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SUMMARY:Vicky Chow: "Surface Image" by Tristan Perich
DESCRIPTION:“One of our era’s most brilliant pianists” – Pitchfork \n** \n“I am interested in the threshold between the abstract world of computation and the physical world around us. Scored for traditional instrumentation combined with on-stage speakers\, my compositions with 1-bit electronics are duets between musicians and code\, exploring an interest in foundations of electronic sound. The simplest electronic tones can be created by sending on and off pulses of electricity to a speaker\, creating an oscillation at the desired pitch. These pulses are represented digitally in binary as 1-bit information\, where a 1 or 0 signifies the corresponding electrical state. When working with 1-bit waveforms\, data is equivalent to sound; no higher-level translation is needed. \nSurface Image\, for solo piano with 40-channel 1-bit electronics was commissioned by Vicky Chow. The hour-long work sets the piano in front of a backdrop of 40 speakers\, each connected to custom electronics that perform 40 individual lines of music. My first instrument was the piano\, and it introduced me to composing. For as long as I can remember\, I have been attracted to its sound\, its physical presence\, its construction. In the piano’s keys and event-based sound-making mechanism I find a connection to computer code and the foundations of mathematics. And to match its immense sound\, the piano demands (especially with Vicky playing it) a massive scale of electronics. In Surface Image\, working with so many speakers let me explore a dense and precise polyphony\, thinking about the ways acoustic piano and electronic sound can find company in each other. But writing for the piano again also opened up a more intuitive side of my music\, a muscle-memory or ingrained musical sense that traces back to when I first started playing.” \n-Tristan Perich \nThis concert is a co-production with CAP UCLA.  \n\nVicky Chow\, piano \nHong Kong/Canadian/American pianist Vicky Chow has been described as “brilliant” (New York Times) and “one of our era’s most brilliant pianists” (Pitchfork). Since joining the Bang on a Can All-Stars in 2009\, she has collaborated and worked with artists including Tania León\, Meredith Monk\, Steve Reich\, George Lewis\, John Zorn\, Julia Wolfe\, David Lang\, Michael Gordon\, Alarm Will Sound\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, Wild Up\, Tyshawn Sorey\,  John Zorn\, and Kronos Quartet among others. \nShe has toured more than 40 countries and released over 25 solo and chamber albums on various labels. Her album Tristan Perich: Surface Image released in 2013 on New Amsterdam Records was among the top 10 Avant Music albums in Rolling Stone. Her recordings can be found on Nonesuch\, New Amsterdam\, Tzadik\, and Innova\, among others.\n​\nOriginally from Vancouver\, Canada\, she is based in Brooklyn\, NY. She serves as faculty at the Bang on a Can Summer Institute\, the Nief-Norf Summer Festival\, and has been on faculty at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. She is on the Board of Advisors for Composers Now\, and is also a mentor at The Juilliard School. A graduate of The Juilliard School (B.M. ’05\, M.M. ’07 Piano Performance) and The Manhattan School of Music (M.M. Contemporary Performance ’09) Ms. Chow is a Yamaha Artist. \n  \nTristan Perich‘s work is inspired by the aesthetic simplicity of math\, physics and code. The Wire magazine describes his compositions as “austere meeting of electronic and organic.” 1-Bit Music\, his 2004 release\, was the first album ever released as a microchip\, programmed to synthesize his electronic composition live. His follow-up circuit album\, 1-Bit Symphony\, has received critical acclaim\, called “sublime” (New York Press)\, and the Wall Street Journal said\, “its oscillations have an intense\, hypnotic force and a surprising emotional depth.” The New York Times called his latest circuit album\, Noise Patterns\, “techno for silicon-based life forms.” As an electronic musician\, he has performed internationally\, from Sónar\, MUTEK\, and the Barbican\, to Lampo and The Kitchen. As a composer\, he has received commissions from So Percussion\, the LA Philharmonic\, Calder Quartet and more\, as well as an award of distinction from Ars Electronica for his work for violins and 1-bit electronics\, Active Field. The New York Classical Review wrote\, “More than any composer of his generation\, Perich is establishing a new language and a new future path for music.” As a visual artist\, his audio installations\, video works and machine drawings have received commissions from the likes of Rhizome and L’Auditori in Barcelona\, and his artwork has been exhibited internationally\, including the Museum of Modern Art\, VOLT Festival\, the San Diego Museum\, the Georgia Museum\, and bitforms gallery. \n“Vicky Chow and The Satie Project concerts are being ticketed through those venues\, please see event page for ordering options.”
