FRANCESCA HURST
Classical and New Music Pianist
ABOUT
Recognized for her “quicksilver passagework” and “tender lyricism” (The Washington Post), yet not afraid to shout or swing her foot onto the piano if the music demands it, pianist Francesca Hurst is at ease with classical and contemporary music, and has a special interest in music by women. She has performed in the US and abroad, and has been a guest artist at many new music festivals, including the Atlantic Music Festival, where she premiered over 50 works in six weeks with the Contemporary Ensemble. During the pandemic, she created the 100-day online series Daily Dose of Piano, featuring music from the Baroque to today, including 14 premieres. Francesca is on the Performing Artist Touring Roster of the Virginia Commission for the Arts. She is on the piano faculty at The Catholic University of America and the University of Virginia, is an MTNA Nationally Certified Teacher of Music, and teaches for MusicLink Foundation. She holds a DMA in Piano Performance.
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...Francesca Hurst captured Bernstein’s musical sketches in full timbre...
Grace Jean, The Washington Post
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DC New Music performance with Great Noise Ensemble, October 2021
...her Feli-citazione (a mellifluous, "Italianate" Berio tribute) was never less than exquisitely fluent. And it was a sight to see her donning mittens for the graphic Blokken...
Matt Mendez, I Care If You Listen
Ward Recital Hall, Washington, DC, May 2023
SELECTED PERFORMANCE VIDEOS
(all recorded live and unedited)
Solo
Solo piano recital, April 2023
Meet the Artists Series
CenterStage Reston
Sonata for Piano, 3rd movement, by Faina Lushtak
Solo piano recital, February 2023
Washington International Piano Series
Washington, DC
Mazurka in A Minor, Op.17, No.4, F. Chopin
Solo piano recital, June 2021
District New Music Coalition's
Spring Concert Series
Sonata for Piano, 1st movement, by Faina Lushtak
Collaborative
Tuesday Concert Series
Church of the Epiphany, 2022
Washington, DC
Fanmi Imèn by Valerie Coleman
New Music Concert
Atlantic Music Festival, 2021
Waterville, ME
The Dwarf by Yi-Fan Chen
Daniel Dorff's piece The Seven Chakras performed with Todd Groves, saxophone, New Music Delaware
New Music Delaware 2019
Polaris Piano Trio
featuring pieces by David Baker, Clara Schumann, and F. J. Haydn
Arts Club of Washington, 2019
D. Baker, C. Schumann, F.J. Haydn
2022-2023 SEASON
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April 25, 2022 at 6:30pm
Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family
Washington, DC
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May 1, 2022 at 3pm
Recital with flutist Robert Cart
The American Cathedral in Paris
Paris, France
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June 4, 2022 at 5pm
Private House Concert
Recital with flutist Robert Cart
Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
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June 21, 2022 at 12pm
Recital with flutist Robert Cart
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
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December 10, 2022 at 5pm
Solo Piano Recital
Private House Concert
Annandale, VA
2023
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February 21, 2023 at 12pm
Solo Piano Recital
Church of the Epiphany
Washington, DC
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March 23, 2023
Washington International Piano Series
Solo Piano Recital
Ward Recital Hall
Washington, DC
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April 2, 2023 at 2pm
Solo Piano Recital
Van Vleck House & Gardens
Montclair, NJ
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April 6, 2023 at 2:15pm
Solo Piano Recital
CenterStage Reston
Reston, VA
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April 15, 2023 at 3:30pm
Solo Piano Recital
Grace Baptist Church
Richmond, VA
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June 2, 2023 at 7pm
Solo Piano Recital
Private Home
Capitol Hill, DC
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June 4, 2023 at 4pm
Solo Recital
Davies Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Temple Hills, MD