Dr. Marie Alatalo has appeared in concerts throughout the United States and Japan and in Chicago at venues including Mayne Stage, Pick-Staiger, Cliff Dwellers, Pianoforte, and WFMT. Her interest in contemporary music has gleaned performances of works by Bolcom, Rzewski, Hoiby, and more. Her performance of George Crumb’s Makrokosmos, Book 1 at the Music Institute of Chicago brought critical acclaim, describing Alatalo as having “a special sort of pianistic, and extra-pianistic, virtuosity.” Alatalo’s recordings can be heard on Spotify and iTunes. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music and is on the Artist Piano Faculty of the Music Institute of Chicago.

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