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/vicky-chow-surface-image-by-tristan-perich/
LOCATION:Nimoy Theater\, 1262 Westwood Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024
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SUMMARY:Nic Gerpe: Islands
DESCRIPTION:When you grow up on an island\, what matters is how you stand to the sea.\n– Roddy Doyle \nBut where\, after all\, would be the poetry of the sea were there no wild waves?\n– Joshua Slocum \nIslands evoke myriad vivid impressions and captivate our imaginations. As places of stunning beauty\, mystery\, and isolation\, “where the contours of the land itself form a kind of sinewy poetry\,” countless associations come with the very mention of the word. Islands conjure a range of emotions and flights of fancy\, from images of wild\, exotic natural wonders\, to metaphorical and spiritual connections. In this program\, Nic Gerpe will present a range of colorful and evocative pieces which explore the many aspects and connotations of islands\, from the imaginary landscapes of Almeida Prado’s Ilhas to Thomas Osborne’s poetic and virtuosic And The Waves Sing Because They Are Moving. The program will include captivating works by Donnacha Dennehy\, Salina Fisher and Christopher Cerrone\, and will feature world premieres of “30 for 30” Piano Spheres commissions by Robert Pollock\, José-Luis Hurtado and Paul Moravec. \nPROGRAM: \nAlmeida Prado – Ilhas (1973) \nRobert Pollock – Maui Lifts Islands (2024)\n  World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nSalina Fisher – Uchi Soto (内外) (2019) \nDonnacha Dennehy – North Circular (2007)\, North Strand (2007)\, North Wall (2014) \nPaul Moravec – Los Angeles Variations (2024)\n   World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nJose Luis Hurtado – Memories of 490 West End (2024)\n   World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nChristopher Cerrone – Hoyt-Schermerhorn (2010) \nThomas Osborne – And The Waves Sing Because They Are Moving (2004) \n 
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/nic-gerpe-islands/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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SUMMARY:Aron Kallay: Midcentury/Modern
DESCRIPTION:No one can agree on the dates for the “Modern” period of classical music. Some sources say 1890-1930 while others 1910-1970. Others still insist that the “Modern” period started in 1900 and is still going on today. Hopefully\, in the not-too-distant future\, some smart historian will codify our naming conventions. My guess is the term “Modern” will disappear from our discourse\, but who knows. Maybe what is modern is yet to come? \nThe middle of the twentieth century is a fascinating time for musical composition. We had Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School rewriting the rules of music making at the same time as John Cage blowing up the idea of what music actually was…. There was this other thing going on in the ‘40s and ‘50s though\, that I quite like. Some composers were looking back to old forms for expression\, and seemingly picking up where Liszt and Mahler left off\, with their own sometimes nationalist twist. This is where Grażyna Bacewicz’s Second Piano Sonata fits in. The language is her own\, but it’s the multi-movement structure of the sonata that grounds it. Prokofiev stands alone amongst composers of this time as someone who kept coming back to the piano sonata in a way not seen since Beethoven. In our own time\, his monumental Seventh Piano Sonata should speak to us as a warning about the horrors of war and oppression\, and of our ability to withstand and rebuild. \nPROGRAM:  \nMichael Frazier – garrapatero aní (2024) World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nZanaida Stewart Robles – LA River Scenes (2025) World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nGrażyna Bacewicz – Piano Sonata No. 2 (1953) \nBrandon Rolle – Hypnagogia (2025)   World Premiere – Piano Spheres 30 for 30 Commission \nSergei Prokofiev – Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major\, Op. 83 (1942)
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/aron-kallay-midcentury-modern/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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SUMMARY:Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon: Day 1 of 2
