RADFORD – Pianist Massimilano Valenti will present a guest recital Thursday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m., in Radford University’s Bondurant Auditorium.

Critics call Valenti “a pianist of extraordinary talent with a sensitivity and excitement that strongly engages his listeners.” He follows in the tradition of pianists such as Lazar Berman and Marta Argerich.

Selections from the RU concert include Adagio in do maggiore, Suite in mi minore, Premiere communion de la Vierge, Sonata op. 22 n. 1, Gershwin’s 3 preludi and Rapsodia in blu.

Admission is free and open to the public. To learn more, call the music department at (540) 831-5177.