We invite you to attend the second concert for the 2026-2027 Concert Series for The Artist Series of Tallahassee, featuring Duo Mahidhara-Fort at Christ Presbyterian Church, 2317 Bannerman Rd., Tallahassee, FL. Also available as a video on our website by the Wednesday following the live concert. Go to: https://www.theartistseries.org/video/!

Duo Mahidhara-Fort, violin/viola & piano

Pallavi Mahidhara, piano & Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, violin/viola

Duo Mahidhara-Fort offers audiences the rare experience of hearing both violin-piano and viola-piano works on the same program. Their repertoire ranges from Baroque dances by Marin Marais to Beethoven, Franck, Fauré, Milhaud and more.

Indian-American pianist Pallavi Mahidhara made her orchestral debut at the age of 10, performing at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. She is the Second Prize winner of the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition. She has appeared in solo and orchestral concerts across five continents, and has performed at important festivals such as Marlboro Music, Verbier Festival, and Gstaad Menuhin Festival. Pallavi is the Executive Producer, Writer, and Host of “The Conscious Artist ” a podcast designed to promote Mental Health Awareness for performing artists. Pallavi holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler (Berlin), and studied with Dimitri Bashkirov at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía (Madrid). As the first female Indian pianist to attend these institutions and host a podcast on mental health in Western classical music, she fervently embraces her role as cultural ambassador, artist, and mentor. She is a Steinway Artist.

Aurélien Fort Pederzoli, a French-born violist/violinist currently residing in the New York City area, has had a rich and varied career in the world of classical music. A graduate of the Paris Conservatory, where he studied with world-renowned teacher Jean Lenert, Aurélien has been a frequent performer with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Upon relocating to the East Coast, Aurélien found himself collaborating with esteemed ensembles such as the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Aurélien was a founding member of two Grammy-nominated ensembles: the ground-breaking Spektral Quartet, Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Chicago, and the Black Oak Ensemble, a string trio, with which he recorded three critically-acclaimed albums on Cedille Records, including Silenced Voices, an album of Holocaust composers. He was also a founding member of the Chicago Piano Quartet.

To see program selections and more information, go to our Program e-flipbook: https://www.theartistseries.org/current-season/. Scroll down and click on the Season Program link.

How can YOU help The Artist Series of Tallahassee? Purchase a Season Passport!

Season Passport: $130, video included in the price of your passport. A password will be emailed to you. The video will be available from Wednesday, November 18 through Wednesday, November 25 on our website, www.theartistseries.org.

Adult Tickets for individual concerts: $25

Senior Tickets for individual concerts: $23

Adult Tickets for video: $25; a password will be emailed to you.

Members of Christ Presbyterian Church: $10 at the door.

Student tickets: $5, Live concert only. FSU, FAMU, TCC and high school students with a valid student ID may have access to the video at a discounted price. Please contact the Executive Director at 850-445-1616 or director@theartistseries.org.

Children 12 and under are admitted FREE to the live concert if accompanied by a paying adult. Adults 18 and over must purchase the video for children: $25.

Donations of any amount are gladly accepted. We thank you in advance for your generosity! Help us by sharing our events on FaceBook and Instagram!

Phone: (850) 445-1616

Email: director@theartistseries.org

Website: http://www.theartistseries.org