DESCRIPTION:There has been nothing quite like the music of Morton Feldman\, before or since. A singular composer of works embodying a seemingly glacial stillness over long expanses of time\, his writing for piano is particularly beautiful. Piano Spheres celebrates the centennial of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers with a marathon program stretching over two days in two venues. Major works to be performed include Crippled Symmetry\, For Bunita Marcus\, Patterns in a Chromatic Field\, and much more. Among the featured highlights will be Piano and String Quartet\, which was premiered 40 years ago in Los Angeles. Featuring all of the artists of Piano Spheres with special guests. \nThese concerts are FREE! \nMorton Feldman Centennial Marathon \nSunday\, January 11\, 2026 \nTHE WENDE MUSEUM\nA-Frame Theater in the Glorya Kaufman Community Center\n10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA 90230 \n3:00 pm – Crippled Symmetry – Gloria Cheng\, Jonathan Hepfer & Michael Matsuno\n4:30 pm – Nature Pieces – Thomas Kotcheff\n4:45 pm – Triadic Memories – Amy Williams\n6:30 pm – Intermissions – Thomas Kotcheff\n7:00 pm – Piano and String Quartet – Vicki Ray & The Eclipse Quartet \n\nMonday\, January 12\, 2026 \nTHE BRICK\n518 N. Western Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90004 \n3:00 pm – Why Patterns? – Richard An\, Rachel Beetz & Dustin Donahue\n3:45 pm – For Bunita Marcus – Aron Kallay\n5:15 pm – For John Cage – Vicki Ray & Andrew McIntosh\n6:30 pm – Palais de Mari – Nic Gerpe\n7:00 pm – Piano – Conor Hanick\n7:45 pm – Patterns in a Chromatic Field – Todd Moellenberg & Erika Duke \n  \nPrograms subject to change.\nDoors open 2:30 pm both days.\nAll performances are free to the public\, no ticket or reservation required.\nSeating on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n\nThe Piano Spheres Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon is made possible through the generous support of New Music USA\, The Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music\, Abby Sher\, the Aaron Copland Fund\, Alice M. Ditson Fund\, the Amphion Foundation\, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs\, Los Angeles County Arts & Culture\, the Perenchio Foundation\, and the Culver City Arts Foundation. \n  \nImage credit:\nPhilip Guston “Friend — To M.F.\, 1978”\nused by permission of the Des Moines Art Center \n  \n* \nPERFORMER BIOS \nRichard An is a composer and performer born and raised in LA. He performs with stickytack (a piano+ duo)\, house on fire (a new music trio) and quartet friends (a 2pno 2perc quartet)\, and has performed with Monday Evening Concerts’ Echoi Ensemble and The Industry. Richard plays piano and percussion\, and has been known to sing\, conduct\, and teach. His trio House on Fire is the Piano Spheres Emerging Artist this season. \nFlutist Rachel Beetz plays “elegantly” (Washington Post) while “evoking the roar of prehistoric animals” (San Diego Union Tribune). You can hear her performances on Orenda\, Blue Griffin\, iikki\, Neuma\, OSO\, Outside Time\, and populist records. \nAcclaimed by the New York Times for performances of “commanding technique\, color\, and imagination\,” GRAMMY- and Emmy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng is a leading proponent of the music of our time. Over a varied and distinguished career\, she has collaborated with renowned composers across the stylistic spectrum\, premiering works by John Adams\, Thomas Adès\, Pierre Boulez\, Anthony Davis\, Esa-Pekka Salonen\, Steven Stucky\, John Williams\, and many others. Cheng is a founding member of Piano Spheres. \nDustin Donahue is a percussionist dedicated to contemporary chamber music. He is a member of the Partch Ensemble and Ruckus New Music\, and he is a frequent guest with the International Contemporary Ensemble and Yarn/Wire. He is currently Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County. \nErika Duke-Kirkpatrick taught at the California Institute of the Arts from 1984-2025\, holding the Larry Levine Chair in Contemporary Music. She was a founding member of the LA-based new music ensemble\, the California EAR Unit\, from 1981-2008. She has performed throughout the US\, Europe\, Japan and New Zealand including the Tanglewood\, Aspen\, Ravinia\, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals. Erika also served as principal cello and soloist with the Santa Fe Pro Musica (1992-98)\, and was a member of Bach’s Circle\, with whom she performed at the Oregon Bach Festival\, Sedona Chamber Music\, and Chamber Music Northwest. She was a featured performer at the Dartington Summer Music Festival\, The Ernst Bloch Festival\, the Sospeso Chamber Series at Carnegie Hall\, and the Ojai Festival. Her former students are among the leading specialists in contemporary music. \nWinners of a 2025 Koussevitsky Commission from the Koussevitsky Foundation in the Library of Congress\, a 2025 Fromm Foundation