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JOHN BULLARD, CLASSICAL BANJO MARKUS COMPTON, HARPSICHORD
One of the finest concerts we have ever had.”“
~MUSIC ON MAIN STREET, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
No tickets are required.
Photo by Michael Wilson
Over the course of his performing and recording career, John Bullard has invited audiences to share in a transformative revelation: to experience the artistic marriage of banjo and classical music. “Absolutely enchanting” writes critic Graham Rickson of the UK-based The Arts Desk. “A musical education and experience that broke genre barriers,” noted Morgan Morrison, program director for the performance space Barns of Rose Hill. With qualities evocative of harpsichord and lute, the banjo makes a natural place for itself, in particular, within the works of Bach and other composers of the Baroque—and Bullard has established a strong repertoire in the music of that period. Yet he continues, as well, to expand the banjo’s classical reach, with a growing focus on new commissioned work. Bullard will be joined by Markus Compton on W&L’s Watson French Double Harpsichord.
Concert Guild PINCHUS ZUKERMAN TRIO
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With Pinchas Zukerman’s matchless musicianship and charisma at its core, this is a trio made in heaven.” ~LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE
Tickets are required. Adult $23 Senior $18 W&L Faculty & Staff $13 W&L Student/Student $13
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Photo by Jennifer Taylor
Amanda Forsyth (cello); Pinchas Zukerman (violin); Angela Cheng (piano) Beginning in 2011, Pinchas Zukerman, along with cellist Amanda Forsyth and pianist Angela Cheng, began offering trio repertoire as an alternative to the quintet works with the Chamber Players. In addition to piano trios by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Dvořák and Shostakovich, programs often include duo performances with various couplings including the Kodaly Duo. Invitations from major Festivals and venues led to the official launch of the Zukerman Trio in 2013. Since then, the ensemble has traveled around the globe to appear in Japan, China, Australia, Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, South Africa, Istanbul, Russia and throughout the United States. The Trio regularly performs at the Ravinia Festival, and has appeared at major festivals including the BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Verbier, and Bravo! Vail.
Concert Guild VADYM KHOLODENKO
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“Kholodenko exudes a sense of excitement that comes straight out of his personality …Pianist and composer sounded as one, the performance closer to an experience of absolute improvisation than one will ever find in the classical repertoire. He played with such precipitous muscularity and high spirits that it could have been an encore….delicate and wistful side to his artistry that was utterly charming.”
~NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW
Tickets are required. Adult $23 Senior $18 W&L Faculty & Staff $13 W&L Student/Student $13
Taxes and processing fees included in ticket pricing.
Photo by Jean Baptiste Millot
Ukrainian-born Vadym Kholodenko is fast building a reputation as one of the most musically dynamic and technically gifted young pianists, praised in his performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra “for his absorbing melodic shading [and] glittering passage work” (Philadelphia Enquirer). Winner of the 2013 Cliburn Competition, Kholodenko captivated audiences and critics alike with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra immediately appointing him their first Artist in Partnership for a period of three years. His program at W&L will include works by Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Liszt, including Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte and Adelaide.
