Concert Guild: Manasse and Nakamatsu Duo, piano

Concert Guild presents Manasse and Nakamatsu Duo, piano

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 7 pm
Wilson Concert Hall/Wilson Hall/Lenfest Center

Tickets are required: Adult $28; Senior: $23; W&L Faculty & Staff: $18; W&L Student/Student: No charge/Id required. Taxes and processing fees included in ticket pricing.

American pianist Jon Nakamatsu continues to draw unanimous praise as a true aristocrat of the keyboard, whose playing combines elegance, clarity, and electrifying power. A native of California, Mr. Nakamatsu came to international attention in 1997 when he was named Gold Medalist of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the only American to have achieved this distinction since 1981.

Among the most distinguished classical artists of his generation, clarinetist Jon Manasse is internationally recognized for his inspiring artistry, uniquely glorious sound and charismatic performing style. A graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with David Weber, Mr. Manasse was a top prize winner in the Thirty-Sixth International Competition for Clarinet in Munich and the youngest winner of the International Clarinet Society Competition. Currently, he is an official Performing Artist of both the Buffet Crampon Company and Vandoren, the Parisian firms that are the world's oldest and most distinguished clarinet maker and reed maker, respectively. Since 1995, he has been Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Eastman School of Music; in the fall of 2007 Mr. Manasse joined the faculty of his alma mater, The Juilliard School.

Together, these esteemed artists tour continually as the Manasse/Nakamatsu Duo. The Duo also serves as Artistic Directors of the esteemed Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival in Massachusetts.

Ticket Information

Showtimes: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 7 pm

Where: Wilson Concert Hall

Tickets are required: Adult $28; Senior: $23; W&L Faculty & Staff: $18; W&L Student/Student: No charge/Id required