Commission and four 2023-24 San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Awards\, the LA-based Eclipse Quartet (Sarah Thornblade\, violin; Sara Parkins\, violin; Alma Lisa Fernandez\, viola; Maggie Parkins\, cello) is an ensemble dedicated to the music of 20th century and present day composers. The scope of their repertoire spans works from John Cage and Morton Subotnick to collaborations with the singers Beck and Caetano Veloso. The Quartet has performed frequently on both coasts and has participated in festivals such as the Look and Listen Festival in NYC\, the Festival for New American Music in Sacramento\, the Scarlatti Festival in Naples\, Italy\, the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Festival\, the Angel City Jazz Festival and the Hear Now Festival in Los Angeles. \nPraised by the L.A. Times for his “illuminating” and “dazzling” playing\, pianist Nic Gerpe has thrilled audiences locally and abroad. His performances have been described as “exceptional… possessing a kind of selfless clarity.” He has performed in venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall\, The Wallis Annenberg Center\, and the Ojai Music Festival.  Gerpe is a member of Piano Spheres. \nPianist Conor Hanick is regarded as one of his generation’s most inquisitive interpreters of music new and old. A fierce advocate for the music of today\, Hanick has premiered over 200 pieces and collaborated with composers ranging from Pierre Boulez\, Kaija Saariaho\, and Steve Reich\, to the leading composers of his generation\, including Nico Muhly\, Caroline Shaw\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Marcos Balter\, and Samuel Carl Adams\, whose piano concerto\, No Such Spring\, he premiered in 2023 with Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony. \nJonathan Hepfer is a percussionist\, conductor\, and curator. Since 2015\, he has been the artistic director of Monday Evening Concerts and its resident ensemble ECHOI. He has directed projects at LACMA\, Getty Museum\, Pinault Collection\, Hauser & Wirth\, Jeffrey Deitch\, the Brick and Harvard University. He has taught at CalArts and ArtCenter Pasadena. \nDescribed by Over the Mountain Journal as a “modern renaissance man\,” Aron Kallay‘s playing has been called “exquisite…every sound sounded considered\, alive\, worthy of our wonder” (LA Times).  His performances often integrate technology\, video\, and alternate tunings. Fanfare magazine described him as “a multiple threat: a great pianist\, brainy tech wizard\, and visionary promoter of a new musical practice.” Kallay is a member of Piano Spheres. \nThomas Kotcheff is a Los Angeles–based pianist and composer acclaimed as “dazzling” (LA Times). A leading advocate for contemporary music\, he commissions and premieres new works\, records landmark projects\, collaborates widely\, and curates exploratory recitals as a member of Piano Spheres. \nAndrew McIntosh is a Grammy-nominated violinist\, violist\, composer\, and baroque violinist who teaches at the California Institute of the Arts\, with a wide swath of musical interests ranging from historical performance practice of the Baroque era to improvisation\, microtonal tuning systems\, and the 20th-century avant-garde. Originally from rural Northern Nevada\, McIntosh is currently based in the Los Angeles area.​​ \nMichael Matsuno is a flutist who works at the intersection of performance\, scholarship\, and experimental music-making. His activities range from solo and orchestral performance to the study of human relationships to music and psychology. He is a lecturer at Chapman University and flute instructor at CalArts and LA Community Colleges. \nTodd Moellenberg is a pianist and artist based in Los Angeles. He has performed with Piano Spheres\, Monday Evening Concerts\, Wild Up\, Hear Now\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, PARTCH Ensemble\, The Industry\, and actress Laverne Cox. His creative practice spans composition\, video\, poetry\, and performance art\, and he currently lectures and instructs piano at UC Riverside. \nDescribed as “phenomenal and fearless\,” Grammy nominated pianist Vicki Ray is a leading interpreter of contemporary piano music. Known for thoughtful and innovative programming which seeks to redefine the piano recital in the 21st century\, Vicki’s concerts often include electronics\, video\, recitation and improvisation. She is a founding member of Piano Spheres. \nThe works of pianist/composer Amy Williams have been performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra\, JACK Quartet\, Ensemble Musikfabrik\, Wet Ink\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, Orpheus\, pianist Ursula Oppens and soprano Tony Arnold. With the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo\, she has recorded six critically-acclaimed CDs for Wergo (Nancarrow\, Stravinsky\, Varèse/Feldman\, Kurtág). She is Professor of Composition at the University of Pittsburgh and Artistic Director of New Music On The Point.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/morton-feldman-centennial-marathon-day-1/
