Admission: Free

Performers:

Vanessa Cunha and Mika Rännäli, piano

About the Program:

Music In Midtown begins the fall semester with a musical journey based on folk music influences from Austria, Finland, Brazil and Russia. Graduate Center DMA alum Vanessa Cunha and Finnish-born pianist Mika Rännäli present music of Busoni, Miranda, Rachmaninoff, Schubert and Villa-Lobos.

About Music in Midtown:

Music in Midtown is a series of free lunchtime concerts spotlighting the highly regarded musical performance program at the CUNY Graduate Center. Presented in the warm, intimate, acoustically rich Elebash Recital Hall, these performances feature the music program’s renowned faculty, alumni, outstanding performers selected from students in the DMA program and noted guest artists. Some concerts are followed by a master class, which the public is invited to observe. Norman Carey is Director and Jacqueline Martelle is Assistant Director.

Music In Midtown thanks its generous supporters, Helen Nash, Susan and Elihu Rose, and Angela Thompson. To become a supporter of Music In Midtown, please make a donation today. You can do this online by visiting: https://www.gc.cuny.edu/Friends-of-Music