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Roger Kellaway with special guests…
GRAMMY and Oscar nominated composer/pianist and leader of the legendary Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet.
Piano Spheres
A Los Angeles-based organization that supports and encourages the composition and performance of major new works for the piano.
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Paul Cornish – Emerging Artist
Thayer Hall at the Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CAEmerging Artist Paul Cornish plays music by Black American women composers and his own compositions.
Andreas Foivos Apostolou – Emerging Artist
Thayer Hall at the Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CAAndreas performs a world premiere by Leo Ornstein and a PS commission by George N. Gianopoulos
Vicki Ray – Frozen Improvisations
Zipper Concert Hall 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, CA, United StatesVicki Ray contemplates realizations of Stravinsky's statement "All composition is frozen improvisation."
Frederic Rzewski: An Appreciation
Zipper Concert Hall and the Colburn Plaza 200 S Grand Ave., Los AngelesThe iconic composer-pianist Frederic Rzewski was to have given a Piano Spheres recital this coming February in a rare US appearance. Now rescheduled to Saturday April 16th, pianists Ursula Oppens and Lisa Moore join Piano Spheres core artists, Emerging Artists, and Guest Artists from the last 20 years in a celebration of Rzewski's music. An open air, four-hour concert/celebration of his life and legacy on the Colburn Plaza starting at 4:00, includes many of his works for piano.
The following concert at Zipper Hall at 8:00 includes the world premiere of “Suite,” commissioned by Piano Spheres, the west coast premiere of “Amoramaro,” the two-piano version of "Winnsboro Cottonmill Blues” performed by HOCKET, and other works to be announced.
Jan 24th – HOCKET: Exploded Pianos
Zipper Concert Hall 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, CA, United StatesSadly, HOCKET's performance originally scheduled for May 10th has been postponed until our 2022/23 season. I've you've purchased tickets already we will be in touch with you.
David Kaplan – Ph(f)antasy(ies)
Zipper Concert Hall 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, CA, United StatesMusical exchange and fantasy form are the inspirations for a program of preludes, fantasies, and other short works by seven composers spanning half a millennium.
Takashi Harada – Ondes Martenot: Waveforms – 6/21 & 6/25
Click the Link Belowwith Mark Robson - piano, Kojiro Umezake - shakuhachi. Music by Messiaen and others
Paul Cornish Trio
Thayer Hall at the Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CAPiano Spheres Summer Jazz Series presents pianist Paul Cornish and his trio on July 30, 8PM at Thayer Hall.
2022 Summer Jazz Series
Thayer Hall at the Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CASummer Jazz Series
VIC RAY: ELECTRIC
Zipper Concert Hall 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, CA, United StatesPianist Vicki Ray goes ELECTRIC, with special guest Piano Spheres artist Aron Kallay. The program includes works by João Pedro Oliveira, Josh Biggs, Ben Phelps, and a tribute to the late composer William Kraft. João Pedro Oliveira: Titanium William Kraft: Requiescat Josh Biggs: Sound Ribbons for Vicki Ray Ben Phelps: Sometimes I Feel Like My […]
MARI KAWAMURA: “Ma”
Thayer Hall at the Colburn School 200 S Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CAMari Kawamura presents "Ma," an ancient Japanese concept concerning space and time. Music by Takemitsu, Xenakis and the premiere of a new commission by Karen Tanaka.