[Awadagin Pratt]
Auburn Montgomery
Artist & Concert SeriesThursday, September 27, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Goodwyn Auditorium
Admission Free
Artist & Concert SeriesThursday, September 27, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Goodwyn Auditorium
Admission Free
Biography
CM Artists
Awadagin Pratt
Among his generation of concert artists, pianist Awadagin Pratt
is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving
performances in recital and with symphony orchestras.
Born in Pittsburgh, Awadagin Pratt began studying piano at the
age of six. Three years later, having moved to Normal, Illinois with his
family, he also began studying violin. At the age of 16 he entered the
University of Illinois where he studied piano, violin, and conducting.
He subsequently enrolled at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he
became the first student in the school's history to receive diplomas in
three performance areas – piano, violin and conducting. In recognition
of this achievement and for his work in the field of classical music,
Mr. Pratt recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Johns
Hopkins.
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