BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:102@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231229T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231229T160000 DTSTAMP:20240226T190440Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/online-lecture-magdalena-baczewska -on-mozart-ravel-franck/ SUMMARY:Online Lecture: Magdalena Baczewska On Mozart\, Ravel\, Franck DESCRIPTION:Collaboration is at the heart of performing chamber music. In t his pre-concert talk\, Magdalena Baczewska (concert pianist and harpsichor dist\; Director of the Music Performance Program at Columbia University) w ill bring you closer to the behind-the-scenes experience of preparing to p lay music with others. In the context of the repertoire offering\, Magdale na will discuss the norms and procedures that constitute chamber music mak ing - all with the goal of communicating with the audience\, and each othe r\, without words.\n\n\n\nHailed by the press as “One of the most innova tive\, even radical classical keyboardists in the U.S.” and described as “Columbia University professor by day\, musical sorceress by night\,” pianist and harpsichordist Magdalena Baczewska [ba-CHEV-ska] enjoys a mul tifaceted career as a concert artist\, educator\, and speaker. Having made her solo debut with the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra at age 12 in her native Poland\, Baczewska performed internationally with the world’s lea ding orchestras: Philadelphia Orchestra\, San Francisco Symphony\, China N ational Symphony\, Vancouver Symphony\, among others. She has been praised for her "magnificent\, unique voice that stylistically never falters" (Cl assical Music Guide)\, “world-class playing” by the American Record Gu ide\, and hailed as “eloquent and technically flawless” by The Washing ton Post.\n\nThe first pianist to play J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations t wice in one evening--first on the harpsichord\, then on piano--since Rosal yn Tureck’s 1977 double-bill Carnegie Hall performance\, Baczewska has t oured Europe and the U.S with double performances of the Variations\, havi ng also recorded them along with Strauss’ Sonata Op. 5 for her criticall y-acclaimed album A Tribute to Glenn Gould.\n\nBaczewska collaborates exte nsively with the Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer Tan Dun\, perform ing his music internationally. Performance highlights include a debut at t he Tanglewood Music Festival\, soloist appearances with the San Francisco Symphony\, Philadelphia Orchestra\, China National Symphony\, and a Canadi an premiere of Tan Dun's Piano Concerto with the Vancouver Symphony Orches tra. At the invitation of the composer\, Baczewska also recorded his chamb er music and the Sonata for Piano Solo in Shanghai’s famous Water Heaven s Hall.\n\nBaczewska is a professor of music and Director of the Music Per formance Program at Columbia University. She is a recipient of the Outstan ding Achievement Award from the Polish Minister of Culture and National He ritage\, Bogdan Zdrojewski\, for promoting Polish culture abroad.\n\nThe P alm Beach Arts Paper writes "Baczewska enlightens.” As an avid educator\ , she has given master classes and lectures around the world: Beijing Cent ral Conservatory\, New York University\, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts\, Manhattan School of Music\, International Keyboard Institute\, to n ame a few. As a Yamaha Artist\, Baczewska has used the technology pioneere d by Yamaha Disklavier\, to give remote master classes at the Microsoft Sc hool of the Future\, Elon University\, and Hartt School of Music. In her s pare time she volunteers through Selfhelp\, Inc.\, teaching music apprecia tion online at the Virtual Senior Center. During the COVID-19 pandemic Bac zewska produced a video series Bach@Home\, available on YouTube\, containi ng piano and harpsichord performances 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 Chopin Society of Atlanta\, designing and del ivering an interactive series of online music appreciation lectures and di scussions for seniors\, and separately for small children\, under the titl e "The Enjoyment of Music." Her musical mission\, in addition to sharing t he timeless beauty of the music itself\, is to educate her audiences in ea ch performance\, by giving them tools to enjoy music more profoundly.\n\nB aczewska’s discography encompasses a variety of styles\, ranging from cl assical to hip-hop. Together with composer/DJ Gene Pritsker\, Baczewska re leased an album for the harpsichord and samplestra Hip-Hopsichord. She als o collaborated with Pritsker on a remix of Music for Dreams - a crossover between classical style and chillhop. Baczewska has also collaborated with the BlueSleep medical team specialized in research and treatment of sleep disorders. Among her releases are three best-selling albums Music for Dre ams\, and music for MetroNaps’ EnergyPod®\, popularized by Google.\n\nB aczewska holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Mannes College The New School for Music\, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music. Her doctoral dissertation\, In Search of Bach’s Cantab ile: The Role and Aspects of Oratory and Singing in Keyboard Interpretatio n was published by Lambert Academic Publishing.\n\nFor more information an d discography\, visit MagdalenaNYC.com\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2023/10/MB-6-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