Charlie Albright to perform at Centralia College on Nov. 18
World-renowned pianist and Centralia College graduate Charlie Albright will perform a fundraising holiday concert for the Centralia College Foundation at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 in the Corbet Theatre on the Centralia College campus.
Tickets are $40 for reserved general admission. A limited number of VIP reception
tickets with Albright are also available for $75. All proceeds benefit student scholarships
and the Charlie Albright Piano Fund.
Albright will perform holiday favorites and include time for improvisation.
Charlie Albright breaks the "classical" rules of music by connecting with audiences like no other. Through his music, speaking, and unique improvisations, he crosses all genres...and makes it fun. Albright regularly appears at major concert halls, festivals, and with artists of all genres. He has performed worldwide, including at the Isaac Stern Auditorium main stage of Carnegie Hall (New York City); the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.); Symphony Hall (Boston); the Salle Cortot (Paris, France); the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (Miami); the Kumho Art Hall (Seoul, South Korea); the National Center for the Performing Arts (Beijing); and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center New York).
Born in Centralia, Albright began piano lessons at the age of 3. He studied with Nancy Adsit and earned an Associate of Science degree at Centralia College while still in high school. He was the first classical pianist in the Harvard College/New England Conservatory 5-Year AB/MM Joint Program, completing a Bachelor’s Degree as an Economics major and Pre-Med student at Harvard, and a Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance at NEC, having studied with Wha-Kyung Byun. He graduated with the prestigious Artist Diploma (A.D.) from The Juilliard School, having studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky.
A firm believer in education, Albright founded the Charlie Albright Scholarship and Charlie Albright Piano Fund in collaboration with the Centralia College Foundation. The scholarship provides scholarships to music students, and money was raised to purchase and maintain the 9-foot Steinway Piano for the college’s Corbet Hall.
For the latest information and a full bio, please visit CharlieAlbright.com, Youtube.com/CharlieAlbrightPianist, Facebook.com/CharlieAlbrightPianist, and Instagram (@CharlieAlbrightPianist).
Albright last performed at Centralia College in 2017.