TOC Lunchtime Concert: David Rothman, piano
Free
- David Rothman, piano
- Michael Barnes, organ
Concert pianist David Rothman performs Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 in D minor with Michael Barnes, organ as orchestra.
About David Rothman, piano
David Rothman was born in Toronto, Canada in 1962. When he was two, his family moved to Los Angeles. At six, Mr. Rothman began to study piano, and at ten, he was accepted into the Menuhin School in England. Nadia Boulanger was among the panel who accepted Mr. Rothman into the school. At seventeen, he was accepted into the Curtis Institute where he studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski.
Before leaving the Menuhin School, he played a Beethoven Sonata at Wigmore Hall in conjunction with the school and he played at Curtis Hall in December of 1981. With accompanist, Michael Barnes, he has played twelve concertos, including the Brahms Concerto No. 2 and Schumann Concerto in A minor. David Rothman presently lives in Portland, Oregon and is a frequent guest artist on TOC Portland's Lunchtime Concert Series.
https://www.facebook.com/David-Rothman-Piano-Concerts-1864553740297407/About Michael Barnes, organ
Michael Barnes is a professional pianist and organist, and has been Senior Organist at Westminster since 1992. With the Westminster Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir, he has toured Scotland and Cuba. He has performed with the Wednesday Noon Concert Series at The Old Church Concert Hall since 1988. With the Portland Gay Men's Chorus, he toured China for goodwill concerts in 2019. He accompanies the Pacific Youth Choir, and is Organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church and Temple Beth Israel in Portland, OR. He is a member of the American Guild of Organists, Organ Historical Society and Guild of Temple Musicians.
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