The Program

Haydn: Sonata in E Major, Hob. XVI/22
Maneval: Lines from a Poem, Ten Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 39 [World Premiere]
Finko: Sonata No. 2
Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition

Pre-concert Lecture at 6:45 pm by Richard Wernick

The Artist

Born in 1962, American pianist Marcantonio Barone made his debut at the age of ten at a Philadelphia Orchestra children's concert.  He returned in 1990 as soloist with the Orchestra's subscription series under the direction of William Smith.  He has also performed as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony, Houston Symphony, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, and Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, among others. He has collaborated with such eminent conductors as Sir Simon Rattle, Leon Fleisher, Arther Fiedler, and Barry Tuckwell.  His recital engagements in America and abroad have included Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Metropolitan Museum, and the National Gallery.   

A prize winner at both the 1985 Busoni and 1987 Leeds Competitions, Mr. Barone also won the 1996-97 Musical Fund Society Award.  He performs chamber music frequently with the Lenape Chamber Ensemble, 1807 and Friends, Orchestra 2001, and many other groups. An active champion of new music, he has given the world premiere performances of works by several distinguished composers, including George Rochberg, David Finko, and Gerald Levinson.  

Mr. Barone is on the faculty of Swarthmore College and the Bryn Mawr Conservatory, where he is head of the piano department.