Described by the New York Concert Review as “an artist with a polished sound and tremendous constructive power” and hailed by the Hoja del Lunes de Madrid as “the Spanish pianist of his generation,” José Ramón Méndez is one of the most exciting Spanish pianists of today.

Méndez has given master classes around the United States and in numerous cities in Spain, including Lugo, Aviles, Panticosa, Santiago de Compostela, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Oviedo, and Gijón. Currently, he is the artistic director of the Gijón International Piano Festival. Formerly on the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin and New York University, he is now assistant professor of piano at Pennsylvania State University.

PROGRAM: Soler- Sonata in D-flat Major, S. Rubio 88, Sonata in D Major, S. Rubio 84; Haydn- Andante and Variations in F minor, hob. XVII: 6; Schubert- Two Impromptus, op. 142, no. 2 in A-flat Major, No. 3 in B-flat Major; Szymanowski- Two Etudes, op. 4, No. 1 in E-flat minor, No. 3 in B-flat minor; Rachmaninov- Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 36