辛西娅·阿登·史密斯·桑德斯杰出艺术家系列：坂田智树，范·克莱本钢琴独奏会决赛选手

2016年10月5日 – (DENISON, TX) 美高梅博彩 will host world-class pianist Tomoki Sakata, finalist at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, on Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cruce Stark Auditorium as part of the Cynthia Arden Smith Sanders Distinguished Artist Series

“The Cliburn Competition is widely-recognized as one of the world's highest-visibility classical-music contests and supports the careers of young pianists to share the transformative powers of music with a wide global audience,” said Dr. David Tercero, Program Director for the 美高梅博彩 Music Department.  “This is a 不能错过 concert for music lovers and piano students alike!”

Also a prizewinner at various competitions throughout Asia and Europe, Sakata has appeared in concert in Osaka, Tokyo, and Yokohama as well as in Geneva, Lugano, Paris, Prague, Utrecht, and Moscow for the twelfth International Festival “Musical Kremlin” at the invitation of Nikolai Petrov. 他曾作为独奏家与沃斯堡交响乐团、扬斯敦交响乐团、滨松交响乐团、卢布林爱乐乐团和东京市立爱乐乐团合作，与伦纳德·斯拉特金、兰德尔·克雷格·弗莱舍和矢崎彦太郎等指挥家合作。

Octavia Records released Mr. Sakata’s debut disc in spring 2015, featuring works 通过 Liszt, Scriabin, Debussy, Chopin, and Rachmaninov. A sci-fi and anime fan, he has also recorded the soundtrack for the popular Japanese manga series “Your Life in April.”

坂田先生出生于名古屋，5岁开始学习钢琴，6岁开始即兴创作和作曲。 他目前往返于日本、意大利和德国之间，自2012年起在东京美术音乐大学跟随西川秀人学习； William Grant Naboré at the International Piano Academy Lake Como since 2011; 和2014年以来在汉诺威的Arie Vardi。

社区成员的票价为15美元，教职员工的票价为5美元。 学生凭身份证免费入场。

For more information, contact Amy Evans at evansa@grayson.edu or 903-863-8628.