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Artist Interview: Pianist Sergei Babayan

http://www.fresnophil.org/concert.php?page=masterworks
Fresno favorite Sergei Babayan performs Prokofiev's popular Piano Concerto No. 3.

This week award winning pianist Sergei Babayan will grace the stage twice in Fresno. The Armenian-American pianist was interviewed by Valley Edition Host Joe Moore about his creative process and his upcoming performances in the region. 

Babayan performs Wednesday March 9 at 8 p.m. at the Fresno State Concert Hall for a Philip Lorenz Memorial Keyboard Concert. His second performance will be held at the Saroyan Theatre  for the Fresno Philharmonic Sunday March 13 at 3 p.m.

Click play above to listen to the interview.  

Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).
Ezra David Romero is an award-winning radio reporter and producer. His stories have run on Morning Edition, Morning Edition Saturday, Morning Edition Sunday, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Salt, Latino USA, KQED, KALW, Harvest Public Radio, etc.
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