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Stephen Drury: Charles Ives @ 150

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

World renowned guest artist Stephen Drury will celebrate the Ives sesquicentennial two days after Ives’ birthday with a special performance of Ives' complete sonatas for piano, including the monumental "Concord" sonata.  30 for 30 composer Paul Beaudoin composed a piece that “suggests some of the wilder, fantastical adventures into the half-childlike, half fairy-like phantasmal realm” of the Concord Sonata.

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Mark Robson: Spielfreude

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

"Spielfreude", the joy of playing, describes the sheer physical and emotive pleasure of performing at the keyboard

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for Susan and Rick

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

All PS artists come together for this moving tribute to founding pianist Susan Svrcek composer Rick Lesemann

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Brook and Meadowcroft

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

The concert features two new large-scale works by important international composers Taylor Brook and Thomas Meadowcroft. Meadowcroft's “All Possible Combinations” is the next installment in a series of works focused […]

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Islands

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

“Islands” evoke myriad vivid impressions and captivate our imaginations. As places of stunning beauty, mystery, and isolation, countless associations come with the very mention of the word. Islands conjure a […]

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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 […]

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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.

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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. […]

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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 […]

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