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Music in NYC: Pavel Nersessian, Piano and Katrin Bulke, Soprano in GetClassical Recital

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Music in NYC: Pavel Nersessian, Piano and Katrin Bulke, Soprano in GetClassical Recital

GetClassical and the Foundation For The Revival Of Classical Culture in collaboration with St. John’s in the Village open their inaugural season with a program of Mozart, Schubert, Bellini, and Verdi performed by Pavel Nersessian, piano, and Katrin Bulke, soprano; on Sat. Sept. 21 at 7.30 pm

Pavel Nersessian, piano and Katrin Bulke, soprano
Pavel Nersessian, piano and Katrin Bulke, soprano / Image courtesy of the musicians

A very special selection of songs and arias by Mozart, Schubert, Bellini, and Verdi opens a new classical music series organized by GetClassical in School. Pavel Nersessian, a Russian piano master recognized for the lyrical breadth and elegance of style, is teaming up with a German soprano Katrin Bulke for an evening of gorgeous music.

Inspired by the success of Rhapsody in School, a popular program that introduces classical music and musicians to school students in Germany, GetClassical in School aims to share the joy and spark the love of classical music amongst school children in New York City. To do that, the musicians participating in the program are visiting city classrooms bringing with them the gift of classical music to students. The initiative is supported by the Foundation For The Revival of Classical Culture, Naxos of America, Inc., among other organizations.

The season-opening recital takes place at St.John’s in the Village on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 7.30 pm.

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Art in NYC: Easypieces by Mika Rottenberg at the New Museum

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Art in NYC: Easypieces by Mika Rottenberg at the New Museum

A solo museum presentation of the surrealist videos and wall installations by a contemporary artist Mika Rottenberg. The exhibition features a world premiere of Spaghetti Blockchain (2019), NoNoseKnows (2015), and other artworks; on view from June 25 – Sept. 15, 2019

Tuvan throat singer from Spaghetti Blockchain, 2019 video
Spaghetti Blockchain, 2019, Single-channel video installation, sound, color; Produced by Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto; Arts at CERN, Geneva, with the support of the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations, Geneva; Sprengel Museum, Hannover, with the support of Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung; and New Museum, New York. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Opened in 1977, the New Museum  is fully dedicated to exhibiting the works of contemporary art by the living artists. This summer its exhibition galleries are featuring a diverse sample of art coming from various parts of the world. One of the museum’s floors shows videos and wall installations by New York-based, Argentinian-Israeli artist Mika Rottenberg entitle Easypieces.

Taking its title from the Six Easy Pieces, a book by theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, the art on view goes from simple observation of repetitive tasks and bizarre mechanical imitations of innocuous movements to video installations that chain together distant geographical places, exotic sounds, and a visual manifestation of a physiological reaction. In her latest work under a catchy name Spaghetti Blockchain (2019),  Rottenberg easily mixes Tuvan throat singing from Siberia with the visuals from the CERN Anti-matter Lab, and the process of potato-farming in Maine. Its a kaleidoscope of forms, colors, and sounds employed in an impossible attempt to explain and control the uncontrollable.

Mika Rottenberg, Finger, 2018
Mika Rottenberg, Finger, 2018. Artificial finger and mechanical system. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Her earlier work NoNoseKnows, which premiered at the Venice Biennale in 2015 takes the viewers to a slave-labor-like factory in China where freshwater pearls are manufactured by infecting the life oysters with an irritant. The frames of the arduous work done by women are mixed with the close observation of sneezing from an allergic reaction to a pollutant. Its grotesque and repulsive while at the same time extremely depressing. Yet the process goes on, and on, and on, – exaggerating the absurdity of the modern globalized manufacturing practices.

Come with an open mind and a guest for curiosity.

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Jazz in NYC: Emmet Cohen Trio at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in Sept, 2019

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Jazz in NYC: Emmet Cohen Trio at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in Sept, 2019

Pianist Emmet Cohen, a rising star on the fast-paced jazz music scene, and his trio perform at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola on September 15, 2019

Emmet Cohen, piano at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola
Emmet Cohen, piano; photo by John Abbott

Fun, vibrancy, and grace are signature features of Emmet Cohen‘s  playing. Supported by his trio, which includes bassist Russell Hall and drummer Kyle Poole, the musicians bring back the sparkle and zest of jazzy days of the past.

