WONDERFUL PIANO FESTIVAL COMING TO YOU THIS YEAR
The Gilmore — the organization known for its biennial Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, a three-week celebration in western Michigan of keyboard artistry — has come up with a 2020–21 virtual concert season, webcast from September 20, 2020 to May 16, 2021. Until now, one of the biggest festivals of its kind in the US entertained and enlightened thousands. Now it will be millions.
The season includes three series of live-streamed concerts: Piano Masters, featuring established, world-class artists in recital; Jazz Club, a series of concerts led by top keyboard artists on the jazz scene; and Rising Stars, spotlighting some of today’s most outstanding young pianists. The latter two series are live-streamed from Kalamazoo’s Wellspring Theater. E-tickets will be available from Gilmore on a pay-what-you-can basis. Free, pre-recorded webcasts are also scheduled as special events. Overall, there will be 13 sensational classical and jazz live stream performances featuring both world-class and emerging artists. You can also check out other Gilmore videos on its YouTube Channel.
THE GILMORE — 2020–21 VIRTUAL CONCERT SEASON
Sunday, September 20 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Rising Stars Series
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
SIBELIUS Valse Triste, Op. 44, No.1
BACH Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
BEETHOVEN Sonata in F major, Op.54
LISZT Funérailles, from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
FLORENCE PRICE Meditation
DEBUSSY Estampes
SCRIABIN Préludes, Op.16
STRAVINSKY Étude No. 4, from 4 Études, Op. 7
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Sunday, October 18 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Rising Stars Series
Chaeyoung Park, piano
LIGETI Musica Ricercata, Nos. 4, 8, 9, and 10
DEBUSSY Pour le piano
UNSUK CHIN Etude No. 5 (“Toccata”)
BRAHMS Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Saturday, November 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Teldex Studio (Berlin)
Piano Masters Series
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
MESSIAEN L’alouette lulu (“The Woodlark”), from Catalogue d’oiseaux, No. 6
BEETHOVEN Sonata in C-sharp minor, Sonata quasi una Fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2 (“Moonlight”)
MESSIAEN La chouette hulotte (“The Tawny Owl”), from Catalogue d’oiseaux, No. 5
BEETHOVEN Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
STOCKHAUSEN Klavierstück IX
Event may be viewed on-demand for 24 hours following initial airing.
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Sunday, November 29 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Rising Stars Series
Dominic Cheli, piano
CARL VINE Piano Sonata No. 1
H. LESLIE ADAMS Etude No. 2 in A-flat major, from Piano Etudes, Book 2
BEETHOVEN Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106 (“Hammerklavier”)
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Sunday, December 6 at 2:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Steinway Hall (New York City)
Piano Masters Series
Yefim Bronfman, piano
BEETHOVEN Sonata in D major, Op. 10, No. 3
DEBUSSY Suite bergamasque
BEETHOVEN Sonata in F-minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”)
Event may be viewed on-demand for one week following initial airing.
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Sunday, January 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Jazz Club Series
Emmet Cohen Trio
Emmet Cohen, piano, bandleader
Russell Hall, bass
Kyle Poole, drums
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Sunday, February 7 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Rising Stars Series
Isaiah J. Thompson Quartet
Isaiah J. Thompson, piano, bandleader
Julian Lee, tenor saxophone
Philip Norris, bass
TJ Reddick, drums
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Sunday, February 21 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Special Event
Rachel Naomi Kudo, 2008 Gilmore Young Artist, piano
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN Suite à l’ancienne (Suite in the old style) (world premiere)
Prèambule
Allemande
Courante
Air
Gavotte
Musette
Gigue
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Sunday, March 14 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Rising Stars Series
Evren Ozel, piano
BACH Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829
BEETHOVEN Sonata in E major, Op. 109
GEORGE WALKER Piano Sonata No. 5
CHOPIN Polonaise-fantaisie, Op. 61
CHOPIN Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Sunday, March 28 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Special Event
Angela Hewitt, piano
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, BWV 903
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Friday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Jazz Club Series
Aaron Diehl Trio
Aaron Diehl, piano, bandleader
David Wong, bass
Quincy Davis, drums
Event may be viewed on-demand for 24 hours following initial airing.
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Sunday, May 2 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Rising Stars Series
Glenn Zaleski Trio
Glenn Zaleski, piano, bandleader
Desmond White, bass
Allan Mednard, drums
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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Sunday, May 16 at 4:00 p.m. ET
Live streamed from Wellspring Theater
Rising Stars Series
Avery Gagliano, piano
BACH English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
BEETHOVEN Sonata in E-flat major, Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 1
ROBERT NATHANIEL DETT Magnolias, from the Magnolia Suite
CHOPIN Mazurkas, Op. 56
CHOPIN Waltz in F major, Op. 34, No. 3
CHOPIN Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Event may be viewed on-demand for 30 days following initial airing.
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