NYFOS – Perennials: songs for every season
$20-$70 ($10 student – at the box office or call 212-501-3330) |
$160-$260 4-concert subscription
- Steven Blier, piano
- Peter Dugan, piano
- Samuel Kidd, baritone
- Raquel González, soprano
- Lucia Bradford, mezzo-soprano
Richard Strauss — Selected works
Eduard Toldrà — Selected works
Stephen Sondheim — Selected works
Carole King — Selected works
NYFOS kicks off its Mainstage season at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center on Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 8pm with "Perennials: songs for every season." Co-created and co-hosted by pianists Steven Blier and Peter Dugan, "Perennials" celebrates the steadying power of music to guide us through the year with works by Schubert, Strauss, Toldrà, Sondheim, Carole King, and others.
About Peter Dugan, piano
Pianist Peter Dugan's 2017 debut solo performances with Michael Tilson Thomas and
the San Francisco Symphony were described by the Los Angeles Times as "stunning" and by
the SF Chronicle as "fearlessly athletic." He has appeared as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across North America and abroad. Prizing versatility as the key to the future of
classical music, Peter is equally at home in classical, jazz, and pop idioms.
A sought-after crossover artist, Peter has performed in duos and trios with artists ranging from Itzhak Perlmanand Joshua Bell to Jesse Colin Young and Glenn Close. The Wall Street Journal described Peter's collaboration with violinist Charles Yang as a "classical-meets-rockstar duo." Peter's recent chamber music recitals include the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, Music at Menlo, and a Weill Hall debut presented by Carnegie Hall. His debut album with baritone John Brancy – A Silent Night: A WWI Memorial in Song – pays homage to composers who lived through, fought in, and died in the Great War. John and Peter won first prize at the 2017 Montreal International Music Competition and second prize at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition.
Peter holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the Juilliard School, where he studied under Matti Raekallio. He resides in New York with his wife, mezzo-soprano Kara Dugan, and serves on the piano faculty at the Juilliard School Evening Division. Peter is a Yamaha Artist.