ARTS Pick: Alessio Bax

Concert pianist Alessio Bax graduated with honors from his Italian hometown’s conservatory at the tender age of 14. He went on to study with some of the world’s most acclaimed classical musicians, played in revered halls around the globe and performed as a chamber musician alongside Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Andrés Díaz and Nobuko Imai. Bax has also piled up major awards including the top prize at the 2000 Leeds International Pianoforte Competition and the 1997 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition.

Tuesday 12/2. $12-33, 7:30pm. Old Cabell Hall, UVA. 924-3376.

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