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The Best of Peter Nero
Back by popular demand, extraordinary conductor and pianist Peter Nero returns to Buffalo to present his most beloved music including Night & Day, Summer of '42, All The Things You Are and much more.
Peter Nero
"If the perfect pops conductor could be conjured, … he might answer to this description," wrote Philadelphia Inquirer music critic Peter Dobrin."Huge talent with polymath abilities and catholic tastes. Musician who actually enjoys giving audiences what they want. Plays piano like a dream. …[H]e might look something like Peter Nero."
A two-time Grammy® Award winner and 10-time nominee, Mr. Nero has built an impressive career as a conductor, arranger, composer, and master pianist.For his ability to pick just the right material, he most recently was dubbed "Dr. Feelgood."Named "the epitome of the Pops Conductor/Performer" by the Washington Post, Mr. Nero won the Grammy® Award for "Best New Artist" in 1961, another in 1962, and since that time has garnered 10 additional nominations and released 67 albums.His recent guest performances include engagements with the Indianapolis Symphony, the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, the Charlotte Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Baltimore Symphony, among others.On January 27, 2007, Mr. Nero performed at the Academy of Music 150th Anniversary Concert, joining rock icon Rod Stewart from the piano on "They Can't Take That Away from Me."Maestro Nero was a guest soloist on Mr. Stewart's second of four recordings, As Time Goes By ... The Great American Songbook, Vol. 2. He has made numerous television appearances on national networks as well as PBS.He is the recipient of six honorary doctorates and in 1999 received the Pennsylvania Distinguished Arts Award.
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