The Lyceum Series presents pianist Awadagin Pratt.

Acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involved performances, Awadagin Pratt performs a varied program of works, from Philip Glass to Rachmaninoff and Liszt.

Piano virtuoso and recording artist Awadagin Pratt has attracted audiences to classical music around the world with his “enormous dynamic range… grave quiet to immense thunder.” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer) Pratt was the first student in Peabody Conservatory history to receive diplomas in three performance areas: piano, violin and conducting. In 1992, Pratt became the […]

Creation February 25, 2023 - 7:30pm PRECONCERT CHAT: 6:45pm Awadagin Pratt, piano • Contemporary - Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds,/i> was premiered by Awadagin Pratt in 2022. • T.S. Eliot - Rounds is inspired by the imagery and themes from T.S. Eliot’s poem Four Quartets. • Multi-talented - Awadagin Pratt is also an accomplished conductor. • Almost […]

Associate Conductor Jerry Hou and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra celebrate the American experience. The concert opens with Joan Tower's 1920/2019, a piece spanning 100 years of women's history, from voting rights to the #MeToo movement. And then the dynamic pianist Awadagin Pratt joins the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a new piano concerto by one of […]

Associate Conductor Jerry Hou and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra celebrate the American experience. The concert opens with Joan Tower's 1920/2019, a piece spanning 100 years of women's history, from voting rights to the #MeToo movement. And then the dynamic pianist Awadagin Pratt joins the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a new piano concerto by one of […]

FRIDAY, MARCH 10 AT 7:30PM Smith Opera House GENEVA CONCERTS Among his generation of concert artists, pianist Awadagin Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras. In 1992 Pratt became the first African-American pianist to win the Naumburg International Piano Competition. Since then, he has performed […]

We begin with Symphoria composed by our Principal Pops Conductor, Sean O’Loughlin. You’ll love Roberto Sierra’s colorful Fandangos and Duke Ellington’s Three Black Kings. Pianist Awadagin Pratt takes the stage to perform the New York premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds for Piano and String Orchestra. Kyle Bass joins Symphoria to speak the immortal words of […]

Century II Concert Hall Choose your national park adventure and let yourself be swept away by the wonder and majesty of Jennifer Higdon's All Things Majestic. Like postcards, the music represents the grandeur of mountains, the mirror reflections upon serene lakes, the unpredictable flow of rivers and streams, and the cathedral-like vastness of parks that […]

Among his generation of concert artists, pianist Awadagin Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras. Recent and upcoming appearances include recital engagements in Baltimore, La Jolla, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Ravinia, Lewes, Delaware, Duke University and at Carnegie Hall for the Naumburg Foundation. In November 2009, […]