On the Keys: the Carolina Clavier Collection

By David Kiser

Published November 3, 2014 at 12:39 AM EST

On the Nov 8th edition of On The Keys piano students from the upstate got a chance to perform on historical pianos from the Carolina Clavier Collection curated by Thomas Strange. Yu Jung Jeon a high school junior and MelvinaKuoshu play music by Haydn on a type of piano he would have used in London in the 1790s. Annabelle Yang performs Chopin on a piano that Frederick Chopin actually played during his visit to England in 1848. Thomas Strange walks us through select pianos from his collection including a harpsichord and uni-chord and host David Kiser plays four-hand music by Clementi with his wife.

Classical Stations: Thu, Nov 6, 8 pm

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David Kiser

David Kiser is the Executive Director of the Greenville County Youth Orchestra. He was formerly the Education and Community Engagement Manager of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra where he oversaw the symphony’s extensive education programs. In Spring 2022, he introduced the newest program called Student Ambassadors that connected local high school music students with the symphony. He is married to the pianist Lisa Won Jung Kiser and they live with their family in Greenville, SC. He is the second oldest of ten children.

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