Ankur Mukhopadhyay.

This week we welcome a newcomer to The Merc, pianist Ankur Mukhopadhyay. Ankur Mukhopadhyay is a pianist, composer, and producer based in Los Angeles, CA.

Ankur has given numerous performances including Carnegie Hall, Salle Cortot, Alfred Newman Recital Hall, and many more. He participated in music festivals such as Paris International Music Academy, Peabody Piano Week Festival, and Amalfi Coast Music & Arts Festival.

Ankur won major competitive competitions such as the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, Caneres International Music Competition Vienna, American Protégé International Concerto Competition, New West Symphony Quick Bowman Piano Competition, Friends of William Grant Still Young Artists Competition, and many more.

His program for Sunday includes music by Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff. Here’s a recording of his recent performance of Chopin’s Étude in A-flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1 “Aeolian Harp.”

Join us in The Merc on the 2nd Sunday of each month for chamber performances by the region’s best professional musicians. The intimate setting of The Merc allows the audience and musicians to interact with each other so you can learn about the musicians, their instruments, their careers, and the music they perform.