Daniel Anastasio at Julliard

Julliard’s very beautiful Paul Recital Hall awaits the appearance of student Daniel Anastasio to perform his master’s degree recital.

Paul Recital Hall. Julliard School of Music.  New York City.  April 18, 2013.  Jullliard, arguably, has the finest piano faculty in the world, and any of its students can be guaranteed to give a recital of professional caliber.  For that reason, I was prepared for a fine evening of music while attending Daniel Anastasio’s master’s degree recital, during which he played short works by Faure, Bartok and Gyorgy Kurtag, and two major pieces, Beethoven’s Opus 109 and Chopin’s Ballade No. 4.  Anastasio is a student of the famous Jerome Lowenthal, and his idiomatic and gorgeous playing evidenced the results of fine teaching.  The program notes gave no details about Anastasio, but I wouldn’t be surprised if his name crops up again.  I would like to hear him again.