Guest Masterclass: Rishi Mirchandani

Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

Event Details

WHEN
Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
WHERE
Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts at 5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
COST
This is a free event!
CONTACT
School of Music Box Office
412-268-2383 412-268-2383
Description

Guest Masterclass: Rishi Mirchandani

Rishi Mirchandani is an Indian-American pianist based in New York City. At age 18, he debuted with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra after amassing six first-prize awards in major national and international competitions for young artists

Mirchandani maintains an active and varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, and lied pianist, having appeared at major venues across the U.S., Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Germany. This past season saw invitations to perform at Carnegie Hall, the Bohemian National Hall, the German Consulate of the United Nations, and others. Mirchandani's 2014 recording of Nancy Galbraith's Three Preludes for Piano was featured on the acclaimed Centaur Records. album Strange Travels, which garnered a spot on the "Want List" in Fanfare Magazine

He has participated in masterclasses with a number of illustrious pianists, among them Richard Goode, Boris Berman, Lang Lang, Eldar Nebolsin, Wei-Yi Yang, and Ian Jones. He has also received guidance from Robert McDonald and Paul Schenly

Mirchandani is a native of Pittsburgh. He studied with Luz Manríquez at the Carnegie Mellon Preparatory School of Music, which he attended from 2001 to 2015. In 2019, he graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He earned Distinction in Mathematics and was one of twelve students from his class (top 1%) elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior. While pursuing his mathematics studies, he also studied piano with Elizabeth Parisot and founded the Yale Undergraduate Piano Collective

Mirchandani completed his master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music, where he received the President's Award. He was a pupil of Jeffrey Cohen and Solomon Mikowsky. In 2023, he completed his Professional Studies Diploma at the Mannes School of Music, where he studied with Thomas Sauer and won the coveted Steinway Award

To learn more about Rishi Mirchandani, please visit rishimirchandani.com.


Cost:
Free and open to the public; No tickets required.
Cost and Tickets

Cost & Tickets

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Organizer

School of Music Box Office

Phone: 412-268-2383 412-268-2383

music-communications@andrew.cmu.edu
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Venue

Kresge Theatre, College of Fine Arts

5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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