Composer

San Francisco Performances favorite Jonathan Biss returns with an ambitious and intriguing series of recitals that ask contemporary American composers of three generations to consider and musically respond to the legacy of Franz Schubert. Alvin Singleton (b. 1940) draws inspiration from a wide stream including folk and spiritual, classical and pop, with often surprising and theatrical nuance.

Jonathan Biss’s boundless curiosity about humanity and art make him a thoughtful and compelling performer. He is known for assembling programs that plumb the depths of history, explore sparks of creativity and affirm the unity of shared experience. San Francisco Classical Voice called him, “a pianist whose probing, incisive, and deeply considered performances are consistently challenging and rewarding.”

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Jonathan Biss | Piano

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Described as “a pianist whose probing, incisive, and deeply considered performances are consistently challenging and rewarding” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Johnathan Biss is a world– renowned pianist who channels his deep musical curiosity into performances and projects in the concert hall and beyond. 

Jonathan Biss

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Three new works inspired by poet T.S. Eliot’s lyrical meditations on time and humanity’s relationship to it are presented alongside four movements from Beethoven’s exquisite and profound string quartets (the very same which were said to have inspired Eliot to write his Four Quartets). Through the Art of the Piano Foundation, acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt commissioned seven composers—including Montgomery, Singleton, and Prestini—to create works for piano and string orchestra or piano, string orchestra and vocal ensemble, based on Eliot's Four Quartets. Pratt, A Far Cry, and Roomful of Teeth recorded these works and released Stillpoint, from New Amsterdam Records.

A Far Cry Presents: Four Quartets

New England Conservatory

For the second episode of her Close Quarters musical curation, composer Jessie Montgomery is working directly with Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard to craft an original work of video art incorporating the composer’s brilliant and eclectic program with cinematic footage of the orchestra.Isabel Leonard makes her directorial debut with this episode of Close Quarters.

Alvin Singleton

Composer

Events

Mar 14, 2024

Jonathan Biss | Piano · San Francisco Performances

Mar 1, 2024

Jonathan Biss · Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Nov 17, 2023

A Far Cry Presents: Four Quartets · New England Conservatory

May 7, 2021

Beyond The Horizon ·

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