The final recital in the Serenade Concert Series will be presented on Sept. 14th at 3 p.m. It will feature Japanese pianist Sachiko Hasegawa in a program of fantasies written for piano by Schubert, Chopin, Busoni and Liszt.

Internationally acclaimed as a soloist, chamber musician and recitalist, Ms. Hasegawa has appeared with the Symphonie Orchester Berlin, St. Martin-in-the Fields Orchestra, the Acadamia Santa Cecilia, Rome and has performed chamber works with members of the Conzertgebouw Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic in Japan. Ms. Hasegawa has appeared in many of the major halls in New York, including Weill Recital hall (New York debut in 1995) and at Tully Hall, Lincoln Center where she received the highest critical acclaim.

Sunday’s program is free to the public and a reception to meet the artist will follow.

Serenade is most appreciative of its funders for the 2003 season. Major funding was given by the Staten Island Bank and Trust Foundation. These recitals were made possible in part by an Encore Grant from the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI), with public funding from the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional support has been given by the Richmond County Savings Bank Foundation.