BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:101@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231207T170000 DTSTAMP:20240222T034906Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/online-lecture-magdalena-baczewska -on-bach-chopin-and-more/ SUMMARY:Online Lecture: Magdalena Baczewska on Rameau\, Chopin & more DESCRIPTION:The vast stylistic and emotional range of the repertoire at han d inspires questions about the performer’s programming decisions\, uniqu e pleasures and challenges of performing works that span many centuries. I n this pre-concert talk\, Magdalena Baczewska (concert pianist and harpsic hordist\; Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University ) will give the audience an insight into this unique process.\n\n\n\nHaile d by the press as “One of the most innovative\, even radical classical k eyboardists in the U.S.” and described as “Columbia University profess or by day\, musical sorceress by night\,” pianist and harpsichordist Mag dalena Baczewska [ba-CHEV-ska] enjoys a multifaceted career as a concert a rtist\, educator\, and speaker. Having made her solo debut with the Silesi an Philharmonic Orchestra at age 12 in her native Poland\, Baczewska perfo rmed internationally with the world’s leading orchestras: Philadelphia O rchestra\, San Francisco Symphony\, China National Symphony\, Vancouver Sy mphony\, among others. She has been praised for her "magnificent\, unique voice that stylistically never falters" (Classical Music Guide)\, “world -class playing” by the American Record Guide\, and hailed as “eloquent and technically flawless” by The Washington Post.\n\nThe first pianist to play J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations twice in one evening--first on t he harpsichord\, then on piano--since Rosalyn Tureck’s 1977 double-bill Carnegie Hall performance\, Baczewska has toured Europe and the U.S with d ouble performances of the Variations\, having also recorded them along wit h Strauss’ Sonata Op. 5 for her critically-acclaimed album A Tribute to Glenn Gould.\n\nBaczewska collaborates extensively with the Oscar and Gram my Award-winning composer Tan Dun\, performing his music internationally. Performance highlights include a debut at the Tanglewood Music Festival\, soloist appearances with the San Francisco Symphony\, Philadelphia Orchest ra\, China National Symphony\, and a Canadian premiere of Tan Dun's Piano Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. At the invitation of the c omposer\, Baczewska also recorded his chamber music and the Sonata for Pia no Solo in Shanghai’s famous Water Heavens Hall.\n\nBaczewska is a profe ssor of music and Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia Un iversity. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage\, Bogdan Zdrojewski\, fo r promoting Polish culture abroad.\n\nThe Palm Beach Arts Paper writes "Ba czewska enlightens.” As an avid educator\, she has given master classes and lectures around the world: Beijing Central Conservatory\, New York Uni versity\, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts\, Manhattan School of Musi c\, International Keyboard Institute\, to name a few. As a Yamaha Artist\, Baczewska has used the technology pioneered by Yamaha Disklavier\, to giv e remote master classes at the Microsoft School of the Future\, Elon Unive rsity\, and Hartt School of Music. In her spare time she volunteers throug h Selfhelp\, Inc.\, teaching music appreciation online at the Virtual Seni or Center. During the COVID-19 pandemic Baczewska produced a video series Bach@Home\, available on YouTube\, containing piano and harpsichord perfor mances and analysis of works by J.S. Bach\, and other composers. While in lockdown she partnered with the Grand Piano Series in Florida\, and the Ch opin Society of Atlanta\, designing and delivering an interactive series o f online music appreciation lectures and discussions for seniors\, and sep arately for small children\, under the title "The Enjoyment of Music." Her musical mission\, in addition to sharing the timeless beauty of the music itself\, is to educate her audiences in each performance\, by giving them tools to enjoy music more profoundly.\n\nBaczewska’s discography encomp asses a variety of styles\, ranging from classical to hip-hop. Together wi th composer/DJ Gene Pritsker\, Baczewska released an album for the harpsic hord and samplestra Hip-Hopsichord. She also collaborated with Pritsker on a remix of Music for Dreams - a crossover between classical style and chi llhop. Baczewska has also collaborated with the BlueSleep medical team spe cialized in research and treatment of sleep disorders. Among her releases are three best-selling albums Music for Dreams\, and music for MetroNaps ’ EnergyPod®\, popularized by Google.\n\nBaczewska holds Bachelor’s a nd Master’s degrees from Mannes College The New School for Music\, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music. Her doctora l dissertation\, In Search of Bach’s Cantabile: The Role and Aspects of Oratory and Singing in Keyboard Interpretation was published by Lambert Ac ademic Publishing.\n\nFor more information and discography\, visit Magdale naNYC.com\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2023/10/MB-1-hi-res-web.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:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR