Francesca Hurst Piano Recital
The UVA Department of Music is proud to present Francesca Hurst for a piano recital in Brooks Hall on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at 3:30 PM in Brooks Hall!
Francesca Hurst presents "Reflections", a solo piano recital featuring works by Elena Kats-Chernin, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Florence Price, and a look at the nocturne from John Field to today.
Dynamic and engaging, pianist Francesca Hurst delights audiences with a mix of classical and contemporary music. Listeners have described her playing as "moving and compelling" and "powerful yet sensitive." Classically trained, she fell into the new music scene in 2013, when a last-minute gig with Great Noise Ensemble turned into a decade-long engagement as their pianist. At ease with a wide range of repertoire, she makes sense of the music regardless of style and period, is passionate about communicating with audiences, and has a special interest in performing music by women.
As a new music pianist, Francesca has appeared as a solo and collaborative guest artist at festivals like the Wintergreen Music Festival, Atlantic Music Festival, New Music Delaware, New Music Gathering, Charlotte New Music Festival, and the Bang on a Can Music Marathon. Equally versatile in the classical repertoire, she has played in such venues as the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery of Art, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC, and internationally in Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal, and France. During the pandemic, she created the 100-day online video series Daily Dose of Piano, which featured music from the Baroque to today, including 14 premieres. She was recently named to the Performing Artist Touring Roster of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and her debut album of women composers will be released soon.
Francesca teaches applied piano at the University of Virginia and applied piano and piano pedagogy at The Catholic University of America, and maintains a thriving private piano studio in Northern Virginia. She is an MTNA Nationally Certified Teacher of Music and holds a DMA in Piano Performance.
To read more about Francesca Hurst, click here. francescahurst.com
This event is supported by the Eleanor Shea Music Trust.
Historic Brooks Hall is on University Avenue adjacent to the University of Virginia’s Rotunda and directly across the street from St. Paul’s Memorial Church and the Bank of America. Parking is available on the street or in one of the many parking lots and garages on "The Corner", across from Brooks Hall in lots on Elliewood Avenue, University Avenue, Fourteenth Street and Wertland Street.
All programs are subject to change.
For more information, please call the Department of Music at 434.924.3052 or send a message to music@virginia.edu.