THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
Faculty/Guest Artist Recital
“Hommage À György Kurtág” Caroline Owen and David Kalhous, Duo Piano
Monday, October 19, 2026 7:30 p.m. | Longmire Recital Hall
PROGRAM Variations in A-flat major, D. 813
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Selections from Játékok (Games) and transcriptions Hommage à Schubert (Vol. III) Girolamo Frescobaldi: Corrente III & IV Hommage à J.S.B. (Vol. VIII) Beating – Quarrelling (Vol. VIII) Virág az ember, füst... (Flowers we are, mere flowers… Embracing Sounds) (Vol. VIII) Hommage à Halmágyi Mihály (Vol. IV) Guillaume de Machault: Rondeau (Doulz viaire gracieus) Dühös korál (Furious Chorale) (Vol. IV) Köd-kánon (Fog-canon) (Vol. IV)
György Kurtág (b. 1926)
Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in E-flat major, Op. 23 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus Tragicus), BWV 106
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Johann Sebastian Bach/György Kurtág (1685–1750)/(b. 1926)
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS A native of Atlanta, pianist Caroline Owen is active as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborator, having performed across the United States, Canada, and Europe. She has appeared at venues including the Wiener Saal and Solitär at the Salzburg Mozarteum, Palazzo Fodri in Cremona, Kaiserstein Palace in Prague, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, and Asia Society Texas Center. Owen was a semifinalist in the 14th International Mozart Competition Salzburg and a winner of the Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta Competition, receiving a scholarship to study at the Salzburg Mozarteum with Dominique Merlet and Christopher Hinterhuber. Her festival appearances include the Cremona Summer Festival, Prague Piano Festival, PianoFest in the Hamptons, PianoTexas, American Liszt Society Festival, and the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States Festival. A committed chamber musician and advocate for contemporary music, Owen has toured with the Astralis Chamber Ensemble since 2022 and premiered piano concerti with the Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra. Drawing on her background in dance, she regularly collaborates with composer Badie Khaleghian on interdisciplinary projects; their multimedia work Electric Sky Blue has been presented internationally. Highlights of Owen’s 2026–2027 season include performances with the Blue Ridge Symphony and Third Angle New Music, as well as duo programs with soprano Bethany Mamola and pianist David Kalhous. Owen earned the Doctor of Music in Piano Performance from Florida State University. Based in Atlanta, she is an Artist Affiliate at Emory University and Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Decatur Fine Arts Academy. carolineowenpiano.com Pianist David Kalhous has gained recognition and critical acclaim in the United States and Europe for his wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous programming spanning more than three centuries. He has appeared as a soloist with the Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, Israel Symphony Orchestra, Moravian Philharmonic, and Chamber Philharmonia Pardubice. As a recitalist and a chamber musician, he performed to critical acclaim at the Prague Spring Festival, Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Seoul Arts Center, Krumlov International Festival, and Czech Philharmonic Chamber Music Series among others In New York City, he appears at Bargemusic, Symphony Center, Spectrum and Czech Center NYC; in Chicago, at PianoForte Foundation, Ganz Hall and Constellation. Kalhous regularly performs, lectures, and teaches masterclasses at leading universities and conservatories around the world, and his interest in new music has resulted in collaboration with many composers who have dedicated works to him. He performed with Fonema Consort in Chicago and Konvergence Ensemble in Prague. He appeared on Czech Radio and Television, on WFMT Chicago, and has written, produced, and hosted programs devoted to piano music for Prague’s Classic FM Radio. His recordings can be heard on the Neos and ArcoDiva labels.
Kalhous holds a doctorate from Northwestern University, where he studied with Ursula Oppens. He attended Prague Conservatoire, Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, Rubin Academy of Music at Tel-Aviv University and Yale University, and worked with pianists Jaroslav Čermák, Paul Badura Skoda, Emil Leichner, Victor Derevianko, David Northington, and Peter Frankl. He also worked with Jerome Lowenthal at the Music Academy of the West. Kalhous is a Professor of Piano at Florida State University College of Music. He is the Artistic Director of the annual Prague Piano Festival. davidkalhous.com | praguepiano.org