Grunberg has played concertos by Bach, Mozart, Poulenc and Gershwin with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and he has recorded several CDs of solo piano works. Grunberg is particularly active as a chamber musician in the San Francisco Bay Area. Recent concerts included a solo piano recital of works of Liszt, Bartok and Ligeti, and a program with members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra that included Stravinsky's concerto for two solo pianos, which he also performed at the San Francisco Symphony's Stravinsky Festival. Valerie Zamora, piano Valerie Zamora, a classically trained concert pianist who is also deaf, will be featured at a Student Forum at the School of Music. The forum begins at 1 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall.
Admission is free, and the general public is welcome.
Zamora will perform and discuss with the audience the challenges of her career and those of other disabled artists. She has performed and taught in Europe and across the United States, becoming increasingly aware of the discrimination exhibited toward disabled artists. She now performs recitals and holds workshops not only on the marvels and beauty of the classical repertoire, but also to promote an awareness of the accomplishments and achievements of those with disabilities. While minimizing or hiding her disability, she was recipient of numerous scholarships and grants from universities, festivals and state offices, including the North Carolina Emerging Artists Grant. D.C. Zamora's repertoire extends to some of the most demanding solo and chamber works.