Eric Ferrand-N'Kaoua at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center

The second of Four Classical Sundays at Five in The Aventura Cultural Series presents Eric Ferrand-N'Kaoua of France. The program from European Romanticism to American Romance is a tribute to Art Tatum culminating in a journey through the works of Mendelssohn, Liszt, Debussy, Ravel, and Gershwin.

Critics have often praised Mr. Ferrand-N'Kaoua natural sense of phrasing and colour, as well as his ability to bring the music to the foreground, rather than himself.

Eric Ferrand-N'Kaoua has performed with the New Japan Philharmonic and several other Japanese orchestras. He often gives broadcast recitals in Europe and has performed in prestigious concert halls like the Theâtre du Châtelet (Paris) or Wigmore Hall (London).

Mr. Ferrand-N'Kaoua's collaborations with musicians from Eastern Europe, such as the USSR State Symphony Orchestra and the Moscow Soloists conducted by Yuri Bashmet, has launched him on several concert tours in the former USSR, including Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Ekaterinburg and Kiev.