Pianist James Dick will perform live in the Round Top Festival Concert Hall on Saturday, Mar. 12 at 3 p.m. Repertoire includes music by Bach-Vivaldi, Brahms, Beethoven, and Benjamin Lees. Adult tickets are $40 and students are $10. Buy tickets online or by phone at (979) 249-3129. If available, tickets will be sold at the door.
From his early years as prize winner of some of the world's most prestigious piano awards to his current successful career as an international guest artist, James Dick is well known to music lovers as a man of great talent, vision, and class. He will be awarded the History-Making Texan Award by the Texas State History Museum Foundation on Mar. 2, recognizing him as a Texas Living Legend.
Recognized as a truly important pianist of his generation who continues to captivate audiences at home and abroad, James Dick brings keyboard sonorities of mesmerizing brilliance to performances that radiate intellectual insight and emotional authenticity. A student of the renowned Dalies Frantz and Sir Clifford Curzon, Dick's early triumphs as top prizewinner in international competitions were a mere prelude to an eminent career highlighted by acclaimed performances in the world's premier concert halls. Dick performs nationally and internationally with major orchestras under the baton of distinguished conductors. He has been guest soloist with well-known chamber music ensembles. He has judged the international Tchaikovsky and Cliburn competitions. Dick has commissioned and premiered original compositions. A passionate supporter of arts education, in 1971, he established the Round Top Festival Institute, among the most distinguished educational projects in the United States, where young musicians develop skills in solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire. He received the honor of being named Officier des Arts et Lettres by the French Minister of Culture in 2012, and was named Texas State Musician in 2003. In 2009, Dick received the Texas Medal of Arts in Arts Education as well as the University of Texas Distinguished Alumnus Award.
After the concert, spend an evening with James Dick and friends at an elegant reception and buffet dinner in the Menke House Parlours and Dining Hall by advance reservation only. $60 plus tax per person. Purchase meals when you purchase your tickets.
Upcoming Events
- James Dick Piano Recital: Saturday, Mar. 12 at 3 p.m. at Concert Hall. Dinner in the Menke House at 5:30 p.m. by reservation only.
- 27th Annual Pioneer Unit HSA Herb and Plant Sale: Friday and Saturday, Mar. 18-19 at Festival Hill
- Festival Hill Gala Fundraiser: Sat., Apr. 9 at 6 p.m. at Festival Hill
- Festival Opening Orchestral Concert: Sat., June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Concert Hall
Courtesy of Round Top Festival Institute
