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Classical pianist Janina Fialkowska returns to Dayton.
When classical piano colossus Arthur Rubenstein sings your praises, you know you’ve got something special.
Rubenstein heard Canadian-born pianist Janina Fialkowska for the first time in 1974 at his Master Piano Competition in Israel. Fialkowska’s musicality left an impression on Rubenstein who later commented, “I cannot recommend enough an artist of such calibre. I do it only to provide my many faithful audiences with the same joy of hearing her as I felt myself.”
Local fine music lovers can experience that singular joy when Fialkowska returns to Dayton for a Soirees Musicales International Piano Series concert on Saturday, May 16, at 8 p.m. at Shiloh Church, 5300 Philadelphia Dr.
“She’s one of great ladies in the profession,” said Don Hageman, founder and artistic director of Soirees. “She performed for us ten years ago when we were based at the Dayton Art Institute. The place was a mess. It was cold, there was no dressing room and there was dust everywhere. She told me ‘as long as there is a place to hang my dress I will play.’”
Hageman said Fialkowska’s career was threatened when doctors were forced to remove a tumor from her left arm.
“She didn’t perform for more than a year,” he said. “To this day she can’t really raise her left arm very high but she’s never been a show-off pianist. She just sits there and produces phenomenal music.”
HOW TO GO What: Soirees Musicales International Piano Series featuring Janina Fialkowska. When: Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m. Where: Shiloh Church, 5300 Philadelphia Dr. How Much: $22 adult, $20 seniors, $12 students 19-22, under 18 free. For more information: Call (937) 228-5802
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