LOCATION:The Wende Museum\, 10808 Culver Blvd\, Culver City\, CA\, 90230\, United States
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SUMMARY:Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon: Day 2 of 2
DESCRIPTION:There has been nothing quite like the music of Morton Feldman\, before or since. A singular composer of works embodying a seemingly glacial stillness over long expanses of time\, his writing for piano is particularly beautiful. Piano Spheres celebrates the centennial of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers with a marathon program stretching over two days in two venues. Major works to be performed include Crippled Symmetry\, For Bunita Marcus\, Patterns in a Chromatic Field\, and much more. Among the featured highlights will be Piano and String Quartet\, which was premiered 40 years ago in Los Angeles. Featuring all of the artists of Piano Spheres with special guests. \nThese concerts are FREE! \nMorton Feldman Centennial Marathon \nSunday\, January 11\, 2026 \nTHE WENDE MUSEUM\nA-Frame Theater in the Glorya Kaufman Community Center\n10858 Culver Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA 90230 \n3:00 pm – Crippled Symmetry – Gloria Cheng\, Jonathan Hepfer & Michael Matsuno\n4:30 pm – Nature Pieces – Thomas Kotcheff\n4:45 pm – Triadic Memories – Amy Williams\n6:30 pm – Intermissions – Thomas Kotcheff\n7:00 pm – Piano and String Quartet – Vicki Ray & The Eclipse Quartet \n\nMonday\, January 12\, 2026 \nTHE BRICK\n518 N. Western Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90004 \n3:00 pm – Why Patterns? – Richard An\, Rachel Beetz & Dustin Donahue\n3:45 pm – For Bunita Marcus – Aron Kallay\n5:15 pm – For John Cage – Vicki Ray & Andrew McIntosh\n6:30 pm – Palais de Mari – Nic Gerpe\n7:00 pm – Piano – Conor Hanick\n7:45 pm – Patterns in a Chromatic Field – Todd Moellenberg & Erika Duke \n  \nPrograms subject to change.\nDoors open 2:30 pm both days.\nAll performances are free to the public\, no ticket or reservation required.\nSeating on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n  \nThe Piano Spheres Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon is made possible through the generous support of New Music USA\, The Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music\, Abby Sher\, the Aaron Copland Fund\, Alice M. Ditson Fund\, the Amphion Foundation\, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs\, Los Angeles County Arts & Culture\, the Perenchio Foundation\, and the Culver City Arts Foundation. \n  \nImage credit:\nPhilip Guston “Friend — To M.F.\, 1978”\nused by permission of the Des Moines Art Center \n  \n* \nPERFORMER BIOS \nRichard An is a composer and performer born and raised in LA. He performs with stickytack (a piano+ duo)\, house on fire (a new music trio) and quartet friends (a 2pno 2perc quartet)\, and has performed with Monday Evening Concerts’ Echoi Ensemble and The Industry. Richard plays piano and percussion\, and has been known to sing\, conduct\, and teach. His trio House on Fire is the Piano Spheres Emerging Artist this season. \nFlutist Rachel Beetz plays “elegantly” (Washington Post) while “evoking the roar of prehistoric animals” (San Diego Union Tribune). You can hear her performances on Orenda\, Blue Griffin\, iikki\, Neuma\, OSO\, Outside Time\, and populist records. \nAcclaimed by the New York Times for performances of “commanding technique\, color\, and imagination\,” GRAMMY- and Emmy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng is a leading proponent of the music of our time. Over a varied and distinguished career\, she has collaborated with renowned composers across the stylistic spectrum\, premiering works by John Adams\, Thomas Adès\, Pierre Boulez\, Anthony Davis\, Esa-Pekka Salonen\, Steven Stucky\, John Williams\, and many others. Cheng is a founding member of Piano Spheres. \nDustin Donahue is a percussionist dedicated to contemporary chamber music. He is a member of the Partch Ensemble and Ruckus New Music\, and he is a frequent guest with the International Contemporary Ensemble and Yarn/Wire. He is currently Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County. \nErika Duke-Kirkpatrick taught at the California Institute