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STORRS \u2014 A Hungarian pianist will take the stage at the Jorgensen Center later this month as the first concert in the 2025-2026 Lenard Chamber Music Series.<\/p>\n
Pianist Valentin Magyar will perform on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are still on sale for the concert.<\/p>\n
Magyar, a 24-year-old musician, started playing the piano at the age of five in his native town of Balassagyarmat in Northern Hungary.<\/p>\n
At only 14 years old, Magyar was admitted to the class of special talents at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest.<\/p>\n
Currently, Magyar is doing his masters with G\u00e1bor Farkas and D\u00e9nes V\u00e1rjon, and simultaneously in Berlin at the Hanns Eisler Music Academy with Kirill Gerstein.<\/p>\n
At a young age, Magyar has performed in several competitions and has won several awards, including a gold medal at the 2023 Vienna International Music Competition.<\/p>\n
In 2024, Magyar made his debut in China with a solo and orchestral performance in Shanghai and Suzhou. He has also performed in recitals in Brazil, Serbia, Romania, England, and Hungary.<\/p>\n
Magyar\u2019s second CD features the work of Liszt and Schubert and will be released later this year.<\/p>\n
The performance on Sept. 23 will include works by Franck\/Bauer, Schubert, and Liszt.<\/p>\n
Tickets for the concert are $25 to $30, with some discounts available, and can be purchased on the Jorgensen website at jorgensen.uconn.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is located at 2132 Hill Rd. on the UConn campus in Storrs.<\/p>\n The Box Office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n