Ohlsson was born in White Plains, N.Y., where he began piano studies at age eight. He furthered his musical education at the Westchester Conservatory of Music and The Juilliard School. Ohlsson last performed at the Lied Center during the 1997-1998 season. Larry Lusk, retired dean, UNL Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, will deliver a preperformance talk in the Lied's Steinhart Room 30 minutes prior to curtain. Call the Lied box office at 472-4747 for ticket availability.
Admission is free.
The quintet will perform works by Endre Szervansky, Lalo Schifrin, Alvin Etler, and Josef Bach. One of the most active and visible quintets in the Midwest, the Moran Quintet is the resident faculty woodwind quintet of the University of Nebraska School of Music. Formed in 1986 and named for the late John Moran, director of the School of Music, the quintet has toured extensively throughout the Midwest, performing as a featured ensemble at the annual national convention of the College Music Society in Chicago and in 1992 performed in recital in South Korea. The Moran Quintet was nominated for NPR's Lucian Wulsin Award for Best Regional Performance, Small Ensemble and was so popular that it was played nationally in three separate broadcasts. Watercolor, ink and pencil on handmade paper.