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Parnian Rezaei presents a recital inspired by Blake's "Songs of Innocence and Experience"

Melony Dodson talks with Parnian Rezaei, the first young artist to perform as part of the Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series 2025 season. Her recital is Sunday, February 9th at 2pm in Powell Recital Hall.

Iranian pianist, Parnian Rezaei, is the first young artist to perform as part of the Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series 2024 season. Ms. Rezaei's performance will be given in Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie Haslam Music Center on Sunday, February 9th at 2pm. Her program is inspired by William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience and features music by Couperin, Rameau, Debussy, Schubert, Clara Schumann and Franz Liszt on the first half, with music by 20th century composers on the second half.

Currently pursuing an Artist Certificate under Dr. Chih-Long Hu at the University of Tennessee, Parnian has performed across Iran, the US, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Northern Ireland. Additionally, she was the winner of the 2024 Knoxville International Piano Competition. Learn more about her and this creative program in our interview with Morning Concert host, Melony Dodson.
https://www.parnianrezaei.com/

Melony calls the beautiful mountains of Boone, N.C., home, although she was born near Greensboro, N.C. There’s just something about those Blue Ridge Mountains that got in her blood and never left after she moved there to attend Appalachian State University (ASU). While at ASU, she majored in piano performance and music therapy and began to cultivate a love for accompanying and for collaborating with other musicians. This soon led her to earn a master’s degree in collaborative piano at the University of Tennessee, which she attended from 2006-2008.