Kirill Gerstein at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

Thomas Adès is a fascinating composer and a pianist of considerable talent known for his “incisive, brittle, and commanding performances” (The New York Times). He partners with Kirill Gerstein, lauded by The New York Times for the “spontaneity and scintillating sound” of his playing, in a program of two-piano works. They play a rarely heard Shostakovich arrangement of a Stravinsky work, Debussy favorites, Ravel’s hypnotic waltz, and Adès’s paraphrase on music from his popular opera, Powder Her Face. Performers Thomas Adès, Piano Kirill Gerstein, Piano Program DEBUSSY En blanc et noir STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms (transc...

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Thomas Adès is a fascinating composer and a pianist of considerable talent known for his “incisive, brittle, and commanding performances” (The New York Times). He partners with Kirill Gerstein, lauded by The New York Times for the “spontaneity and scintillating sound” of his playing, in a program of two-piano works. They play a rarely heard Shostakovich arrangement of a Stravinsky work, Debussy favorites, Ravel’s hypnotic waltz, and Adès’s paraphrase on music from his popular opera, Powder Her Face. Performers Thomas Adès, Piano Kirill Gerstein, Piano Program DEBUSSY En blanc et noir STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms (transc. Shostakovich) LUTOSŁAWSKI Variations on a Theme by Paganini DEBUSSY Lindaraja THOMAS ADÈS Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face for Two Pianos (NY Premiere) RAVEL La valse for Two Pianos Pre-Concert Talk Pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM: Kirill Gerstein in conversation with Jeremy Geffen, Senior Director and Artistic Adviser, Carnegie Hall. Tickets on sale: August 6 at 8 AM for subscribers and members August 20 at 8 AM for the general public

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