‘Bold, brilliant, and daring women’ nourish Samantha Ege’s recital of 20th and 21st century piano music, including a work by Havanan ‘fusionista’ Camila Cortina Bello.
Keywords: Recital, Young Musicians
| Samantha Ege | Piano |
| Piano Sonata | Florence Price |
| Bravura | Camila Cortina Bello |
| Studies in Rhythm | Odaline de la Martinez |
| Variations on Awariguli | Chen Yi |
| Preludio e Estudio No 3 | Gabriela Ortiz |
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