Saturday, April 25, from 2-4 p.m.

Ticket Sales:

$15 General Admission | $10 Students

Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz and mezzo-soprano Keely Jean Rhodes present an evening of Classical-era music performed on an original Viennese fortepiano. This intimate concert offers audiences the rare chance to hear Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven as they intended them to be heard.

During the Classical era in Vienna, composers expected their keyboard music to entertain relatively small audiences in smaller-scale spaces than today’s large concert halls. And, the era’s pianos (known as “fortepianos”) are very different from modern Steinways.

Vienna-based fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz specializes in historically informed performance. Called “the foremost performer in the world of the fortepiano” (Aspen Daily News), he has been praised for imbuing “[Beethoven’s] tenderness, longing, and frustration into the very notes” (Orlando Sentinel), for “lavish but tasteful” playing (Classical Sonoma), and as “a privilege to hear” (Marblehead Current). He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, and performs exclusively on historic Viennese fortepianos.

Mezzo-soprano Keely Jean Rhodes is praised for her versatility and “true rich tone.” She has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America with ensembles including the Augusta Symphony, Austin Opera, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, True Concord Voices and Orchestra, Conspirare, and the Washington Bach Consort. A Fulbright Scholar to Italy, she has recorded with Harmonia Mundi, Naxos, and Reference Recordings. Dr. Rhodes serves as Artistic Director for three choirs in Aiken, South Carolina, and holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and the University of Texas at Austin.

Venue: Pulaski Theatre (14 West Main St., Pulaski, VA 24301)