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Conrad Tao: POETRY & FAIRY TALE
In a new program inspired by the themes of poetry and fairy tale, trailblazing pianist and composer Conrad Tao combines repertoire from the Western canon with provocative contemporary works showcasing his sensitive artistry and performative dynamism in the EMPAC Concert Hall.
Tao—known for his rigorously assembled and thoughtful juxtaposition of old and new work—collects pieces by Johannes Brahms, Todd Moellenberg, David Fulmer, Rebecca Saunders, and Maurice Ravel to evoke fresh thematic, formal, and emotional revelation.
Moellenberg’s Leg of Lamb (after Bernadette Mayer) (2020) plays against the lyrical introspection of Brahms’s Klavierstücke Op. 118 while a new work by David Fulmer, I have loved a stream and a shadow (With glitter of sun-rays, Nor with stars stretched, nor looking back to heaven…) (2023), luxuriates in musical line and rhythmic freedom. London-born composer Saunders’ enigmatic Mirror, mirror on the wall (1994) and Ravel’s fiercely virtuosic Gaspard de la nuit (a suite of pieces after poet Aloysius Bertrand) find beauty and richness amidst the vastness of myth.
Conrad Tao is a leader of the new generation of classical music. Dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine, and an artist of “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” by The New York Times, the pianist and composer has amassed a steady stream of awards and critical acclaim for his performances, compositions, and recordings.
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