of the Arts from 1984-2025\, holding the Larry Levine Chair in Contemporary Music. She was a founding member of the LA-based new music ensemble\, the California EAR Unit\, from 1981-2008. She has performed throughout the US\, Europe\, Japan and New Zealand including the Tanglewood\, Aspen\, Ravinia\, and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festivals. Erika also served as principal cello and soloist with the Santa Fe Pro Musica (1992-98)\, and was a member of Bach’s Circle\, with whom she performed at the Oregon Bach Festival\, Sedona Chamber Music\, and Chamber Music Northwest. She was a featured performer at the Dartington Summer Music Festival\, The Ernst Bloch Festival\, the Sospeso Chamber Series at Carnegie Hall\, and the Ojai Festival. Her former students are among the leading specialists in contemporary music. \nWinners of a 2025 Koussevitsky Commission from the Koussevitsky Foundation in the Library of Congress\, a 2025 Fromm Foundation Commission and four 2023-24 San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Awards\, the LA-based Eclipse Quartet (Sarah Thornblade\, violin; Sara Parkins\, violin; Alma Lisa Fernandez\, viola; Maggie Parkins\, cello) is an ensemble dedicated to the music of 20th century and present day composers. The scope of their repertoire spans works from John Cage and Morton Subotnick to collaborations with the singers Beck and Caetano Veloso. The Quartet has performed frequently on both coasts and has participated in festivals such as the Look and Listen Festival in NYC\, the Festival for New American Music in Sacramento\, the Scarlatti Festival in Naples\, Italy\, the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber Music Festival\, the Angel City Jazz Festival and the Hear Now Festival in Los Angeles. \nPraised by the L.A. Times for his “illuminating” and “dazzling” playing\, pianist Nic Gerpe has thrilled audiences locally and abroad. His performances have been described as “exceptional… possessing a kind of selfless clarity.” He has performed in venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall\, The Wallis Annenberg Center\, and the Ojai Music Festival.  Gerpe is a member of Piano Spheres. \nPianist Conor Hanick is regarded as one of his generation’s most inquisitive interpreters of music new and old. A fierce advocate for the music of today\, Hanick has premiered over 200 pieces and collaborated with composers ranging from Pierre Boulez\, Kaija Saariaho\, and Steve Reich\, to the leading composers of his generation\, including Nico Muhly\, Caroline Shaw\, Tyshawn Sorey\, Marcos Balter\, and Samuel Carl Adams\, whose piano concerto\, No Such Spring\, he premiered in 2023 with Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony. \nJonathan Hepfer is a percussionist\, conductor\, and curator. Since 2015\, he has been the artistic director of Monday Evening Concerts and its resident ensemble ECHOI. He has directed projects at LACMA\, Getty Museum\, Pinault Collection\, Hauser & Wirth\, Jeffrey Deitch\, the Brick and Harvard University. He has taught at CalArts and ArtCenter Pasadena. \nDescribed by Over the Mountain Journal as a “modern renaissance man\,” Aron Kallay‘s playing has been called “exquisite…every sound sounded considered\, alive\, worthy of our wonder” (LA Times).  His performances often integrate technology\, video\, and alternate tunings. Fanfare magazine described him as “a multiple threat: a great pianist\, brainy tech wizard\, and visionary promoter of a new musical practice.” Kallay is a member of Piano Spheres. \nThomas Kotcheff is a Los Angeles–based pianist and composer acclaimed as “dazzling” (LA Times). A leading advocate for contemporary music\, he commissions and premieres new works\, records landmark projects\, collaborates widely\, and curates exploratory recitals as a member of Piano Spheres. \nAndrew McIntosh is a Grammy-nominated violinist\, violist\, composer\, and baroque violinist who teaches at the California Institute of the Arts\, with a wide swath of musical interests ranging from historical performance practice of the Baroque era to improvisation\, microtonal tuning systems\, and the 20th-century avant-garde. Originally from rural Northern Nevada\, McIntosh is currently based in the Los Angeles area.