For tickets, contact the Student Union Box Office at (937) 775-5544 or go to the
box office at E186 Student Union.

Ticket prices are:

• Wright State faculty and staff,
  all students, and seniors: $10
• Adults: $12

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Ralph Votapek, piano
8:00pm Schuster Hall, Creative Arts Center

Pianist Ralph Votapek is the Gold Medalist of the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and winner of the prestigious Naumburg Award. Votapek has made hundreds of appearances with most of the major American orchestras, including 16 appearances with the Chicago Symphony. He has performed in recital and with orchestras in London, Lisbon, Paris, St. Petersburg, Kiev, and in the Far East. He has also made a special commitment to Latin America, where he has toured for four decades, performing repeatedly in Buenos Aires, Rio, Santiago, and other cities. His chamber music experience includes concerts with the Juilliard, Fine Arts, New World, and Chester String Quartets. His most recent CDs on the Ivory Classics label feature the complete Goyescas of Granados and the 24 Preludes of Debussy. He recently retired from Michigan State University, where he served as artist-in-residence for 36 years.

In addition to solo works by Scarlatti, Mendelssohn and Ravel, Mr. Votapek will perform Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with the WSU Chamber Orchestra on his Artist Series appearance.