Faculty Recital
Craig Sheppard, piano
Oct 23, 2012 - 7:30 PM
Meany Theater
$20 ($12 students and seniors). Notecard.
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Pianist Craig Sheppard performs Debussy's 24 Preludes in the first of two solo piano recitals in 2012-13 in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Claude Debussy.
Craig Sheppard, piano
Professor of Piano Craig Sheppard joined the faculty of the School of Music of the University of Washington in 1993 after living twenty years in London. Known for his ebullience and passion at the keyboard, allied to a technical mastery and deep commitment to both scholarly and historic perspectives, he continues to enjoy a highly successful international concert career that has spanned over forty years. He has made eleven trips to the Far East since 2002, giving master classes and performing in leading conservatories and universities in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. He has made two trips to New Zealand, in 2007 and 2008, performing both books of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, and returns in September, 2012 to perform the first two books of Liszt’s Années de Pèlerinage.
A much sought after pedagogue, his students in both Europe and in the US have won numerous local, national and international competitions over the years. A number of former students hold positions at universities throughout the US, Europe and Asia. With his colleague, Dr. Robin McCabe, he is co-founder of the Seattle Summer Piano Institute at the University of Washington, held every summer at the School of Music for a group of sixteen gifted young pianists from around the world.
Craig Sheppard’s CDs can be found on the Roméo, AT-Berlin, Philips, Sony, and Chandos labels.
Upcoming events in this series:
Pianist Craig Sheppard celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Claude Debussy with a performance of the Twelve Etudes and selected shorter works.
