Photo provided ArtsLink presents comedic pianist Sarah Hagen at the Gold Derrick Gallery in Sistersville on March 26.

SISTERSVILLE — ArtsLink’s 2023-24 Concert Series season concludes with a performance of “Perk up, Pianist!” by comedic pianist Sarah Hagen at 7 p.m. March 26 at the Gold Derrick Gallery in Sistersville. Light refreshments will be served.

Canadian pianist Hagen’s extensive touring has taken her across Canada, to Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany and Italy, and twice to New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Awarded as Artist of the Year by both Ontario Contact (2017) and the BC Touring Council (2015), and mentioned by The Guardian (Charlottetown) as the Best Classical Performance of 2014, her interpretations have been described as “outstandingly inventive” (University of Waterloo Gazette), “played flawlessly” (Review-Vancouver).

An avid collaborator, Hagen has performed with cellist Ariel Barnes, violist Nicolo Eugelmi, cellist Phillip Hansen, violinist Robert Uchida, tenor Benjamin Butterfield, horn player Oto Carrillo, soprano Barbara Livingston, Trio Accord, Ballet Victoria, the Emily Carr String Quartet, the Bergmann Piano Duo, jazz pianist Soren Bebe, clarinetist Keith MacLeod, among many others. She has appeared as soloist with the Victoria Symphony under the baton of Mei-Ann Chen, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony conducted by Mark Skazinetsky, the West Coast Symphony Orchestra with conductor Bujar Llapaj, the Prince Edward Island Symphony under the baton of Mark Shapiro, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Pacific with conductor Arthur Arnold. As a first prize winner in the 2013 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, she was awarded the opportunity to perform solo at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in May 2013.

Tickets will be available at the door. Credit cards will be accepted.

This program is made possible with assistance from WETZ/WYMJ Radio. This program is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Arts, Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts with additional funding from the Harry E. and Olive T. Barth Charitable Trust, a component fund of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley. ArtsLink is committed to providing universal accessibility wherever possible. Persons with special needs can call 304-455-2278 to request assistance.