Committed to the preservation of the treasured American musical tradition, Cohen is leading the project of transferring the artistic knowledge and history from the generation of established jazz titans like the bassist Ron Carter and the drummer Tootie Heath to the younger audience. Recording and producing sessions with legendary musicians make up his professional undertaking the “Masters Legacy Series.” He serves as both producer and pianist for each album in the series.

Winner of the 2019 American Pianists Association’s Grand Prize, 2019 Cole Porter Fellowship and recording residency with Mack Avenue Records, Cohen joins a prominent lineup of past awardees such as Sullivan Fortner, Aaron Parks, Dan Tepfer, and Aaron Diehl.

The excitement, warmth, and utmost elegance of playing the well-recognized staples of jazz repertoire make performances by Emmet Cohen Trio a must-see for every music lover. That was very clear in July of this year when Emmet Cohen Trio performed with Veronica Swift at Birdland  to a sold-out house. Keeping in mind the popularity of the venerable Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, consider reserving ahead as space is limited.

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Beyond NYC: John Pizzarelli Trio in Salute to Nat King Cole at Jazz Forum in Tarrytown, NY

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Beyond NYC: John Pizzarelli Trio in Salute to Nat King Cole at Jazz Forum in Tarrytown, NY

Celebrate Nat King Cole Centennial with John Pizzarelli, guitarist and singer, and his trio at the intimate Jazz Forum club in Tarrytown, NY on September 6-7, 2019

Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli
Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli / Image is courtesy of the artist

Jazz Forum in Tarrytown, NY presents world-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli and his trio including Mike Karn on double bass, and Konrad Paszkudzki on piano. The stop at Jazz Forum is part of Pizzarelli’s tour that coincides with the release of his new album For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole on Ghostlight Deluxe.

“Nat King Cole is the reason why I do what I do,” comments John Pizzarelli. “The joy that he brought me has never faded and the musicality of his group remains fresh and vibrant to this day.”

Pizzarelli’s annual appearances in New York City at Carlyle and Birdland among other venerated jazz spots are always highly anticipated events for the jazz fans. Embarking on a tour to celebrate the new album, he explains, “The trio has developed and refined these songs and, over time, figured out what we feel have become the definitive versions. Some arrangements, like ‘Route 66,’ have gotten much faster. But ‘Straighten Up and Fly Right,’ which I recorded for my first album way back in 1983, has settled into more of a mellow tone. After all this time, I can slow down and savor it. These songs never get old.”

Enjoy the timeless music of legendary Nat King Cole together with the great John Pizzarelli and his musicians at Jazz Forum  on September 6-7, 2019. Space is limited so book ahead.

 

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Music in NYC: Mozart a la Haydn by Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and Steven Osborne, piano

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Music in NYC: Mozart a la Haydn by Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and Steven Osborne, piano

Mostly Mozart Festival Finale with Mozart à la Haydn program performed by pianist Steven Osborne and Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra with Louis Langrée conducting on Friday, August 9, 2019 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 7:30 pm at David Geffen Hall

Steven Osborne, piano, Louis Langree, conductor, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Steven Osborne, piano (photo Benjamin Ealovega), Louis Langree, conductor (photo Jennifer Taylor), Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra (photo Richard Termine)

The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra’s 2019 season ends on a lighthearted note, with four works that are more connected than they may seem at first glance. Pianist Steven Osborne performs the cheerful piano concerto Shostakovich composed for his son Maxim’s 19th birthday. Maxim, then a budding pianist, is said to have been the inspiration for the tongue-in-cheek inclusion of the Hanon piano exercises in the final movement, a musical joke. Schnittke displays a similar sense of humor in his Moz-Art à la Haydn, in which every note in the piece has been repurposed from either Haydn or Mozart. Beginning with dimmed lights, it quotes Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony and Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, incorporating stage-play among the musicians, and, like the Farewell, leaving the conductor alone at the end. Mozart’s beloved “Haffner” Symphony, one of the composer’s most challenging, yet fun, works, is a joyous conclusion to the summer.

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Program

Haydn: Overture in D major, Hob. Ia:7

Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102

Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K.385 (“Haffner”)

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