# Event Details - **Event Name**: Jacob Ertl Piano Recital - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: We are excited to host pianist Jacob Ertl for a recital on April 11. Free and open to the public. Downstairs at Opus. The recital program is titled "The Dawn of Modernism at the Turn of the Century," and features pieces by Lili Boulanger, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Karen Tanaka, and George Gershwin. This program explores how composers from different backgrounds engaged with the rapidly changing world at the turn of the 20th century. Boulanger's introspection, Ravel's coloristic experimentation, and Rachmaninoff's emotional depth, all reflect the cultural shifts and personal tensions that defined the era. Tanaka's work, in a sense, looks forward to a world where sound, rhythm, and emotion are reshaped by the forces of technology and globalization. The recital concludes with Gershwin's Embraceable You, a moment of reflection on how the past and future seamlessly coexist in the music of today. Pianist Jacob Ertl has performed extensively in the United States and throughout Europe, Asia, Central America, and the Middle East. Highlights include solo recital debuts at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, and Chicago radio's "Live from WFMT" concert series. Other guest artist engagements include the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space (NYC), Chihuahua International Music Festival (Mexico), Musicarte Festival (Panama), and the Oviedo and Gijon International Music Festivals (Spain). As a concerto soloist, he has been featured with the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, New York State Ballet Orchestra, Altoona Symphony Orchestra, and Keystone Winds, among others. Recently, Ertl released the world premiere recording of Fisher Tull’s Piano Concerto on Klavier Records, distributed worldwide by Naxos. A sought-after performer and artist teacher, Ertl regularly embarks on concert and masterclass tours nationally and internationally. He is frequently invited as the featured guest artist at conferences, including the New York Music Teachers Association State Conference, Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association State Conference, Dakota Sky International Piano Festival (South Dakota) and the World Piano Conference (Serbia). Additionally, he regularly presents recital and masterclass tours throughout China and has been a guest artist at numerous universities including the Colburn School, Penn State University, Isidor Bajić Music School, University of Western Ontario, Shandong and Anqing Normal Universities, Soochow University School of Music, and Shandong University of the Arts. Ertl is also a member of two contemporary chamber music ensembles: Ensemble Alla Balena and the Eastern Standard Trio, with whom he has recorded three commercial albums and premiered over twenty new works. An advocate of music outreach, Ertl was the Artist-in-Residence Fellow for the PianoArts organization for eight years, where he performed hundreds of interactive outreach concerts and led their educational outreach initiatives. Ertl is also in demand as an adjudicator for international, national, and regional competitions, including the Thousand Islands International Piano Competition, Pelican International Music Competition, PianoArts North American Competition and Festival, World Pianists Association, MTNA Divisional and State Competitions, among others. Ertl currently serves as Coordinator of Keyboard Studies, Professor of Piano, and Director of the Performance Program at the Nazareth University School of Music (Rochester, NY). He is also the Immediate Past-President of NYSMTA, Chair of the PianoArts Alumni Board, and Visiting Guest Professor of Piano at Shandong Normal University in China. In addition, Ertl is the Director of the annual Nazareth University Piano Competition and Co-Chair of the annual Piano Pedagogy Workshop. Ertl holds performance degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (BM) and the Eastman School of Music (MM, DMA), where he studied with Robert Shannon and Nelita True, respectively. Ertl also studied regularly with other international artist teachers, including Arie Vardi, Vladimir Krainev, Pascal Roge, Julian Martin, Robert McDonald, Boris Slutsky, and Emanuel Krasovsky. For more information, visit www.jacobertl.com. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ithaca/jacob-ertl-piano-recital/200029929829104 - **Event Categories**: Entertainment, Music, Art, Concerts, Festivals, Contests, performances, Workshops, Theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Ithaca - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Opus Ithaca School of Music - **lat**: 42.44298 - **long**: -76.49614 - **full address**: Opus Ithaca School of Music, 402 N Aurora St,Ithaca, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Jacob Ertl Piano Recital - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/0821d2e0aeb608e33047a2dc55eb72bb676425a7a565aa160092f545700253df-rimg-w1200-h628-dc181715-gmir?v=1775938383 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Jacob Ertl Piano Recital being held? - **A:** Jacob Ertl Piano Recital takes place on Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Opus Ithaca School of Music, 402 N Aurora St,Ithaca, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Jacob Ertl Piano Recital? - **A:** Jacob Ertl Piano Recital is organized by Opus Ithaca School of Music. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Jacob Ertl Piano Recital", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/0821d2e0aeb608e33047a2dc55eb72bb676425a7a565aa160092f545700253df-rimg-w1200-h628-dc181715-gmir?v=1775938383", "startDate": "2026-04-11T17:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/ithaca/jacob-ertl-piano-recital/200029929829104", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Opus Ithaca School of Music", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "402 N Aurora St,Ithaca, New York", "addressLocality": "Ithaca", "addressRegion": "NY", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.44298", "longitude": "-76.49614" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "We are excited to host pianist Jacob Ertl for a recital on April 11. 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