Pianist

Tribute to Oscar Peterson

Chiaramonte Steri Palace

Paul Lay and Joël Suhubiette, artistic director of the Les Éléments Chamber Choir, pursued a parallel musical career that took them to Toulouse and then to Paris. The two musicians share a curiosity for all types of music, which they enjoy exploring and bringing into dialogue in original creations. Their encounter sparked a desire to confront their worlds and blend them into a unique creation. In this unique program, for which he composed the music inspired by poems by Pablo Neruda, Henry David Thoreau, Victor Hugo, and Emily Dickinson, Paul Lay presents several original pieces for choir and jazz trio around the theme of light. These pages are complemented by arrangements of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell, and György Ligeti for choir and jazz trio.

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Waves of Light

Le Corum

The Philharmonic Concerts of the Hamburg State Orchestra become ZeitSpielen and transcend the boundaries of the ordinary: In this concert, Giorgi Gigashvili's interpretation of Bach's music and music inspired by Bach will be heard - not only as a pianist, but also as a composer. The third movement of the harpsichord concerto will be replaced by his orchestration of the jazzy Peterson Suite, inspired by the original. We encounter Bach today as a mirror of the past and at the same time, through Gigashvili, as part of the here and now! This musical performance without fear of contact opens up new perspectives on our musical culture, our way of thinking and being, our way of receiving music.

6th Philharmonic Concert BACH / GIGASHVILI

Elbphilharmonie

Hailed for his “golden timbre and virtuosic flair” (New York Times), trumpeter Jens Lindemann joins the dynamic pianist Stephen Prutsman, who is currently Visiting Artist at Stanford University, and celebrated violinist Chee-Yun for a program spanning from Brahms’s Horn Trio to Oscar Peterson’s iconic Canadiana Suite. Recognizing the recent tragedy brought by the California fires, this program includes a new commission for trumpet, violin and piano by California-based composer Peter Golub.

Brahms & Oscar

Rockport Music-Shalin Liu Performance Center

The National Arts Centre Orchestra represents Canada on the world stage at Expo 2025 Osaka, with an extraordinary concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of legendary Canadian jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson.

NACO Tour - Osaka Expo, Japan

EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Jon Kimura Parker, Piano

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Steven Osborne OBE is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians with an immense depth of musicality and exceptional refinement of expression across diverse repertoire be it in Beethoven or Messiaen, Schubert or Ravel, Prokofiev or jazz improvisations.

Steven Osborne

Cumnock Trinity Curch

Hosted by slam poet and songwriter YAO, and conducted by Alexander Shelley, this 2024 edition will also feature a Unisong choir with voices from every province and territory of Canada.

Canada Day Concert 2024

Southam Hall

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the timeless compositions and extraordinary talents of these jazz legends.

This extraordinary concert will feature a trio of exceptional musicians, each renowned for their mastery of their respective instruments. Together, they will pay homage to the iconic works of Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Chick Corea, and other jazz luminaries.

Jazz At the Macc: The Jazz Trio: Music of Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Chick Corea & More

Music & Arts Community Center

Violinist/composer Curtis Stewart premieres new music with pianist and Kaufman Music Center Artist-in-Residence Aaron Diehl, Harlem Quartet, Mazz Swift, and a chamber orchestra of musicians from The Next Festival of Emerging Artists and Kaufman Music Center’s Special Music School, conducted by Peter Askim. Featuring the world premiere of Curtis’s ACO-commissioned work Embrace, the program brings new creative voices to the fore, in part through reinterpreting works from the past.

Ecstatic Music: Curtis Stewart of Love / of Time

Kaufman Music Center

Lara Downes is a devoted champion of classical music by women composers and Black Americans, and an equally unequivocal advocate for the cause of democracy and freedom. Her programme today stems from her Pentatone release Love at Last, a collection of works that span generations, continents and cultures, united in a stubborn belief in the possibility of humanity, brotherhood, peace, compassion and the everlasting power of love. The inspiration comes from a poem by the 19th-century Odessa-born poet Shaul Tchernichovsky.

Pianist

Oscar Peterson

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 10, 2026

Lara Downes piano · Wigmore Hall

Past events

Sep 6, 2026

Tribute to Oscar Peterson · Palermo Classica

Mar 29, 2026

Waves of Light · Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

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