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SUMMARY:Gloria Cheng & Ralph van Raat - in concert
DESCRIPTION:Resonant Encounters: Boulez\, Feldman\, Cage\, and Beyond \nPianists Gloria Cheng and Ralph van Raat pay homage to the legacy of Pierre Boulez\, the unparalleled French composer\, conductor\, and cultural visionary who transformed postwar contemporary music and left an indelible mark on the sound of the 20th century. \nCheng and van Raat take brief solo turns in two unpublished Boulez works that are exclusive to them: a selection from the early Trois Psalmodies\, for which Ralph van Raat was granted sole permission by the Boulez heirs to perform and record; and Courtes Dérives à partir d’Éclat\, a whimsical\, open-form work that Boulez composed for Cheng as a wedding present. \nQuietly cherished for decades as a private gift\, Cheng began performing the piece after its appearance in Boulez’s official catalogue drew inquiries from performers and scholars. It is a rare instance of Mr. Boulez supplying a pièce d’occasion\, of which Cheng has so far been the only performer. \nProgram includes works for solo and duo piano by Boulez\, John Cage\, Morton Feldman\, Magnus Lindberg\, Igor Stravinsky\, and Frank Zappa. \n“A meaningful combination of Boulez’s music with that of others…\, brilliantly performed…casts new light on the Frenchman’s music.” Opusklassiek (Amsterdam) \n* \n \nAcclaimed for her “commanding technique\, color\, and imagination” (The New York Times)\, Gloria Cheng has long been recognized as a leading champion of new music. Over the course of her distinguished Grammy- and Emmy-winning career\, she has served as a muse to composers across a wide stylistic spectrum\, premiering works by John Adams\, Thomas Adès\, Pierre Boulez\, Anthony Davis\, Terry Riley\, Esa-Pekka Salonen\, John Williams\, and many others. \n \nRalph van Raat is a pianist and musicologist mainly devoted to twentieth- and twenty-first-century music\, performing worldwide and championing its beauty through recitals\, concertos\, recordings and special projects. Winner of major international awards\, he has inspired new works from composers such as Andriessen\, Bryars\, Rzewski and Tan Dun\, and performed over 60 concertos with leading orchestras. He has recorded more than 40 CDs and teaches in Amsterdam and Turin. A Steinway Artist since 2003. \n  \nMade possible in part by support from Villa Albertine.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/gloria-cheng-ralph-van-raat-in-concert/
LOCATION:Nimoy Theater\, 1262 Westwood Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90024
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SUMMARY:Pierre-Laurent Aimard - an afternoon of music and conversation
DESCRIPTION:One of the major figures of music in our time\, Aimard shares his insights about Arnold Schoenberg and his legacy in contemporary music. Join us for this rare opportunity to hear this exciting artist in a lively conversation with LA Times music critic Mark Swed\, illustrated at the piano. \n* \nPierre-Laurent Aimard was born in Lyon in 1957. He entered the Paris Conservatory at age 12 as a pupil of Yvonne Loriod\, also studying with Maria Curcio in London. In 1973\, he won first prize at the Olivier Messiaen Competition\, which launched his international career and established him as one of the composer’s major interpreters. In 1977\, Aimard was invited by Pierre Boulez to join the newly founded Ensemble intercontemporain\, where he remained as principal pianist for 18 years. During this time\, he participated in many world premieres. \nWidely acclaimed as a key figure in contemporary music\, Aimard has collaborated closely with Helmut Lachenmann\, Karlheinz Stockhausen\, György Kurtág\, György Ligeti (recording his complete works)\, as well as with George Benjamin and Marco Stroppa among other composers. He is also recognised as a leading interpreter of traditional repertoire\, giving solo and chamber music recitals and appearing with major orchestras and conductors around the world. In 2017\, he was awarded the International Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in recognition of a life devoted to the service of music. In 2022\, he received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize — Denmark’s highest musical honour. He has held professorships at the Cologne University of Music and Dance\, Paris Conservatory and Royal Academy of Music\, and the prestigious Artistic Creation annual chair at the Collège de France in Paris. \nHis many successful recordings include Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book II (2025)\, which follows the release of Book I in 2014; Kurtág: Játékok (2025); Schubert: Ländler (2024); Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux; and Bach: The Art of Fugue (2008)\, which debuted at no. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Albums Chart and won the Diapason d’Or. \n  \nMade possible in part by support from Villa Albertine.
URL:https://pianospheres.org/event/pierre-laurent-aimard-an-afternoon-of-music-and-conversation/
LOCATION:2220 Arts + Archives\, 2220 Beverly Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90057
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