Welcome to Piano Spheres Piano Spheres is pleased to announce five recitals at Zipper Concert Hall for the 2010-2011 season. Piano Spheres artists include Gloria Cheng, Vicki Ray, Mark Robson and Susan Svrcek. Cheng opens the season on September 28, followed by Ray November 30. Guest artists Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg present a two piano recital February 8, 2011, while Robson performs March 29 and Svrcek ends the season on May 10. The concerts take place on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. at Zipper Hall, Colburn School of the Performing Arts, 200 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles 90012. The complete program: September 28, 2010: Gloria Cheng Thomas Adès, Three Mazurkas; Claude Vivier, Pianoforte; Pierre Boulez, Une Page d'éphéméride; Olivier Messiaen, Eight Preludes. Three world premieres: James Newton, Looking Above, the Faith of Joseph; Daniel Godfrey, Night Walk and Gernot Wolfgang, Still Waters November 30: Vicki Ray with the Eclipse Quartet Morton Feldman, Piano and String Quartet February 8, 2011: Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg, LA Piano Duo, guest artists Richard Rodney Bennett, Kandinsky Variations; Henri Dutilleux, Figures De Resonance; Pierre Boulez, Structures Livre II ; Shaun Naidoo, Diamond Morning; Nigel Westlake, Oscillations; and a new work by Yevgeniy Sharlat. March 29: Mark Robson Anders Brødsgaard, Pyro-mani; Béla Bartók, Four Dirges; Vera Ivanova, Aftertouch; Charles Wuorinen, The Haroun Piano Book; Salvatore Sciarrino, Prelude and Anamorfosi; György Kurtág, excerpts from Jatekok ; Phillip Bodin, Pools; and Mark Robson, a new work. May 10: Susan Svrcek Tom Johnson, An Hour for Piano All programs are subject to change. email at info@PianoSpheres.org In order to continue our low ticket prices, Piano Spheres asks you to consider a donation, large or small, when you place your ticket order. Donations can be charged online by Visa or Mastercard. Thanks to you, our audience, for your loyal support. Browse our site to read reviews and links to organizations that might interest you. Parking Our venue is Zipper Concert Hall at The Colburn School, 200 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012. There is limited parking on the streets. Parking on the West side of Olive Street is limited to the underground lot, California Plaza Parking. They have elevators and escalators to Grand. Parking is available at the Disney Hall and the Music Center, $9 and the open air lot at Second St. and Hope $6. Prices for parking are subject to change. Click Here for Zipper map News: Piano Spheres' artists in LA Philharmonic's West Coast/Left Coast Festival November 2009. From left: Susan Svrcek, Vicki Ray, Gloria Cheng and Mark Robson. Read the review by Josef Woodard in the Los Angeles Times. Photo: Kieren Illes, WDCH stage crew For the past two seasons, Piano Spheres’ recitals have been broadcast on KUSC. In the KUSC Newsletter announcing the broadcasts, the late music writer and critic, Alan Rich wrote, “Those who admire Piano Spheres as one of the most enterprising, challenging, and entertaining musical ventures on the Los Angeles musical landscape may find themselves twice blessed in the next few weeks…” Piano Spheres will be back on KUSC this coming year. Watch this space for the broadcast dates! www.kusc.org/new/Programming/listen.php Look forward to seeing you the during our new season. Catherine Uniack, Executive Director Piano Spheres is a nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible. Your contribution will ensure the continuation of this exciting series of performances and aid in the commissioning of new works for the piano. For further information regarding tax deductible contributions to either the Performance or Commissions Funds, contact Sally Mosher 626-795-3146 or sally@cyberverse.com Piano Spheres programs are made possible, in part, by generous grants from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., Department of Cultural Affairs, the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Piano Spheres is very grateful for KUSC-FM's generous sponsorship this season.