J.S. Bach's Chaconne - originally written for solo violin - had an enormous impact on Brahms' musical life. His arrangement of the work for piano left hand is one of this classic's most significant translations, and it opens this talk by pianist Paul Hersh. The discussion of musical narratives continues with Schubert's four-hand F-minor Fantasy, which Hersh performs with pianist Hye Yeong Min. We often think of Schubert's music in terms of "heavenly length." The Fantasy, however, is a full-fledged journey, with four continuous movements compressed into 18 minutes of the highest intensity music. The two pianists will also explore Schumann's Abendlied.
Paul Hersh first came to prominence as the violist of the Lenox Quartet, but surprised and delighted critics at the New York Times when he played several solo piano recitals in the mid-1960s - including a debut performance that included the Goldberg Variations. After joining the San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty in 1971, he went on to mentor several generations of pianists and chamber musicians, counting Robin Sutherland, Julio Elizalde, and Teddy Abrams among his many students. As a performer, there have been notable collaborations with Robert Mann, Leon Fleisher, and Menahem Pressler, as well as appearances with the Boston and San Francisco Symphonies and the New York Philharmonic.
Hye Yeong Min is a noted Bay Area pianist who studied with Paul Hersh after a successful career in the sciences that included a Ph. D. in molecular biology from Harvard and subsequent cancer treatment research. She has appeared with her teacher at the Olympic, Mendocino, and Moab music festivals. Deeply committed to music education, Hye Yeong has served as president of the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society, founded a chamber music festival for high school students, and currently chairs the Emerging Artists Fund of the Berkeley Piano Club.
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Paul Hersh first came to prominence as the violist of the Lenox Quartet, but surprised and delighted critics at the New York Times when he played several solo piano recitals in the mid-1960s - including a debut performance that included the Goldberg Variations. After joining the San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty in 1971, he went on to mentor several generations of pianists and chamber musicians, counting Robin Sutherland, Julio Elizalde, and Teddy Abrams among his many students. As a performer, there have been notable collaborations with Robert Mann, Leon Fleisher, and Menahem Pressler, as well as appearances with the Boston and San Francisco Symphonies and the New York Philharmonic.
Hye Yeong Min is a noted Bay Area pianist who studied with Paul Hersh after a successful career in the sciences that included a Ph. D. in molecular biology from Harvard and subsequent cancer treatment research. She has appeared with her teacher at the Olympic, Mendocino, and Moab music festivals. Deeply committed to music education, Hye Yeong has served as president of the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society, founded a chamber music festival for high school students, and currently chairs the Emerging Artists Fund of the Berkeley Piano Club.
J.S. Bach's Chaconne - originally written for solo violin - had an enormous impact on Brahms' musical life. His arrangement of the work for piano left hand is one of this classic's most significant translations, and it opens this talk by pianist Paul Hersh. The discussion of musical narratives continues with Schubert's four-hand F-minor Fantasy, which Hersh performs with pianist Hye Yeong Min. We often think of Schubert's music in terms of "heavenly length." The Fantasy, however, is a full-fledged journey, with four continuous movements compressed into 18 minutes of the highest intensity music. The two pianists will also explore Schumann's Abendlied.
Paul Hersh first came to prominence as the violist of the Lenox Quartet, but surprised and delighted critics at the New York Times when he played several solo piano recitals in the mid-1960s - including a debut performance that included the Goldberg Variations. After joining the San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty in 1971, he went on to mentor several generations of pianists and chamber musicians, counting Robin Sutherland, Julio Elizalde, and Teddy Abrams among his many students. As a performer, there have been notable collaborations with Robert Mann, Leon Fleisher, and Menahem Pressler, as well as appearances with the Boston and San Francisco Symphonies and the New York Philharmonic.
Hye Yeong Min is a noted Bay Area pianist who studied with Paul Hersh after a successful career in the sciences that included a Ph. D. in molecular biology from Harvard and subsequent cancer treatment research. She has appeared with her teacher at the Olympic, Mendocino, and Moab music festivals. Deeply committed to music education, Hye Yeong has served as president of the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society, founded a chamber music festival for high school students, and currently chairs the Emerging Artists Fund of the Berkeley Piano Club.
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Paul Hersh first came to prominence as the violist of the Lenox Quartet, but surprised and delighted critics at the New York Times when he played several solo piano recitals in the mid-1960s - including a debut performance that included the Goldberg Variations. After joining the San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty in 1971, he went on to mentor several generations of pianists and chamber musicians, counting Robin Sutherland, Julio Elizalde, and Teddy Abrams among his many students. As a performer, there have been notable collaborations with Robert Mann, Leon Fleisher, and Menahem Pressler, as well as appearances with the Boston and San Francisco Symphonies and the New York Philharmonic.
Hye Yeong Min is a noted Bay Area pianist who studied with Paul Hersh after a successful career in the sciences that included a Ph. D. in molecular biology from Harvard and subsequent cancer treatment research. She has appeared with her teacher at the Olympic, Mendocino, and Moab music festivals. Deeply committed to music education, Hye Yeong has served as president of the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society, founded a chamber music festival for high school students, and currently chairs the Emerging Artists Fund of the Berkeley Piano Club.
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