​​ \nMichael Matsuno is a flutist who works at the intersection of performance\, scholarship\, and experimental music-making. His activities range from solo and orchestral performance to the study of human relationships to music and psychology. He is a lecturer at Chapman University and flute instructor at CalArts and LA Community Colleges. \nTodd Moellenberg is a pianist and artist based in Los Angeles. He has performed with Piano Spheres\, Monday Evening Concerts\, Wild Up\, Hear Now\, Los Angeles Philharmonic\, PARTCH Ensemble\, The Industry\, and actress Laverne Cox. His creative practice spans composition\, video\, poetry\, and performance art\, and he currently lectures and instructs piano at UC Riverside. \nDescribed as “phenomenal and fearless\,” Grammy nominated pianist Vicki Ray is a leading interpreter of contemporary piano music. Known for thoughtful and innovative programming which seeks to redefine the piano recital in the 21st century\, Vicki’s concerts often include electronics\, video\, recitation and improvisation. She is a founding member of Piano Spheres. \nThe works of pianist/composer Amy Williams have been performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra\, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra\, JACK Quartet\, Ensemble Musikfabrik\, Wet Ink\, International Contemporary Ensemble\, Orpheus\, pianist Ursula Oppens and soprano Tony Arnold. With the Bugallo-Williams Piano Duo\, she has recorded six critically-acclaimed CDs for Wergo (Nancarrow\, Stravinsky\, Varèse/Feldman\, Kurtág). She is Professor of Composition at the University of Pittsburgh and Artistic Director of New Music On The Point.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/morton-feldman-centennial-marathon-day-2/
LOCATION:The Brick\, 518 N. Western Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90004\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154630
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T182710Z
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SUMMARY:House on Fire: Carbon Copy
DESCRIPTION:House on Fire\, a trio consisting of Andrew Anderson\, Wells Leng\, and Richard An\, was formed around their common interest in new music and is centered around their shared focus as pianists. When performing or commissioning repertoire for three pianists\, we frequently encounter the matter of homogeneity: How do you write for three people who ostensibly do the same thing? The pieces on this program each contend with the “three pianist” conundrum in different ways. Some put the performers on keyboards of distinct timbres to encourage a multiplicity of sounds. Others play into the “sameness” and employ the implicit uniformity of the keyboard to create a selfsame texture. \nPROGRAM: \nTristan Perich – qsqsqsqsqqqqqqqqq\nErin Rogers – Cold Countries (premiere\, Piano Spheres commission)\nMatthias Kranebitter – Pitch Study No. 2 / The 88 Piano Keys\nYifeng Yvonne Yuan – I wrote you a letter. (A letter is what I wrote to you.)\nErich Barganier – Interstate Glitches VII – Salton City – Los Angeles\nRichard An – Carbon Copy (premiere)\nWells Leng – repas à plusieurs plats (premiere) \nBIOGRAPHY:\nHouse on Fire is a new music ensemble consisting of Wells Leng\, Richard An\, and Andrew Anderson. Though centered around their shared focus as pianists\, each member’s multi-instrumentalism allows for expanded repertoire including cello\, percussion\, toy piano and other keyboard instruments. \nClose friends since their time at the California Institute of the Arts\, the group was formally introduced in December 2021\, and is dedicated to the performance of new and experimental music\, as well as the work of Southern California composers\, championing the music of its own members and close collaborators. \nWe get along like a house on fire. \nHouse on Fire is the Piano Spheres 2025-26 Emerging Artist.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/house-on-fire-carbon-copy/
LOCATION:2220 Arts + Archives\, 2220 Beverly Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90057
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154630
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T201942Z
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SUMMARY:Vicki Ray: The Rilke Project
DESCRIPTION:In “The Rilke Project\,” pianist Vicki Ray recites poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke which has deeply influenced her work over the years. The poems will be paired with new and recent repertoire for piano\, piano and voice\, piano and percussion\, and piano and electronics. World premieres by David Rhodes\, Steuart Liebig\, and Joseph Pereira will be performed as well as repertoire by Peter Eötvös\, Charles Ives\, and others. The evening features special guests Elissa Johnston and Joseph Pereira. \n“This has been a lifetime project for me\,” Ray says of her love affair with Rilke’s work. “It means so much to me to share this pairing of text and music – I’ve dreamed about it forever.” \nPROGRAM:  \nLeonard Bernstein – “Two Love Songs”\nSteuart Liebig – “Intermediary” (premiere)\nCharles Ives – “The Cage”\nAndrew Tholl – “A Grain of Salt at Arm’s Length”\nJoseph Pereira – “Magnificent Desolation” (premiere of new version)\nPeter Eötvös – “O Rose!”\nDavid Rhodes – “Bright Traces” (premiere) \nThe poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke will be interwoven throughout the program
