IN RECITAL: Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, Piano

A 26-year-old who has been recognized among "the most promising American pianists of the new generation" will perform next month at The University of Scranton.

Performance Music: “In Recital” featuring Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, piano will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Houlihan-McLean Center. Admission is free to the public.

Sanchez-Werner was selected First Prize Winner of the 2022 Concert Artists Guild International Competition and named a Gilmore Young Artist, an honor awarded to the most promising American pianists of the new generation.

He has performed for U.S. Presidents Obama and Biden, President Peña Nieto of Mexico, President Peres of Israel, and President Kagame of Rwanda.

Committed to public service, Sanchez-Werner received the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award recognizing his dedication to social action through music in Iraq, Rwanda, France, Canada and the United States. Fellow honorees have included actor/director Robert De Niro and Presidents Peña Nieto and Perez. In presenting the award, U.S. General David Petraeus, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, commended Sanchez-Werner's “courageous humanitarian contributions through the arts…strengthening the ties that unite our nations.”

For additional details, call 570-941-7624 or email music@scranton.edu .