- Performance Today -Drew Petersen joins host Fred Child May 22, 2017 — Drew Petersen, winner of the 2017 American Pianists Award, joins host Fred Child in the PT performance studio. Petersen graduated cum laude from Harvard with a bachelor of liberal arts degree and did his undergraduate music studies at the Juilliard School with Jerome Lowenthal. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Music degree at Juilliard with Robert McDonald and is a recipient of the prestigious Kovner Fellowship.
In our conversation, Drew talks about his decision to attend Harvard rather than a music conservatory, and discusses the construction of a fugue. He also plays two fiendishly difficult pieces of music, the Sonatine by Maurice Ravel and the Fugue from Piano Sonata Op. 26 by Samuel Barber.
- WFMT Impromptu July 27, 2017 — The American Pianists Awards are held every four years to discover the best aspiring young American classical pianists.
- WQXR Young Artists Showcase APA Winner Drew Petersen May 10, 2017 — Program:
Bach: Toccata in F-Sharp Minor
--Drew Petersen, piano
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major
--Drew Petersen, piano
Ravel: Sonatine
--Drew Petersen, piano
Barber: Piano Sonata, Op. 26, IV. Fuga
--Drew Petersen, piano
Gershwin-Wild: Etude No. 3, The Man I Love
--Drew Petersen, piano