Sat November 19, 2022
SF Performances Presents: Adam Tendler and Jenny Lin, pianos
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Two tremendously accomplished Philip Glass specialists share the stage for a survey of some of his iconic keyboard works in celebration of the composer's 85th birthday.
Adam Tendler is recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, hailed as a "remarkable and insightful musician" (Los Angeles Times), a "relentlessly adventurous pianist" (Washington Post) "joyfully rocking out at his keyboard" (New York Times). Tendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern, and classical composers. He maintains a career as a concert soloist, recording artist, speaker and educator.
Jenny Lin has more than 40 recordings to her credit and is widely acclaimed for her technical virtuosity. She is an artist of keen musicianship, brilliant technique, and a compelling perspective shaped by a deep fluency in global culture. Lin has built a vibrant international career, notable for innovative collaborations with a range of artists and creators. In every performance, Jenny Lin places her considerable technical skills and her fierce intellect at the service of the composer's intention, yielding results that win the loyalty and rapt attention of audiences and fellow artists alike.
PROGRAM: Philip Glass Mixtape
Mad Rush
Distant Figure - Passacaglia for solo piano
Selections from Les Enfants Terrible for 2 pianos (arr. Tendler/Lin, World Premiere)
Etudes #16 and #2
Four Movements for Two Pianos
$65/$55/$45.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
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Adam Tendler is recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, hailed as a "remarkable and insightful musician" (Los Angeles Times), a "relentlessly adventurous pianist" (Washington Post) "joyfully rocking out at his keyboard" (New York Times). Tendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern, and classical composers. He maintains a career as a concert soloist, recording artist, speaker and educator.
Jenny Lin has more than 40 recordings to her credit and is widely acclaimed for her technical virtuosity. She is an artist of keen musicianship, brilliant technique, and a compelling perspective shaped by a deep fluency in global culture. Lin has built a vibrant international career, notable for innovative collaborations with a range of artists and creators. In every performance, Jenny Lin places her considerable technical skills and her fierce intellect at the service of the composer's intention, yielding results that win the loyalty and rapt attention of audiences and fellow artists alike.
PROGRAM: Philip Glass Mixtape
Mad Rush
Distant Figure - Passacaglia for solo piano
Selections from Les Enfants Terrible for 2 pianos (arr. Tendler/Lin, World Premiere)
Etudes #16 and #2
Four Movements for Two Pianos
$65/$55/$45.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
Two tremendously accomplished Philip Glass specialists share the stage for a survey of some of his iconic keyboard works in celebration of the composer's 85th birthday.
Adam Tendler is recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, hailed as a "remarkable and insightful musician" (Los Angeles Times), a "relentlessly adventurous pianist" (Washington Post) "joyfully rocking out at his keyboard" (New York Times). Tendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern, and classical composers. He maintains a career as a concert soloist, recording artist, speaker and educator.
Jenny Lin has more than 40 recordings to her credit and is widely acclaimed for her technical virtuosity. She is an artist of keen musicianship, brilliant technique, and a compelling perspective shaped by a deep fluency in global culture. Lin has built a vibrant international career, notable for innovative collaborations with a range of artists and creators. In every performance, Jenny Lin places her considerable technical skills and her fierce intellect at the service of the composer's intention, yielding results that win the loyalty and rapt attention of audiences and fellow artists alike.
PROGRAM: Philip Glass Mixtape
Mad Rush
Distant Figure - Passacaglia for solo piano
Selections from Les Enfants Terrible for 2 pianos (arr. Tendler/Lin, World Premiere)
Etudes #16 and #2
Four Movements for Two Pianos
$65/$55/$45.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
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Adam Tendler is recipient of the Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, hailed as a "remarkable and insightful musician" (Los Angeles Times), a "relentlessly adventurous pianist" (Washington Post) "joyfully rocking out at his keyboard" (New York Times). Tendler is an internationally recognized interpreter of living, modern, and classical composers. He maintains a career as a concert soloist, recording artist, speaker and educator.
Jenny Lin has more than 40 recordings to her credit and is widely acclaimed for her technical virtuosity. She is an artist of keen musicianship, brilliant technique, and a compelling perspective shaped by a deep fluency in global culture. Lin has built a vibrant international career, notable for innovative collaborations with a range of artists and creators. In every performance, Jenny Lin places her considerable technical skills and her fierce intellect at the service of the composer's intention, yielding results that win the loyalty and rapt attention of audiences and fellow artists alike.
PROGRAM: Philip Glass Mixtape
Mad Rush
Distant Figure - Passacaglia for solo piano
Selections from Les Enfants Terrible for 2 pianos (arr. Tendler/Lin, World Premiere)
Etudes #16 and #2
Four Movements for Two Pianos
$65/$55/$45.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
show less
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