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Gloria Cheng

September 30, 2008

For the opening recital of Piano Spheres' fifteenth season Gloria Cheng offers selections from her newly-released CD of works by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Steven Stucky, and Witold Lutoslawski. Her program also features a world premiere by Irish composer Gerald Barry, and Charles Ives' "The Alcotts" from his Concord Sonata.

Program:

  • Esa-Pekka Salonen, Yta II (1985)
  • Witold Lutoslawski, Piano Sonata (1935)
  • Gerald Barry, Le Vieux Sourd (2008), world premiere
  • Charles Ives, The Alcotts, from Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass., 1840-1860" (1915/1947)
  • Steven Stucky, Three Little Variations for David (2001)
  • Salonen, Dichotomie (1999-2000)

Other dates and artists for this season are:

Guest Artist, Liam Viney

November 11, 2008

Vicki Ray

February 3, 2009

Susan Svrcek

March 17, 2009

Mark Robson

April 28, 2009

More details will follow on this site by August 1st. Mark your calendars and we look forward to seeing you for this exciting fifteenth season.

We are now able to use credit cards on the web as well as at the box office which opens 7:30 pm on 4.8.08. Be sure and print out your receipt in order to pick up your tickets at Will Call.

www.pianopheres.org - phone: 323.692.8075

General admission: $25. Students with ID $10.

Look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday April 8.

Catherine Uniack
Executive Director - Piano Spheres

Please check our Current Season page for details of this season's recitals. All programs are subject to change without notice. You may purchase tickets by mail. Download an order blank from this website, under Purchase Tickets and mail us your check of $100 for five tickets at a 20% discount or single tickets @ $25 each. Each ticket is valid for any one performance. Student tickets with ID are sold only the night of the recital. No advance sales.

Parking Changes

We are pleased to have moved to Zipper Concert Hall at The Colburn School, 200 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012. There is limited parking on the streets. Parking on the West side of Olive Street is limited to the underground lot, California Plaza Parking. They have elevators and escalators to Grand. Parking is available at the Disney Hall and the Music Center, $8 and the open air lot at Second St. and Hope $6. Prices for parking are subject to change.

Click Here for Zipper map

Piano Spheres is a nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible. Your contribution will ensure the continuation of this exciting series of performances and aid in the commissioning of new works for the piano. For further information regarding tax deductible contributions to either the Performance or Commissions Funds, contact Sally Mosher 626-795-3146 or sally@cyberverse.com

Piano Spheres programs are made possible, in part, by generous grants from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., Department of Cultural Affairs, the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Piano Spheres is very grateful for KUSC-FM's generous sponsorship this season.

 

Los Angeles County Arts Commission


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