Steven Osborne in Concert
Internationally acclaimed pianist, Steven Osborne, performs an intimate concert at New Music School on Tuesday, February 6th at 7pm on Level 6.
General Admission: $35
Steven Osborne is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians with an immense depth of musicality and exceptional refinement of expression across diverse repertoire be it in Beethoven or Messiaen, Schubert or Ravel, Prokofiev or jazz improvisations. His numerous awards include The Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year, two BBC Music Magazine Awards and two Gramophone Awards.
His residences at London’s Wigmore Hall, Antwerp’s deSingel, the Bath International Music Festival, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra are a testament to the respect he commands. Described by The Observer as “always a player in absolute service to the composer”, Steven Osborne’s 32 recordings on Hyperion have won multiple awards. His two 2021 releases, Prokofiev’s War Sonatas, and French works for piano duet with Paul Lewis, were both shortlisted for a Gramophone Award.
PROGRAM
Schumann-Arabesque
Schumann- Kinderszenen
Marion Bauer-From the New Hampshire Woods op.12 no.1: White birches
Meredith Monk-Railroad (Travel Song)
Rzewski-Winnsboro Cottonmill Blues
Osborne-Improvisation
Keith Jarrett-My Song (trans.Osborne)
Bill Evans-I loves you Porgy (trans.Osborne)
Oscar Peterson-Indiana (trans.Osborne)
