George Lopez and Gulimina Mahamuti, piano duo, will perform in concert on Friday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Guzzetta Recital Hall.  A masterclass will be held before the recital at 2 p.m. also in Guzzetta Recital Hall.  George Lopez, Bowdoin College’s Robert Beckwith Artist in Residence, has been a dedicated and dynamic performer, educator, and lecturer for 30 years. Gulimina Mahamuti is the first Uyghur from China to receive a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance in the U.S., and has debuted major works at Carnegie Hall and performed internationally.

The concert and masterclass are free and open to the public.  For more information, contact 330-972-8301 or concerts@uakron.edu.

Pianist George Lopez, Bowdoin College’s Robert Beckwith Artist in Residence, has been a dedicated and dynamic performer, educator, and lecturer for 30 years. Known in Europe, South America and the US for his “…kaleidoscopic colors and clarity of conception…” (LA Times) in the standard repertoire as well as being a champion of newly written works, Mr. Lopez  is also comfortable in styles of music ranging from jazz, ragtime to more contemporary styles of improvisation. His concert seasons have included tours of New England and New York, the Bay Area, Seattle, New Orleans, Boulder, Colorado, Vermont, Massachusetts, Mexico, with concerts in France, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. He was invited to Cuba just before the embargo was lifted to give masterclasses and concerts as a member of the Aries Trio. Mr. Lopez initiated his “Music in the Museum” series at Bowdoin College that consistently sells out to audiences who enjoy his creative and engaging lecture recitals on the relationship of music to art and ideas.

He has taken up the baton and built up the all-student Bowdoin College Orchestra which performs full symphonic programs each semester. He resides in Brunswick, Maine.

The first Uyghur from China to receive a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance in the U.S., Gulimina Mahamuti debuted major works at Carnegie Hall and performed internationally in Montreal, Copenhagen, Istanbul, Budapest (at the invitation of the Turkish Ambassador), and across the U.S. and China, broadcasting on these nations’ radio and TV programs. She performed piano concerti with the Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, and Harbin Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, and was featured on the radio in San Francisco, Queens College/CUNY podcast, China Touch Radio, and Istanbul Technical University Radio. With decades of teaching experience before moving to Maine in May of 2018, Dr. Mahamuti was an part-time Assistant Professor of Piano at Ohio Wesleyan University and previously taught at Capital University, as GTA at both UMKC and Pittsburg State University, and was on faculty at the School of Music of Northwest University for Nationalities in China. Dr. Mahamuti presented at the MTNA and NCKP , was published on multiple occasions at Clavier Companion, released her CD, Xinjiang Piano Music from Western China, and managed private piano studios in the Midwest and in China. Among her many honors and awards was a Resolution of Congratulations by the Ohio House of Representatives for her professional achievements in teaching. Dr. Mahamuti is the President of MaineMTA and serves on the national committee of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the MTNA. For more information, visit www.gulimina.com and www.guliminapianostudio.com.