FREE Emerging Artist Workshop with Leonard Hayes

Pasadena Conservatory of Music 100 N Hill Ave, Pasadena, United States

Piano Spheres' Stein Resident Artist Dr. William Chapman Nyaho will lead a workshop with pianist and USC Doctoral Student Leonard Hayes at Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory of Music. This workshop will include discussions between Dr. Chapman Nyaho and Mr. Hayes about how to prepare for his March 7th concert at Thayer Hall. Ideas of technique, interpretation and working with a commissioned […]

Gloria Cheng – Looking Above

Zipper Concert Hall and the Colburn Plaza 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles

Piano Spheres’ Emeritus Artist Gloria Cheng presents Looking Above, featuring music by and dedicated to beloved friends and collaborators from her remarkable musical career.  An internationally renowned concert pianist, Gloria will offer two special rarities: an unpublished work that modern master composer Pierre Boulez wrote for her to perform at her wedding, entitled Court dérives […]

Brook and Meadowcroft

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA

Featuring two new large-scale works by important international composers Taylor Brook & Thomas Meadowcroft

Thomas Mellan: Collective Hysteria

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA

Emerging Artist Thomas Mellan presents Collective Hysteria: The Complete Piano Sonatas of Pierre Boulez. Boulez is synonymous with music of era-defining extremes, showcasing brutal violence and sensual tenderness often in the same breath. What unifies his three pieces on this program is the tremendous virtuosity they demand of the player, and their concern with revolutionizing […]

Aron Kallay – Love/Dream

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA

Franz Liszt’s Liebestraum No. 3 elicits complicated reactions from musicians and audiences alike. Aron Kallay wants a reason to perform it! He also thinks it’s time for an update. ‘30 for 30’ composers Michael Frazier, Brandon Rolle, Zanaida Robles, and Daniel Allas use Liebestraum as a point of departure, creating new work on what it means to love, to dream.

Celebrating Pierre Boulez

Nimoy Theater 1262 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Music by Boulez, Feldman, Gibson, Lindburg, Stravinsky and Zappa Pianists Gloria Cheng and Ralph van Raat pay homage to Pierre Boulez's legacy in his centennial year with a captivating duo-recital. Born on March 26, 1925, the unparalleled French composer, conductor, and visionary transformed post-war contemporary music, leaving an indelible mark on the future of music. […]

for Sarah

Zipper Concert Hall 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, CA, United States

On July 14, 2024 the Piano Spheres family lost one of our own. Sarah Gibson was a brilliant pianist, a fierce composer, and an inspirational educator. She was half of the piano duo HOCKET who joined Piano Spheres as Core Artists in 2019, but she has been part of the Piano Spheres family for over […]

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