Pianist Alejandro Ochoa (Doctor of Musical Arts) will bring his classical musical stylings to the Trinity Presbyterian Church Sunday, Nov. 23 in a concert sponsored by the Campbell River Friends of Music.
Ochoa’s program will consist of music from Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert and Lecuona.
Ochoa graduated Magna cum Laude from Universidad de Los Andes in Columbia, where he studied with the celebrated Cuban pianist Ignacio Pacheco. As well as performing extensively throughout Columbia, Ochoa has given numerous solo and chamber music recitals in Canada, Germany, The Netherlands and Portugal.
Named the top competitor at the Concurso Nacional de Piano UIS, Ochoa is the recipient of numerous other prizes, including the Berlind/Sara Award, McGill University’s coveted Schulich Scholarship, and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and the McGill Alma Mater Fund.
His latest recording features works on fortepiano by C.P.E. Bach, Scarlatti, Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Besides being a soloist, Ochoa is sought after as a music teacher and collaborative pianist. He has instructed piano at McGill University and today lives and works in Vancouver. He is also the Artistic Director of the Blueridge International Chamber Music Festival.
While in Campbell River, Ochoa will be conducting master classes with local piano students. For information, contact Shelley Roberts at 250-923-7658. Tickets to Ochoa’s Nov. 23 performance at the Trinity Presbyterian Church (on Simms Road), can be purchased by calling 250-923-6268, or in-person at the Visitor Information Centre in Tyee Plaza. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. The show starts at 2:30 p.m.
