Solo at the Italian Academy
dal 9/3/2004 al 10/3/2004
Segnalato da
Rick Whitaker - The italian Academy
9/3/2004
Solo at the Italian Academy
The Italian Academy at Columbia University, New York
Pianist Marilyn Nonken will perform a program of contemporary European and American music. Nonken is a known for her dedication to the contemporary repertoire. She performs regularly with Ensemble 21, a contemporary-music group of which she is a co-founder.
New York-based pianist Marilyn Nonken will perform a program of contemporary European and American music on Wednesday, March 10, at 8:00 p.m. in the Teatro of Columbia University's Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, as the first in the Academy's three-concert series 'Solo at the Italian Academy.'
Marilyn Nonken is a known for her dedication to the contemporary repertoire. She performs regularly with Ensemble 21, a contemporary-music group of which she is a co-founder.
Upon her solo debut in 1993, The New York Times hailed her as 'a determined protector of important music.' She has also been described as "splendid" (New York Times), "superb" (Boston Globe), and "fearless" (The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel). Her first solo performance in Boston was distinguished as a highlight of the season (Boston Globe, 'Best of ‘97').
Nonken has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, IRCAM, the Guggenheim Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Miller Theatre, Cooper Union, and various universities and conservatories around the world.
She has commissioned several major works, including Milton Babbitt's "Allegro Penseroso," Mario Davidovsky's "Quartetto No. 3," Michael Finnissy's "North American Spirituals," and Tristan Murail's "Les Travaux et les Jours." Her diverse discography features works by composers as varied as Alvin Lucier, David Rakowski, and Charles Wuorinen; a CD of pieces written for her is available from New World Records. Also in her repertoire are works by Barraque, Cage, Dallapiccola, Dillon, Harvey, Ligeti, Sciarrino, Seeger, and Stockhausen. Recently, she toured with the complete piano works of Tristan Murail, Morton Feldman's "Triadic Memories," and Charles Ives's "Concord" Sonata.
Her program at the Italian Academy on March 10 will be as follows:
Luigi Dallapiccola: Quaderno Musicale di Annalibera
Arnold Schoenberg: Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11
Salvatore Martirano: Cocktail Music
Charles Ives: Sonata No. 2, "Concord"
Admission is $12 for the general public, $5 for students and seniors. Call 212.854.1623, or email rw2115@columbia.edu for reservations or information. The Italian Academy's Teatro in Casa Italiana is located at 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, between 116th and 118th Streets.
The subsequent concerts in the 'Solo at the Italian Academy' series will feature soprano Lucy Shelton on April 7 and cellist Frances-Marie Uitti on May 5.
Press interested in attending, please call Rick Whitaker at 212.854.1623.
The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America
at Columbia University
Casa Italiana, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
212 854 1623