Arlene Kies

 

Pianist Arlene Kies performs widely as recitalist, concerto soloist and as chamber pianist.

She has recently performed the complete Goyescas of Enrique Granados as part of a tour of Tuscany, and her recent performance of the Ravel G Major Concerto with the Granite State Symphony was described by critics as “spectacular”. Other highlights of recent seasons include performances of Mozart’s C Minor Concerto, Gershwin’s Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra as well as the Rhapsody in Blue, Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto, an all-Spanish gala performance for the University of Rhode Island Great Performances Series, and numerous solo recitals featuring an extensive and varied repertoire. She recently co-directed the University of New Hampshire in Italy program in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, where she taught and performed several recitals. In 2009 she released a solo CD, Portraits and Pictures, which features Schumann’s Carnaval and Moussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. The upcoming season will be equally busy, with performances in many major cities of the United States. 

Born and raised in Providence, R.I., Arlene (Pepe) Kies studied piano with Stanley Siok and Wayne Farrell. She received her BM and MM degrees in piano performance with honors from the New England Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Theodore Lettvin on complete scholarship. She has been the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to Vienna as well as a New Hampshire Individual Artist’s Fellowship and is a NEST artist. In addition to performing, Arlene has been a member of the piano faculty of the University of New Hampshire since 1995 and resident pianist for the KBHC since 2007.  

Arlene joined the KBHC family in 2007 and it will be a pleasure to welcome her back in 2011!