Exeter, NH (November 6, 2007)—On Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 p.m., Phillips Exeter Academy will present a concert by international pianist Gabriel Chodos, who will perform in Phillips Church, located on the corner of Front Street and Tan Lane. The concert is free and open to the public.

Gabriel Chodos has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Israel and Japan. He has performed as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Aspen Chamber, the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Holland, and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. He has recorded for Fleur de Son, Japan Victor, Centaur, CRI and Orion.

Early in his career, Chodos received national recognition as a Fulbright scholar and a prizewinner in both the Concert Artists Guild auditions and the Michaels competition. More recently, he has been awarded Martha Baird Rockefeller grants and a Solo Recitalist grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Chodos has performed at Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd Street Y, Symphony Hall, Merkin Hall and the Library of Congress. He has given master classes at the Chautauqua Festival, the Rutgers Summerfest, the Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig, Toho Conservatory, and Kunitachi Music University. His performances of works by Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms have been broadcast nationwide by National Public Radio.

This year’s performance will include Schubert’s The Last Three Sonatas. The evening’s program:

Sonata in C minor, Op. posth. (D.958)
 Allegro
 Adagio
 Menuetto:  Allegro
 Allegro

Sonata in A Major, Op. posth. (D.959)
 Allegro
 Andantino
 Scherzo:  Allegro vivace
 Rondo:  Allegretto

Sonata in B flat major, Op. posth. (D.960)
 Molto moderato
 Andante sostenuto
 Scherzo:  Allegro vivace con delicatezza
 Allegro ma non troppo

For further information, please call the music department at (603) 777-3453 or visit its webpage for a complete list of upcoming events at http://www.exeter.edu/news_and_events/news_events_2990.aspx.   You may also call the PEA public events line at (603) 777-4309. Directions to the Academy are available at (603) 777-4330.

Phillips Exeter Academy is a coeducational, independent preparatory school that was founded in 1781 and originated the system of instruction known as Harkness teaching in 1931. In the spirit of its charter to foster both goodness and knowledge, students come from a wide variety of geographic, economic, racial and religious backgrounds. The diverse student body comes from approximately 45 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and 23 foreign countries.