(SEWELL, NJ) — Esteemed concert pianist and pedagogue Robert McDonald makes his solo debut at Music at Bunker Hill with works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Walker, and Debussy. The concert will be held on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church. Showtime is 3:00pm.

Robert McDonald tours extensively as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. He has appeared with major orchestras in the United States and was the recital partner for many years to Isaac Stern and other distinguished instrumentalists. He has played with the Takács, Vermeer, Juilliard, Brentano, Borromeo, American, Shanghai, and St. Lawrence string quartets, as well as Music from Marlboro. His discography includes recordings for Sony Classical, Bridge, Vox, Musical Heritage Society, ASV, and CRI.

Tickets are $5 for students with ID and $28 for adults and seniors. Tickets are available for purchase online. Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church is located at 330 Greentree Road in Sewell, New Jersey.

Mr. McDonald’s prizes include the gold medal at the Busoni International Piano Competition, the top prize at the William Kapell International Competition, and the Deutsche Schallplatten Critics Award. With degrees from Lawrence University, the Curtis Institute of Music, the Juilliard School, and the Manhattan School of Music, he studied with Theodore Rehl, Seymour Lipkin, Rudolf Serkin, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Beveridge Webster, and Gary Graffman.

A member of the piano faculty at Juilliard since 1999, Mr. McDonald joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2007.

This program is made possible in part by funding from The Gloucester County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Rowan College of South Jersey, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding is provided by South Jersey Charitable Foundation and The Presser Foundation.

Remaining Music at Bunker Hill concerts:

4/28/24 at 3:00pm 100 Years of Women Composers (concert was rescheduled)

5/26/24 at 3:00pm Vocal Chamber Music, Lucy Fitz Gibbon and Friends

Founded in 2008, Music at Bunker Hill brings great performers to the heart of southern New Jersey, enhancing the cultural life of our community by preserving the tradition of classical music while exploring other musical genres. With outreach concerts in schools and libraries, their artists inspire the next generation with their passion for the arts and standards of excellence. Their goal is to make great music affordable, accessible, and appealing to as many people as possible.