Honored as 2022 Classical Woman of the Year by Performance Today, American pianist Lara Downes  has been called “an explorer whose imagination is fired by bringing notice to the underrepresented and forgotten” (The Log Journal). Her dynamic work as a sought-after soloist, a Billboard Chart-topping recording artist, arts activist and advocate positions her as a cultural visionary on the national arts scene.

This performance is made possible through a generous gift from Patricia Appold.

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