Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Ticket Web Link: http://bit.ly/oHuPXB. Summary: The nation’s premier repertory company for chamber music, with versatile pianist Jeremy Denk, explores and devotedly demonstrates the seamless blending of Eastern European folk tradition with rich art music.
“Mr. Denk, clearly, is a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs, in whatever combination—both for his penetrating intellectual engagement with the music and for the generosity of his playing.” – The New York Times
PROGRAM:
DVOŘÁK Bagatelles for Piano, Two Violins, and Cello
SMETAN…
Monday, February 27, 2012, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Bass Performance Hall.
Deborah Voigt, soprano, with Brian Zeger, piano
Ticket Web Link: http://bit.ly/r7H0BP. Summary: She is the world’s foremost dramatic soprano, with a splendorous stage presence that has put her talents in the highest demand the world over. She comes to couple her voice’s singular power and beauty with the rich acoustics of Bass Hall.
"Once in a generation, a true dramatic soprano comes along, with a rare voice built for the works of Wagner and Strauss in an opera house the size of the Met. Deborah Voigt is the real deal." – Where magazine.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Bass Performance Hall.
Zenph: Great Performances Live Again featuring José Feghali, piano
Ticket Web Link: http://bit.ly/njZ23v. Summary: Named one of the “Best Ideas of the Year” by New York Times Magazine and a 2010 Grammy Award® winner for “Producer of the Year,” Zenph Innovations’ revolutionary technology collides with classical music for this truly one-of-a-kind concert. You’ll listen as an extraordinary Steinway recreates live performances from the historical recordings of some of the twentieth century’s most elite pianists from Glenn Gould to Sergei Rachmaninoff, and experience it capturing a performance by our esteemed 1985 Cliburn go…
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Emanuel Ax, piano
Ticket Web Link: http://bit.ly/pnVnzu. Summary: Since his first-place finish at the first Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition in 1975, the career of this superstar pianist has unyieldingly continued to flourish, taking him to virtually every major venue and orchestra across the globe.
“His greatness, his overwhelming authority as musician, technician, and probing intellect emerges quickly as he plays. Within minutes, we are totally captured by his intensity and pianistic achievement.” – Los Angeles Times
PROGRAM:
MENDELSSOHN Fantasy in F-sharp…
Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Bass Performance Hall.