The Eastman School of Music has announced the performers for two
of its three guest-artist series for next season – the Eastman-Ranlet and
Kilbourn Concerts – and a special recital. It’s a rich, diverse offering, with
outstanding musicians in both traditional and contemporary classical works and jazz.
Both series
are held in Kilbourn Hall. (The 2015-16 Eastman
Presents performances, which are held in Kodak Hall, will be announced in mid-April.)
The special
additional program in Kilbourn, on February 22,
brings the highly acclaimed classical pianist András
Schiff for a solo recital. A prolific performer, conductor, and lecturer,
Schiff’s recordings include the complete solo works of Beethoven and Janácek.
The
Eastman-Ranlet series: The Eastman School’s Ying Quartet November 15 and March
20, plus two highly acclaimed, multi-award-winning string quartets, the
Jerusalem Quartet on October 18 and the Julliard String Quartet on February 14.
The Kilbourn
Concerts series: The Principal Brass, composed of the lead brass players of the
New York Philharmonic, September 27; the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, contemporary
big-band jazz, October 20; the unusual violin-flute-harp trio Tre Voci, November
10; the two-piano, two-percussion chamber quartet Yarn/Wire, which specializes
in 20th and 21st century music, January 26; and MET Rising Vocal Stars,
apprentices in the MET artist program, March 22.
Subscription
tickets for the Eastman-Ranlet and Kilbourn Concert series go on sale April 1,
singles in the fall. Schiff recital tickets: April 10 for subscribers, May 1
for the general public.
This article appears in Apr 1-7, 2015.