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/vicki-ray-the-rilke-project/
LOCATION:2220 Arts + Archives\, 2220 Beverly Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90057
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154630
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T000819Z
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SUMMARY:Andrés Jaramillo: A Journey of Immigrants\, Part II
DESCRIPTION:Reprising his theme from last season’s timely and impactful program\, Andrés Jaramillo continues a musical meditation into the spirit of the immigrant experience. Where last year’s concert focused on the emotional\, or interior life of the individual\, this program centers on the celebration of the multicultural experience. Jaramillo specializes in the music of living composers in Latin America\, and in particular his native Colombia. “A Journey of Immigrants\, Part II” will feature Héctor Pinzón-Arroyo’s “Concierto para Piano\, Saxo\, Percusion\, y Cuerdas” in a tour de force piano reduction\, plus more new works. \nAndrés Jaramillo is the Leonard Stein Resident Artist for 2025-26.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/andres-jaramillo-a-journey-of-immigrants-part-ii/
LOCATION:Thayer Hall at the Colburn School\, 200 S Grand Ave.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90012
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154630
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T202652Z
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SUMMARY:Piano Spheres & David Gordezky: The Satie Project
DESCRIPTION:Piano Spheres & David Gordezky present: The Satie Project – “Movements in the shape of a gallop or trot” \nDada\, experimental puppetry\, and avant garde clowning come together with the complete piano four-hands\nworks of Erik Satie interspersed with new compositions by seven American composers. A musical concert and trip into the absurd make up this unique performance that will journey from the profoundly poetic to the comically bizarre. Master puppeteer David Gordezky and his compatriots are side by side with the artists of Piano Spheres\, featuring premieres of “30 for 30” Piano Spheres commissions by TJ Cole\, Mikhail Johnson\, Jihyun Kim\, Veronika Krausas\, Celka Ojakangas\, Nate Schram\, and Dale Trumbore.\n\nTWO PERFORMANCES:\nSaturday\, May 30\, 2026 – 8:00pm\nSunday\, May 31\, 2026 – 2:00pm \nSingle tickets are now on sale through Boston Court Pasadena box office! \nPiano Spheres season-ticket holders seats are already confirmed! \n  \nphoto credit: David Gordezky by Joe Mazza/Brave Lux
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/piano-spheres-david-gordezky-the-satie-project/
LOCATION:Boston Court\, 70 N Mentor Ave\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154630
CREATED:20250814T162720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251208T202600Z
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SUMMARY:Piano Spheres & David Gordezky present: The Satie Project
DESCRIPTION:Piano Spheres & David Gordezky present: The Satie Project – “Movements in the shape of a gallop or trot” \nDada\, experimental puppetry\, and avant garde clowning come together with the complete piano four-hands\nworks of Erik Satie interspersed with new compositions by seven American composers. A musical concert and trip into the absurd make up this unique performance that will journey from the profoundly poetic to the comically bizarre. Master puppeteer David Gordezky and his compatriots are side by side with the artists of Piano Spheres\, featuring premieres of “30 for 30” Piano Spheres commissions by TJ Cole\, Mikhail Johnson\, Jihyun Kim\, Veronika Krausas\, Celka Ojakangas\, Nate Schram\, and Dale Trumbore.\n\nTWO PERFORMANCES:\nSaturday\, May 30\, 2026 – 8:00pm\nSunday\, May 31\, 2026 – 2:00pm \n\nSingle tickets are now on sale through Boston Court Pasadena box office! \nPiano Spheres season-ticket holders seats are already confirmed! \n  \nphoto credit: David Gordezky by Joe Mazza/Brave Lux
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/piano-spheres-david-gordezky-present-the-satie-project/
LOCATION:Boston Court\, 70 N Mentor Ave\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States
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