The Fernando Laires Piano Series presents Lilya Zilberstein on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. Zilberstein will be performing Scriabin’s Sonata in F# Minor No. 3, Op. 23; Rachmaninoff’s Six moments musicaux; and Beethoven’s 24 Variations on Venni Amore by Vincenzio Righini as well as Sonata No. 23, Op. 57, Appassionata. Martha Argerich…
DetailsThe Fernando Laires Piano Series presents Beatrice Rana on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. It is this young artist’s highly anticipated return to Eastman. Rana’s performance consists of: Chopin’s Etudes, Op. 25; Ravel’s Miroirs, and Stravinsky/Agosti’s The Firebird. Gramophone’s 2017 “Young Artist of the…
DetailsOn Friday, March 8, 2019 at 12 p.m., the Jupiter String Quartet presents a free recital at the Eastman School of Music in Hatch Hall as part of the James E. Clark Chamber Music Residency. Established in 2014, the Residency aims to provide Eastman student ensembles with intense, up-close exposure to the playing and teaching…
DetailsFour Eastman School of Music alumni, Steve Gadd, Rob Paterson, Karim Sulayman, and D.J Sparr were winners in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.’s 61st GRAMMY Awards, Sunday February 10. Steve Gadd (BM68) won the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for The Steve Gadd Band. Often cited as one of the most influential…
DetailsHere are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) Steve Gadd among the Eastman School of Music graduates honored with a Grammy (WXXI News 02/11/2019) On Sunday, Gadd, who grew up…
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Pianist and Eastman School of Music student Jenny Chen will perform in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 21, at 8 p.m., as part of the Eastman Presents in New York series sponsored by the George D. and Freida B. Abraham Foundation. Chen’s upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall features virtuosic compositions from…
DetailsHere are some select clippings from the past week showing the variety of hits/mentions identifying musicians and scholars as Eastman School of Music alumni, faculty or students. Note: Some links may have expired.) Canadian Brass performs at Eastman (Fox Rochester 1/31/2019) Canadian Brass joined the Eastman Wind Ensemble for a performance at the Eastman Theatre…
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Eastman School of Music announces Grammy-award winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, together with pianist Bradley Moore on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at 3:00 p.m., in Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music. An artist in the highest echelon of international performers, Susan Graham’s operatic roles span four centuries, from Monteverdi’s Poppea to Sister Helen Prejean…
DetailsEastman Professor and Rochester Philharmonic Principal Horn W. Peter Kurau by Jarod Lau This summer, Summer@Eastman is excited to announce the debut of the Eastman French Horn Institute, led by Eastman French Horn Professor and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra principal Peter Kurau. Joining him will be Elizabeth Freimuth (Principal Horn of the Cincinnati Symphony…
DetailsComposer Augusta Read Thomas’ BRIO will be performed by the Eastman Philharmonia on Friday. By Andrew Bockman On Friday, February 1, at 7:30 p.m., the Eastman Philharmonia will present an exuberant program in Kodak Hall. Philharmonia is Eastman’s top orchestra, comprised of upperclassmen and graduate students, and will be led by Associate Professor Brad Lubman.…
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