December 19 – 30, 2020

Beethoven’s 250th Birthday Celebration

Adam Golka on Piano

Archway Gallery is pleased to present 32@32, a once in a lifetime concert series of the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas in the 250th anniversary season, by acclaimed pianist and native Texan, Adam Golka. Adam will perform the complete sonatas over a series of 8 concerts, alongside short companion films about his personal journey through this monumental repertoire, made in collaboration with filmmaker Zac Nicholson. Read more about his extraordinary musical journey.

Adam has been regularly on the concert stage since the age of 16, when he won first prize at the 2nd China Shanghai International Piano Competition. He has also received the Gilmore Young Artist Award and the Max I. Allen Classical Fellowship Award from the American Pianists Association, and was presented by Sir András Schiff in recitals at the Klavier-Festival Ruhr in Germany, Tonhalle Zürich, and in Berlin and New York. Adam studied with the late José Feghali, and spent four years at the Peabody Conservatory studying with Leon Fleisher. He also served as Artist-in Residence at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he taught piano, chamber music, and conducted the Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra.

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The galley is taking extensive precautions to ensure the safety of the audience. Seating is limited to 15 pairs of seats, spaced 6 feet apart. Air circulation will be maintained throughout the performance as well as the operation of an air purifier.