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2022-07-05 07:33:42
American pianist/composer Conrad Tao makes his Wigmore Hall
Conrad Tao (Photo Brantley Gutierrez)At 28, the American virtuoso Conrad Tao is making a name for himself both as a pianist and as a composer, and is one of those artists who successfully transition from child prodigy to mature artist. Yet his recitals always include an element of the surprising. On 13 July 2022 he makes his Wigmore Hall debut with a programme that moves from Bach and Beethoven to Schumann's Kinderszenen to John Adams' China Gates as well as music by jazz pianist Fred Hersch, a work by Jason Eckardt written for Tao and some of Tao's own pieces, and the whole recital begins with one of Tao's improvisations. Quite a feat. Full details from the Wigmore Hall website.As an indication of his quirky but imaginative approach to music, here is a sample of his collaboration with tap-dancer Caleb Teicher on the Aria and Variation I from Bach's Goldberg Variations:
2021-08-21 05:42:00
Classical Music News of the Week, August 21, 2021
[…] concerts throughout Europe and the United States. JACK will continue to highlight works from all areas of contemporary music and push the boundaries of a string quartet with multiple commissions and world premieres from composers worldwide. This season also includes the expansion of the group’s JACK Studio program as well as continuing institutional residencies across the United States.The season begins this August at the TIME:SPANS festival in New York, featuring the world premieres of Jason Eckardt’s Passage, and Amy Williams’ Urquintett for soprano and string quartet with soprano Tony Arnold. The quartet then embarks on three of six total European tours this season, expanding their international presence with notable performances at the Konzerthaus Wien, Donaueschingen, and Wigmore Hall, and a world premiere by Chaya Czernowin with the South German Radio Chorus. In November, the quartet will premiere Waves and Particles by John Luther Adams in a program in partnership with […]
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2020-11-05 06:41:34
Green Party demands support for freelance musicians
The Green Party in Germany has come out with a massive social media campaign, calling on Chancellor Merkel’s Government to provide direct aid for self-employed musicians, actors and other threatre professionals. The driving force behind it is Katrin Göring-Eckardt, leader of the Green faction in the Bundestag. Read her petition here.
2017-06-10 15:23:16
[…] community. Tickets • Individual performances are $15 (unless otherwise noted) • VIP Minimalism Pass: $75 (good for admission into all five minimalism evening concerts, including the final Minimalism Marathon) • VIP Festival Passes: $135 (good for admission into all concerts!) CONCERT ONE: Mon., June 12 @ 7:30 PM @ UT Powell Recital Hall Performed by Nief-Norf (Festival Faculty) FEATURING MUSIC BY: Michael Maierhof, Adam Greene, Lewis Nielson, Jason Eckardt, and Nina Young (Composer-in-Residence) CONCERT TWO: Thurs., June 15 @ 7:30PM @ UT Powell Recital Hall FEATURING MUSIC BY: Anthony Vine, Jenna Lyle, Donnacha Dennehy, Georges Aperghis, and Nina Young (Composer-in-Residence) CONCERT THREE: Fri., June 16 @ 7:30PM @ UT Powell Recital Hall FEATURING MUSIC BY: Girard Grisey, Federico Garcia de Castro, and Nina Young (Composer-in-Residence) CONCERT FOUR: Sat., June 17 @ 7:30PM @ UT Powell Recital Hall FEATURING MUSIC BY: […]
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