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The Arsht Center’s “Classic Conversations” includes a pre-show talk on
Thursday, March 21, before the performance by the Academy of St Martin
in the Fields with Joshua Bell, music director and violinist.

Jorge Mejia, president and CEO for Sony Music Publishing Latin America,
will be on hand on Tuesday, April 16 before the performance of pianist
Lang Lang in a recital that features selected works from Chopin,
Schumann, and Fauré. A pianist himself, Mejia says he’ll concentrate on
the craft of performance when he speaks to the before-show audience to
give them an understanding of the person behind the performance and, in
this case, Lang Lang’s years of dedication.

Mejia believes that the key to inspiring a love of classical music is simply
exposure.

“When young people are exposed to this music, for the most part, I think
they can’t help but at least be intrigued, if not fall in love with this music. I
think the key is to have people exposed to the music and then the music
does what it needs to do.”

WHAT: Knight Masterworks Classical Conversations

WHERE: Peacock Foundation Education Center inside the Knight Concert
Hall, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami

WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7 prior to the performances by the
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Thursday, March 21, Academy of St
Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell, and on Tuesday, April 16 pre-show
before Lang Lang

COST: Free admission to Classical Conversations (ticket for performance
not a requirement)

INFORMATION: 305-949-6722 or arshtcenter.org

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