TIFTON — Acclaimed pianist Read Gainsford will perform at 7 p.m. on Feb. 23 in Howard Auditorium on the campus of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College as part of the ABAC Presents! Performing Arts Series.

Dubbed the “Pianist of the People,” Gainsford’s international career has led him to travel the major theatres and concert halls of the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician. He is committed to reaching audiences in ways beyond the traditional.

Gainsford has collaborated with noted oceanographers in “Voice of the Whale” by George Crumb, consulted with art historians and living artists to create a series of images to accompany performances of Messiaen’s “Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus,” took part in the historical reenactment of the famous piano duel between Franz Liszt and Sigismond Thalberg of 1837, and played Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” for a live performance by a noted dance troupe.

Born in New Zealand, Gainsford studied at the University of Auckland before moving to London to work at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He relocated to the United States to earn a doctorate from Indiana University.

Gainsford recently made his fourth trip to Carnegie Hall performing as a soloist. He also played the venerable concert hall in 2009 as a founding member of the chamber group, Trio Solis. The group’s debut recording, “Diamonds in a Haystack,” was selected as a Critic’s Choice in American Record Guide.

Other performances remaining in the ABAC performing arts series include the Albany Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. on March 26 at the Tift County High School Performing Arts Center and trumpeter Terell Stafford on April 20 at 7 p.m. in Howard Auditorium.

Individual tickets for each event are $20 for adults and $10 each for students under 18 years of age. Tickets can be purchased online at www.purplepass.com/abac or by phone at (229) 391-4895.

Gainsford’s performance is supported in part by the Stafford Fine Arts Endowment and Hilton Garden Inn Tifton. ABAC Presents!is supported in part by Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia Council for the Arts also receives support from its partner agency-the National Endowment for the Arts.