This Sunday afternoon, February 17th, seventeen year-old pianist, Ray Ushikubo, will present a recital of music by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt. No stranger of being heard on the radio, Ushikubo has been featured on NPR's "From the Top", APM's "Performance Today", and has even performed with pianist Lang Lang on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. While currently a student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Ray has performed all over the United States, as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Diego Symphony, to name just a few.
While Ray enjoys music by Bach, Beethoven, and Liszt, he also likes listening to classic heavy metal. Led Zeppelin and Iron Maiden are among his favorites. He's also interested in classic automobiles, and action movies when he's not practicing the piano or violin.
Sunday, Mr. Ushikubo performs as part of the Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series. The concert is at 2:30pm in Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie Haslam music center on the UTK campus. More information is available online at youngpianistseries.com
