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On the heels of the Canadian Opera Company's brilliant new commission, French-Canadian composer Julien Bilodeau joins the Piano Lunaire mainstage for two American premieres.PROGRAM:
Julien BILODEAU: Four Spring études (revised 2024*)
György LIGETI: Two études (selections from Book I and III)
Thomas ADES: Blanca Variations (2015)
Julien BILODEAU: Paraphrases on La Reine-garçon (2025*)
*NYC Premiere; Piano Lunaire commission
** THIS PERFORMANCE IS PART OF A MULTI-CITY TOUR, INCLUDING TORONTO AND MONTREAL **
The knack for story-telling that Quebec composer Julien Bilodeau commands is on full display in his piano music, just as much as in his operatic works. A master of pacing and colour, Bilodeau also wields a prodigious dexterity of dimensionality and emotional sincerity in his music. The intimacy and impact of his piano music is gazed through two premieres on this programme: the four Spring Études, composed in 2011 before the composition of Bilodeau's first piano concerto, revised in 2024, and Six Paraphrases on La Reine-garçon (2025), written especially for Adam Sherkin and given its US premiere.
From Bilodeau: “Through these paraphrases, the listener will be transported on a condensed journey that recounts the highlights of the opera while being able to appreciate a mode of pianistic writing that is both virtuoso and poetic.”
Join pianist/composer Adam Sherkin with an virtual interview with Julien Bilodeau.
DATE and LOCATION: Saturday, February 8, 2024 at 8pm; Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W 13th STREET
MAP: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8UN7aWbkK8ZrUTSQ7
TIME: 8 PM performance; doors open at 7:30pm (end by 9:45pm)
TICKETS: $30 General admission; $25 Seniors and art workers; FREE for students
BAR: Bar and refreshments available throughout the performance.
MORE INFO: https://www.pianolunaire.org/paraphrasesproject
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011-7943, United States,New York, New York
Tickets
USD 0.00 to USD 30.00
