Blair Master Series: Craig Nies, piano
An esteemed member of the Blair piano faculty since 1991, Craig Nies is known for his superb technique, expressive range, and intellectual depth.
Turner Recital Hall / Blair School of Music, 2400 Blakemore Ave., Nashville 37212
Tickets: $17.50
Running time: 60 minutes
- Free parking is available in the Vanderbilt West Garage on Children’s Way, directly across from Blair School of Music.
About Craig Nies:
A member of the Blair School of Music piano faculty since 1991, Craig Nies served as co-chair of the piano department for 14 years. He was previously an adjunct assistant professor at the Yale School of Music and, since 2006, his summers have included teaching and performing at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina.
Nies’s long performance history includes work with 10 Pulitzer Prize-winning composers and his recent 10-concert series featuring Bach’s complete Well Tempered Clavier, which included Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations and Hammerklavier Sonata, along with Rachmaninoff’s First and Second Sonatas. Other series have included the complete piano sonatas of Mozart and Schubert, along with Bach’s Goldberg Variations in eight recitals, and the complete Beethoven piano/string sonatas in five concerts with members of the Blair String Quartet and Blakemore Trio.
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