BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:137@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T170000 DTSTAMP:20241024T014318Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/magdalena-on-otherworldly-music-di vinity-hell-heaven/ SUMMARY:Magdalena on Otherworldly Music: Divinity\, Hell\, Heaven... DESCRIPTION:"Angels &\; Demons"\n\nIn this pre-concert talk\, the Grand Piano Series Lecturer in Residence Magdalena Baczewska delves into the rep resentation of otherworldly concepts—Christian divinity\, death\, heaven \, and hell—through the evocative power of keyboard music. Magdalena wil l discuss how composers channel religious fervor and transcendent emotions into their works\, using the piano to depict both the celestial and the i nfernal realms.\n\n\n\nMagdalena Stern-Baczewska [pronounced ba-CHEV-ska] is a concert pianist\, harpsichordist\, recording artist\, producer\, spea ker\, academic leader and educator. She is the Director of the Music Perfo rmance Program and Senior Lecturer in Music at Columbia University. She ha s appeared as a soloist with prestigious orchestras worldwide\, including the San Francisco Symphony\, Philadelphia Orchestra\, and China National S ymphony. She has collaborated with Oscar and Grammy Award-winning artists like Joshua Bell\, Charles Fox\, and Tan Dun\, performing at the Tanglewoo d Music Festival\, Guangzhou Opera House\, Beijing National Center for Per forming Arts\, Davies Symphony Hall\, and Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center.\ n\nBaczewska’s repertoire spans many centuries\, including works for the harpsichord - she has earned acclaim for her double-bill performances of Bach’s Goldberg Variations\, on the harpsichord and the piano - and musi c by women and underrepresented composers. Her discography encompasses var ious genres\, from Baroque and Romantic solo music to collaborations with techno and hip-hop artists. Baczewska has produced the bestselling series of albums\, "Music for Dreams\," in collaboration with the Bluesleep medic al team that researches and treats sleep disorders.\n\nBaczewska has given talks and master classes around the world: Beijing Central Conservatory\, New York University\, International Keyboard Institute\, Hong Kong Academ y for Performing Arts\, Manhattan School of Music. As a Yamaha Artist\, sh e is among the pioneers of long-distance teaching using the cutting edge Y amaha Disklavier technology. At Columbia\, Baczewska embraces her dual rol e of an educator and academic leader: aside from teaching\, she mentors th e members of the Music Performance Program and members and the elite Colum bia-Juilliard Exchange.\n\nAs an avid advocate of equal access to musical enrichment\, Baczewska is committed to outreach\, bringing music to wider audiences. During the pandemic\, she produced “Bach@Home\,” a YouTube series of public-facing lecture performances. She also designed and taught “Enjoyment of Music\,” an online music appreciation sequence for the Grand Piano Series where she is now the Lecturer in Residence. Baczewska i s a teaching artist on Tonebase\, a digital platform democratizing access to high-level music education. She also regularly appears as guest lecture r in various concert series. She serves as a Grandmentor for Musical Mento rs Collaborative - a nonprofit that provides free music instruction to stu dents who would not otherwise have access to private lessons\, addressing structural inequities in music education.\n\nBorn in Poland\, she is a rec ipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Polish Minister of Cu lture and National Heritage for promoting Polish culture abroad.\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2024/09/MB-7.jpg?fit=680%2C385&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR