Two Keyboard Concerts in October

Badura-Skoda on Oct. 14


Sasan Arzuni on Oct. 3

The Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concerts will present two programs in the Concert Hall at Fresno State in October, featuring pianists Sasan Arzuni on Oct. 3 and Paul Badura-Skoda on Oct. 14.

Arzuni, an internationally recognized authority on Armenian composer Aram Khatchaturian, will appear on Friday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m., in cooperation with the Armenian General Benevolent Union of Fresno, the Fresno State Armenian Studies Program and special support from Dr. David Fox.

Arzuni will present a program in honor of Khatchaturian's 100th birthday that will consist of solo and chamber music works together with local musicians Miles Ishigaki, clarinet, and David Margetts and Matthew Mazzei, violins.

Badura-Skoda will appear on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m., and play works by Mozart, Haydn, Martin and Beethovern.

Badura-Skoda is a legendary artist who has collaborated with such renowned conductors as Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan, George Szell, Karl Böhm, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Sir Georg Solti. He played in all the world's greatest concert halls and for years was the pianist who had the largest number of commercial recordings available in the market. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Austrian artist's American debut.

Ticket prices for each concert are $12.50 general, $7 seniors and $5 students. For ticket reservations and other information, call 8-2337