Rachel Breen & Friends

LIVE at Piedmont Piano Company Rachel Breen & Friends A Holiday Sonata Party You've heard of the sonata, but have you ever gotten to unwrap SIX sonatas, presented with a side of holiday cheer? Come hear some of the greatest repertoire ever written, performed by two internationally-renowned pianists based in Germany. The afternoon will be filled with music, enthusiastically-framed composer history, and even a dash of numerology. reserve seats FREE Admission, $20 suggested donation We are offering a limited number of seats for this performance. Reservations are needed for entry. RACHEL BREEN American pianist Rachel Breen’s performances have been described as “truly show-stopping” (Gramophone UK), having “a beautiful piano sound and original detail.” She is especially interested in creating programs that bridge cultural boundaries by combining stylistically diverse works into a single, uninterrupted narrative. Breen was a student of the late Lars Vogt at Hannover's Hochschule für Musik; previously, she completed degrees at Yale University and the Juilliard School under--respectively--Boris Slutsky and Julian Martin. Breen was self-taught until age 10, when she began lessons with Dr. Sharon Mann at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is indebted to the Imogen Cooper Music Trust, of which she is a 2024-25 scholar. Laureate of the 2025 Queen Elisabeth Competition, Breen has also been awarded top prizes at Premi Iturbi (2023), the Hans von Bülow International Competition (2023), the Bösendorfer International Competition (2023), the Honens International Piano Competition (2022), the Beethoven International Competition in Vienna (2021), and the Georges Cziffra International Competition (2019), among others. She was selected as the 2021-23 National Federation of Music Clubs’ Young Artist in the US, and received the 2021 Kurt Alten Prize at her university in Germany. Her most recent concert seasons have featured guest artist appearances at the Chautauqua…