April 17, 2025: Host Christa Wessel welcomes pianist Angela Hewitt and Classical Up Close to All Classical Radio\u2019s Irving Levin Performance Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Angela Hewitt\u2014one of the world\u2019s most revered pianists\u2014returns with Portland Piano International to perform music by Handel, Bach, Haydn, and more. Then, our friends from Classical Up Close will preview their brand-new 2025 season of free concerts and performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Join us Thursday at 3:00 PM PT at 89.9 FM in Portland, OR or from anywhere in the world on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hailed as \u201cone of the busiest pianists on earth\u201d (London\u2019s Evening Standard<\/em>), pianist Angela Hewitt has earned four Juno Awards, a Gramophone Award, and the Wigmore Hall Gold Medal. She is among the few women to have recorded the complete Beethoven Sonatas and is the visionary behind Italy\u2019s Trasimeno Music Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn more at angelahewitt.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Portland Piano International has presented more than 220 artists in recital and through outreach activities. Some of the greatest pianists in the world of music have played for Portland audiences because of this organization. While pianists have many opportunities to play the concerto repertoire, this is one of only a handful of recital series that remains devoted to the solo piano recital. Portland Piano International is a vital part of Portland’s quality cultural life and it has consistently garnered praise from both the local and national media, heralded a “consistently brilliant Piano Recital Series” (Willamette Week) and “one of this city’s musical treasures” (The Oregonian).<\/p>\n\n\n\n