Grammy Award-winning classical tenor to conclude Pipino season

Grammy Award-winning classical tenor Karim Sulayman will perform the final concert of the 2021-22 Pipino Performing Arts season alongside pianist Yi-heng Yang Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 PM.

Sulayman, who will be making his solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall in May, has performed at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, the Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center, among others. He has also performed with the Chicago, Pittsburgh, and National Symphony Orchestras while also landing leading roles with Drottningholms Slottsteaster, the Houston Grand Opera, the Florentine Opera, and the New York City Opera.

Sulayman has been a frequent participant at the Marlboro Music Festival and has collaborated with groups such as Eighth Blackbird and the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, of which he is a core member. His debut solo album “Songs of Orpheus” was released on the AVIE label to international acclaim and was awarded the 2019 GRAMMY Award for best classical solo vocal album.

Sulayman released his second solo album “Where Only Stars Can Hear Us” with Yang in March on the AVIE label. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart.

Yang has appeared at festivals and series such as the Boston Early Music Festival, the New York Philharmonic Ensembles Series, and the Serenata of Santa Fe Series. She holds a doctorate in piano from The Juilliard School and studied fortepiano at the Amsterdam Conservatory. Yang has received grants from The Mustard Seed Foundation’s Harvey Fellowship and The Dutch Ministry of Culture’s Huygen’s Award.

Yang is a faculty member of The Juilliard School’s preparatory and college divisions, where she teaches piano, forte piano, chamber music keyboard skills, and improvisation. She has also taught at The Mannes School of Music and Rutgers University.