
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