Composer

Jan Lisiecki performs a program of preludes in his Carnegie Hall recital debut, treating audiences to dozens of succinct, characterful works by Chopin, J. S. Bach, Rachmaninoff, Szymanowski, Messiaen, and Górecki. This musical tradition is masterfully exemplified by Chopin’s Twenty-Four Preludes, which comprises the second half of the recital. These 24 individual pieces—one for each major and minor key, many of them no longer than a minute or two long—offer unique insight into the artistry of both composer and performer.

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Jan Lisiecki, Piano

Carnegie Hall

Enjoy a Sunday Serenade with the Dakota String Quartet, showcasing masterpieces of chamber music in the Augustana University Hamre Recital Hall!

SDSO Chamber Music Concert

Enjoy a Sunday Serenade with the Dakota String Quartet, showcasing masterpieces of chamber music in the Augustana University Hamre Recital Hall!



Augustana University

What happened to the pop music of the past? Once upon a time, polkas, waltzes, and guitar solos reigned supreme (though not at the same time!). Come join Parlando as we explore what happened to the popular music genres of the past, and how they have been immortalized in classical music. 
Featuring cellist Henry Shapard performing Friedrich Gulda’s uproarious Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra, the concert also includes Henryk Górecki’s Kleines Requiem für eine Polka and Jacques Ibert’s Divertissement.

Parlando: Requiem for a Polka

Kaufman Music Center

Simply, but powerfully put, William Grant Still’s Mother and Child is one of the most beautiful pieces you’ve likely never heard. Dubbed the ‘Dean of African American Composers’ and the first African American composer to be performed by a major symphony orchestra, as more and more of Still’s music is discovered, the composer is posthumously getting the recognition he so richly deserved. The SoNA Singers join us in Chichester Psalms, perhaps Leonard Bernstein’s most popular choral work, and it’s absolutely "pure Lenny." Biting chords, pungent colors, awe-inspiring harmonies, and masterful orchestration make this music one-of-a-kind. And did you know that the best-selling contemporary classical album of all time is Henryk Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrows? It’s true! We will play this huge work that contains an entire world of human emotions: love, sorrow, sadness, loss, and an ecstatic enveloping beauty. In Górecki’s third symphony, award-winning soprano Miriam Khalil will join SoNA musicians to sing haunting Polish texts spanning centuries, giving perspectives from both a mother having lost her child, and a child separated from their parents.

Henryk Górecki

Composer

Events

Mar 13, 2024

Jan Lisiecki, Piano · Carnegie Hall

Mar 3, 2024

SDSO Chamber Music Concert · South Dakota Symphony

Nov 12, 2023

SDSO Chamber Music Concert · South Dakota Symphony

Apr 23, 2023

Parlando: Requiem for a Polka · Kaufman Music Center

Jan 7, 2023

Mother and Child · Symphony of Northwest Arkansas

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