Shifrin, Miro Quartet, and Chien to Open Presidential Concert Series

The Lee University Presidential Concert Series' 32nd season will open with the renowned clarinetist David Shifrin, award-winning Miró Quartet, and celebrated pianist Gloria Chien. This concert, previously scheduled to take place on Monday, Sept. 30, will now take place on Tuesday, Oct. 1.

"We are thrilled to open our 32nd season of the Presidential Concert Series with such an extraordinary lineup of talent," said Darlia Conn, director of the Presidential Concert Series. "These musicians represent the pinnacle of musical artistry, and we look forward to a night of inspiring performances that will resonate with our audience."

Winner of both the Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Avery Fisher Prize, Shifrin is in constant demand as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber music collaborator. He has received critical acclaim as a recitalist, appearing at such venues as Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie's Zankel Hall, and 92nd Street Y in New York City, as well as the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Shifrin joined the faculty at the Yale School of Music in 1987 and was appointed Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Yale and Yale's annual concert series at Carnegie Hall in September 2008. He has also served on the faculties of The Julliard School, University of Southern California, University of Michigan, Cleveland Institute of Music, and the University of Hawaii.

The Miró Quartet is one of America's most celebrated and dedicated string quartets, having been labeled by The New Yorker as "furiously committed" and noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer for its "exceptional tonal focus and interpretive intensity." For over 25 years, the Quartet has performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages and takes pride in finding new ways to communicate with audiences of all backgrounds while cultivating the longstanding tradition of chamber music. The group has been awarded first prize at several national and international competitions including the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition.

Chien, named one of the superior pianists of the year "who appears to excel in everything" (Boston Globe), has had a 21-year relationship with Lee University, where she is currently an artist-in-residence. She serves as the co-artistic director of Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, Oregon, as well as the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, Vermont, along with her husband, Soovin Kim. In recent seasons, she has performed as a recitalist and chamber musician at Alice Tully Hall, the Library of Congress, the Phillips Collection, the Kissinger Sommer festival, and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and she is a Steinway Artist.

Tickets for this performance are $15 for adults and $5 for students, seniors, and children. Tickets are available for purchase on eventbrite.com, at the Lee University Box Office in the Dixon Center, or by contacting (423) 614-8343, between 3-6 p.m., beginning Sept. 24.

Designated parking will be available for the event.

For more information on the Presidential Concert Series, visit leeuniversity.edu/pcs/ or call the School of Music at (423) 614-8240.