Classical News of the Week: June 19, 2011

Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform the Complete Piano Works of Ravel at Tanglewood This Summer



New York, NY - Internationally renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet prides himself on his ability to get lost in a particular composer's oeuvre, mining even obscure works for poetic insights into the writer's intentions. Thibaudet builds seasons around composers; he makes falling in love with their music the centerpiece of his artistic life. In the past decade, Thibaudet has planned programs and albums around composers such as Frédéric François Chopin, Eric Satie, Franz Liszt, Bill Evans, and George Gershwin. This July, Thibaudet will perform the complete piano works of Maurice Ravel over three days of concerts at Tanglewood. The Boston Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Emmanuel Krivine, will join Thibaudet on the final day. During the three days, Thibaudet will play the first and last compositions of Ravel's lifetime.



Performance schedule:

Wednesday, July 20 - 8:00 p.m. (solo)

Thursday, July 21 - 8:00 p.m. (solo)

Saturday, July 23 - 10:30 a.m. (public rehearsal with the Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Sunday, July 24 - 2:30 p.m. (with the Boston Symphony Orchestra)



On August 5 and 6, 2011, Thibaudet will highlight his commitment to current music at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. With Marin Alsop conducting, he will perform Macmillan's Piano Concerto No. 3, The Mysteries of Light and Ranjbaran's Concerto for Piano. Thibaudet gave the world premiere of The Mysteries of Light in April of 2011 with the Minnesota Orchestra. Concerto for Piano was written for Thibaudet and premiered with the Atlanta Symphony. During the 2012-13 season, Thibaudet will continue to tour internationally, playing Debussy in honor of the composer's 150th birthday.



--Amanda Ameer, First Chair Promotion



Pianist Beth Levin Performs at BargeMusic in New York on Friday July 22, 2011



Pianist Beth Levin performs a varied programme, including a world premiere composition by Mohammed Fairouz, at Bargemusic.

Programme:

Works of Rameau, Scarlatti, Andrew Rudin, and Robert Schumann

Mohammed Fairouz: Piano Miniatures, No.7 and 8 (*World Premiere)



Bargemusic presents chamber music in an unlikely and startlingly beautiful venue--a floating barge at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge. Both established and emerging musicians perform at Bargemusic on a small stage with the dramatic backdrop of the East River and lower Manhattan skyline. Enjoy a concert of piano music while taking in the breathtaking New York City skyline at Bargemusic.



About Beth Levin:

Beth Levin made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of twelve. Soon after, she was selected as one of three students to study with Rudolf Serkin at the Curtis Institute of Music. Her training began with Maryan Filar at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. In addition to Rudolf Serkin, her teachers have included Leonard Shure at Boston University and Dorothy Taubman in New York City. She has earned the acclaim of colleagues and critics as an exceptional talent.  She made her New York debut in 1982 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Recitals at the Gardner Museum, Forum in North Carolina, the Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago, Harvard University, Randolph Macon College, New York University, Williams College, the Brooklyn Museum, Merkin Hall and Weill Recital Hall followed. She has toured Europe with Trio Borealis and performed the Emperor Concerto with the Symphony Orchestra of Quito, Ecuador. Her live radio broadcasts have aired on National Public Radio, WGBH in Boston, WFMT in Chicago and WNYC, WNYE and WQXR in New York.



Appearing as soloist with such orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Boston Civic Symphony and chamber orchestras around the USA, Beth Levin has worked with such conductors as William Smith, Arthur Fiedler, Benjamin Zander, Milton Katims, Silas Huff and Joseph Silverstein. As a Music From Marlboro Artist, she toured the USA and Canada and taped the Hummel Quintet in D minor for Columbia Masterworks. She has collaborated with the Audubon Quartet, the Vermeer Quartet, The Reykjavik Woodwind Quintet, the Daniel Quartet, the Boston Artists Ensemble and the Saratoga Chamber Players. Participation in the Taubman International Piano Festival, Marlboro, Casals, Harvard, Edinburgh Fringe and Blue Hill summer music festivals also resulted. Beth Levin was a founder of the Gramercy Trio and the American Arts Trio. Concert recordings of Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy and Scott Wheeler's Artist Proofs (1998) have been released on the Palexa label.



As a soloist and chamber musician, Beth Levin has performed and recorded contemporary works by Alan Campbell, Marc Eychenne, Mohammed Fairouz, Brian Fennelly, Steven R. Gerber, Alexander Goretzky, Louis Karchin, Michael Rose, Andrew Rudin, Scott Wheeler, and David Del Tredici.



For further information, go to: www.bethlevinpiano.com



--Chris DiGirolamo, Two for the Show Media

JJP

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