Pianist Sodi Braide is set to fill the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Hall with melodic and masterful renditions of Franz Schubert’s Impromptu in c minor, Franz Liszt Ballade No. 2 in b minor and Spanish Rhapsody, when he tickles the ivory
Pianist Sodi Braide is set to fill the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Hall with melodic and masterful renditions of Franz Schubert’s Impromptu in c minor, Franz Liszt Ballade No. 2 in b minor and Spanish Rhapsody, when he tickles the ivory as part of a concert series hosted by the International Music Foundation. Braide will be on piano for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert.
His musical foundation and accomplishments are as multi-cultural as his personal life story.
Braide became interested in playing the piano in Dublin, Ireland when he was 3 years old. He continued musical studies in Nigeria until 1988, when he attracted the attention of the famous French pianist, Eric Heidsieck. Subsequently he was invited to participate in a televised concert in Paris. Braide ended up studying in France at Orleans Conservatory, then at the Conservatoire National Superieur and the Ecole Normale in Paris.
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