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The Seventy-first Season of

The William Nelson Cromwell and F. Lammot Belin

Concerts

National Gallery ofArt

2,930th Concert

Paul Posnak, piano 

with

Anita Castiglione, piano

March 20, 2013

Wednesday, 12:10 pm

East Building Auditorium

Admissionfree
Program

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

Two Sonatas

D Minor, L. 413

D Major, L. 465

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Two Nocturnes

F Major, op. 15 no. 1

F Minor, op. 55 no. 1

Two Impromptus

A-flat Major, op. 29

C-sharp Minor, op. 66 (Fantaisie-Impromptu)

George Gershwin* (1898-1937)

Someone to Watch Over Me

Thomas “Fats” Waller* (1904-1943)

Honeysuckle Rose

Ain’t Misbehavin’

Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963)

Desangano

Cordoba

Gershwin 

Rhapsody in Blue

Anita Castiglione, second piano

*The improvisations by George Gershwin and “Fats” Waller on today’

program are Paul Posnak’s note-for-note transcriptions, taken down

over a period oftwelve years, from the original studio recordings and 

radio broadcasts.
The Musicians

PAUL POSNAK

A concert pianist, recording artist, transcriber, and teacher, Paul Posnak’s

career began as a child prodigy with a full scholarship to the Juilliard Preparatory School of Music at the age of eight. Recipient of bachelor’s, master’s,

and doctoral degrees from Juilliard, and ofthe Loeb Prize (Juilliard’s highest

award), he also won first prizes in the International J. S. Bach Competition

and the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York. He has performed

to critical acclaim at the Kennedy Center, the Supreme Court, and the White

House in Washington, DC; at Carnegie Recital and Alice Tully halls in New

York; and throughout Asia, Europe, and South America. A highly regarded

collaborative artist, Posnak has worked with many world-renowned vocalists, 

including Luciano Pavarotti and Jennie Tourel, and performed and recorded

with many ofthe world’s leading chamber ensembles, including the Amernet, Bergonzi, Emerson, Fine Arts, Portland, Saint Petersburg, and Vega

string quartets.

Posnak has made seventeen recordings ofsolo and chamber works. Recent

performances include recital tours to California, New York, Washington, and

Ohio, and a masterclass at the Tanglewood Institute. Founding artistic director

ofthe Saint Martha-Yamaha Concert Series in Miami Shores, Florida, and of

the Cuban-Hebrew Congregation Concert Series in Miami Beach, Posnak

is a featured artist on National Public Radio and European radio broadcasts.

Fluent in French and German, he is in much demand as a teacher and clinician both in the United States and abroad. Since 2005, he has served as a

judge ofthe Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Posnak is renowned for his improvisations and note-for-note transcriptions

ofthe great jazz pianist-composers ofthe 1920s and 1930s. His transcriptions

ofsixteen ofThomas “Fats” Waller’s greatest solos have just been re-issued

in their second edition by Hal Leonard. His arrangements ofGershwin songs

for two pianos were published by Alfred Music in August 2007; the following year they were selected by the Murray DranoffInternational Two-Piano 

Competition as the required work for the 2008 Competition. Posnak is

professor of keyboard performance, and director ofthe collaborative piano

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program at the University of Miami, Frost School of Music, and is a recipient ofthe 2008 University of Miami Excellence in Teaching Award. He

appears at the National Gallery by arrangement with Lisa SapinkopfArtists,

www.chamhcrmuse.com.

ANITA CASTIGLIONE

Anita Castiglione’s career as a soloist, collaborative pianist, choral accompanist

and music educator began with piano studies in Massachusetts at the age of

six. She holds a bachelor ofmusic degree from the University of Miami, a

master's degree from the Juilliard School, both in piano performance, and a

doctorate ofmusical arts from the University of Miami in collaborative piano.

Castiglione has performed extensively as a soloist and collaborative pianist

throughout the United States. She has served as keyboardist for various ensembles including the Juilliard Chorus, University of Miami Collegium Musicum,

New Jersey All-State and Opera Festival Choruses, and is currently pianist

for the Choral Society ofthe Palm Beaches. She has also worked as a pianist

and vocal coach for the Opera Workshop at Montclair State University.

A member of Phi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, Castiglione is currently on the faculty at Palm Beach Atlantic University as staff

accompanist, coach, and professor ofmusic theory. She is also an adjudicator

for the national Advanced Placement Music Theory examinations. Recent 

performances include the Gershwin Piano Conceiio in F with the Palm

Beach Atlantic Symphony, recitals with vocalist Lisa Vroman, and appearances at the Lake Mohonk Arts Festival.

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Upcoming Concerts at the National Gallery ofArt

Roger Chase, violist Crowden School Ensemble

Michiko Otaki, pianist

Music by Bach, Dvorak,

Music by Sakamoto and other composers

and other composers

April 3, 2013

March 24, 2013 Wednesday, 12:10 pm

Sunday, 6:30 pm West Building, West Garden Court

West Building, West Garden Court

Winners ofthe

Edvinas Minkstimas, pianist 2013 Feder Memorial String Competition

with National Gallery ofArt and

Phillips Camerata resident musicians Presented in collaboration with the

Washington Performing Arts Society

Music by Beethoven

and other composers

April 6, 2013

Saturday, 3:30 pm

March 27, 2013 West Building Lecture Hall

Wednesday, 12:10 pm

East Building Auditorium

Danielle DeSwert Hahn, pianist

with National Gallery of Art and

Ars Vocalis Phillips Camerata resident musicians

Music by Puerto Rican Music by Beethoven

and other Hispanic composers and other composers

March 31, 2013 April 7, 2013

Sunday, 6:30 pm Sunday, 6:30 pm

West Building, West Garden Court West Building, West Garden Court