Pre-concert Discussion with Barbara Nissman at 7:00 p.m. Internationally renowned pianist Barbara Nissman is the world’s foremost interpreter of the piano music of Prokofieff, and she shares her expertise and virtuosity in this all-Russian program. The composer’s balance of intellect, emotion, and technique is fully on display in a survey of his piano music stretching […]
Pre-concert Discussion with Dr. Benjamin Binder at 2:30 p.m. With their soaring lyricism, emotional depth, and playful humor, the songs of Samuel Barber form the pinnacle of American art song. International singing stars Sari Gruber and Randall Scarlata are joined by pianist Benjamin Binder in songs that span the entirety of Barber's illustrious career, including […]
Pre-concert Discussion with Dr. James Gourlay at 7:00 p.m. This concert features Duquesne’s superb brass and woodwind faculty in a wide-ranging program. Giovanni Gabrieli composed his sonorous brass music for the incredible acoustics of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice, while Poulenc and Stravinsky used plenty of wit and cheekiness in their mixed wind and brass […]
