About this Event
Join us for an intimate violin concert at the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation featuring GRAMMY®-winning recording artist Pauline Kim Harris. In this solo performance, Pauline will bring to life several selections of GIOTTO, an art-inspired composition by Michael Kosch, bookended by the classical compositions of Fritz Kreisler and Johann Sebastian Bach. This performance marks the world premiere of GIOTTO and celebrates the launch of Pauline's Violin as Heritage project.
Tickets are $25.
Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Violinist Pauline Kim Harris is an award-winning artist, composer, curator, and producer, known for her work with classical avant-punk violin duo String Noise. In addition to touring with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and serving as Executive Director of Music at the Anthology (MATA Festival), Pauline has been the featured solo artist for choreographers like David Parker, Pam Tanowitz, and John Heginbotham. Her debut album, “Heroine” (Sono Luminus, 2019), reimagines the Bach Chaconne and Ockeghem’s Deo Gratias. She has recorded for labels ranging from Decca and Nonesuch, to Unseen Worlds. You can listen to her music on PBS, BBC, NPR, WQXR, WNYC, WKCR, and WFMU.
Composer Michael Kosch has written operas, orchestra works, chamber music and solo pieces, many of which draw inspiration from Renaissance artists. He also frequently collaborates with his wife, choreographer Rachael Kosch on music, dance, and theater productions. Michael’s recent premieres include: Masaccio, a violin/viola duet debuted by violinist Yibin Li and cellist Philippe Muller; Cimabue II for solo viola, played by Junah Chung; and three selections from the keyboard set A Semblance of Memling, premiered by fortepianist Jean Angliviel.
GIOTTO is a set of 27 violin solos inspired by the frescoes of Giotto di Bondone (1267–1337), a Florentine artist heralded for his “realism” and moving portrayals of human emotion. The “tuneful” lines and harmonies of Giotto’s painted figures, landscapes, and architecture never fail to astonish. He has an uncanny ability to orchestrate disparate visual elements into vibrant, almost aural compositions — his paintings can really sing. In GIOTTO’s violin solos, the bow acts as a brush and the strings as a palate; they inscribe in air the melodies of Giotto’s melodious murals.
Photo by Chris Bradley. Courtesy of Pauline Kim Harris.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, 526 LaGuardia Place, New York, United States
USD 28.52
