Piano Talk: Paul Hersh & Christopher Basso | Beethoven the Miniaturist
Organization:
Ross McKee Foundation
Category:
Concert
Geographical Area:
San Francisco
Start
Date:
1/23/2020
End Date:
1/23/2020
Start Time:
7:30 PM
End Time:
9:30 PM
Event
Info:
We may think of Beethoven as the composer who doubled the length of the symphony. But from the crystalline opening movement of the Op. 109 sonata through the six variations of its final movement, listeners are treated to exquisite short pieces that, despite their brevity, create an experience rivaling any in late Beethoven. Similarly, one finds multitudes within the six contrasting character pieces that comprise the Bagatelles, Op. 126. Humor, rhapsody and reverie are here, with circumspect cantabile melodies lending the set a contemplative aspect. Paul Hirsh brings a lifetime of experience to his commentary on these late masterpieces, which are performed by Christopher Basso.
Paul Hersh first came to prominence as the violist of the Lenox Quartet, but surprised and delighted critics at the New York Times when he played several solo piano recitals in the mid-1960s - including a debut performance that included the Goldberg Variations. After joining the San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty in 1971, he went on to mentor several generations of pianists and chamber musicians, counting Robin Sutherland, Julio Elizalde, and Teddy Abrams among his many students. As a performer, there have been notable collaborations with Robert Mann, Leon Fleisher, and Menahem Pressler, as well as appearances with the Boston and San Francisco Symphonies and the New York Philharmonic.
Van Cliburn competition-winner Christopher Basso is well known to San Francisco audiences through his solo performances and chamber music collaborations with Ian Swensen and Krista Bennion Feeney, violist Jodi Levitz, cellists Jennifer Culp, Jean-Michel Fonteneau and the Ives Quartet. While pursuing his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at SFCM, he studied with Paul Hersh and Mack McCray the renowned pedagogue Nina Svetlanova was also one of his mentors. Basso currently teaches privately and at the San Francisco Community Music Center.
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