AWARD-WINNING PIANIST TO PLAY AT HIGH SCHOOL

Pianist Jon Nakamatsu, who won the gold medal in the 1997 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at Downers Grove North High School, 4436 Main St. in Downers Grove.

Nakamatsu’s program will include works by Haydn, Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.

A native Californian, he began studying piano at age 6 and made his Carnegie Hall recital debut in October.

Tickets are $20 ($15 for students in kindergarten through Grade 12). Call 630-963-9093. The box office will open at 2:30 p.m. the day of the performance.

After the performance, the Downers Grove Concert Association will have a reception for Nakamatsu at Founders Hill Brewing Co., 5200 Main St. in Downers Grove.