Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® Celebrates the 150th Anniversary of Great Romantic-Era Composer/Pianist Robert Schumann
April 5, 2007
Acclaimed pianist and host Jeffrey Siegel concludes his educational adult classical music series Keyboard Conversations as part of the Kimmel Center’s Mondays at Merck 2006/07 season in Perelman Theater on Monday, April 23, 2007 at 7:30pm. Siegel will perform The Romantic World of Robert Schumann on the 150th anniversary of this great Romantic-era composer and pianist. Exploring Schumann’s rich palette of musical works, Siegel discloses how his lyrical work reflects his great love for Clara Schumann, and whether his mental instability, which finally overwhelmed him, might be detected in his music. The All -Schumann program will include Variations on a theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 14; Aufshwung (Soaring), Op. 12, No. 2, Two Novelettes, No.1 in F, Op.21 and No. 2 in D, Op. 21; Träumerei (Dreaming), Op. 15, No. 7; Widmung (Devotion), arranged by Franz Liszt, Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22.
Tickets for Keyboard Conversations are $30, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org, or at the Kimmel Center box office, open daily from 10pm to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply.) For group sales call 215-790-5883.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning 2.5 hours prior to curtain time and 11:30am for matinees. Limit one ticket per person.
An ongoing series for more than twenty-five years in numerous U.S. cities, Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations® consistently attract avid classical music lovers who wish to increase their understanding and enjoyment of familiar works, and also reaches out to newcomers of classical music. Siegel presents an informal, accessible and highly entertaining introduction to the vast repertoire of the piano and classical music in his shows. Primarily a concert, Siegel’s shows offer provoking questions behind why, how, where and about what or whom the music was written. "My hope is that the remarks I share will make the music more accessible, the listening experience more focused and meaningful," says Siegel.
Most recently, Random House Audio Publishing Group released an audio book series with four CD recordings of Siegel's Keyboard Conversations®: Mozart and Friends, The Power and Passion of Beethoven, The Romanticism of the Russian Soul and The Romance of the Piano. Twin Cities Public Television, in conjunction with The Schubert Club, also recently produced and broadcast two half-hour Keyboard Conversations® - Mozart & Chopin - available on DVD exclusively at Siegel's concerts. Siegel's recording of Gershwin's complete works for piano and orchestra with Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony continues to be a best-seller.
In addition to entertaining and enriching concert-goers with his Keyboard Conversations®, Siegel has been a soloist with the world's great orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Moscow State Symphony, London Symphony, Philharmonic and Philharmonia, Moscow State Symphony, Bayerischer Rundfunk, The Hague Residentie Orkest, Oslo Philharmonic, Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchestra of La Scala and NHK Symphony of Japan. In the United States, engagements include the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Siegel has collaborated with celebrated conductors and has directed several orchestras, both nationally and internationally. He is equally at home in the dual role of conductor/pianist, directing the orchestra from the keyboard.
Kimmel Center Presents' 2006/2007 season is supported by: Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, National Endowment for the Arts, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, ARC Wheeler, The William Penn Foundation, The Wachovia Foundation, Verizon Foundation, The Presser Foundation, Philadelphia Music Project and Dance Advance, Initiatives of The Pew Charitable Trust administered by The University of the Arts. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents. The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com are media sponsors for the Great Orchestras on Tour series.
FREE AT THE KIMMEL events are made possible through the Wachovia Gateway to the Arts Community Access Program supported by a generous grant from Wachovia Foundation.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS
Monday, April 23, 2007 | 7:30pm
Perelman Theater
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel
The Romantic World of Robert Schumann
All-Schumann Program
Variations on a theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 14
Aufschwung (Soaring), Op. 12, No. 2
Two Novelettes: No. 1 in F, Op. 21; No. 2 in D, Op. 21
Träumerei (Dreaming), Op. 15, No. 7
Widmung (Devotion), arranged by Franz Liszt
Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
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UPCOMING FREE AT THE KIMMEL EVENTS:
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 | 6:30pm
Commonwealth Plaza
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