Unusual Instruments, Including PIPA and KORA, to be Featured -- Sixth Annual 9/11 'Concert For Peace' is One Week Away
Unique instruments including the kora and pipa will be showcased alongside more familiar classical fare, as Musicians For Harmony celebrates its Sixth Annual “Concert For Peace" with a Tuesday, September 11, 2007 performance at Symphony Space.
Recently selected as a 'Critic's Pick' in both NEW YORK MAGAZINE and TIME OUT NY, and previewed in THE NEW YORKER as well, the special event will feature three world premieres, as international stars share the stage with acclaimed classical musicians for what promises to be a memorable evening. A feature article in THE NY SUN will run in the days ahead, and interviews with Musicians For Harmony founder Allegra Klein may be seen in current or upcoming issues of STRINGS MAGAZINE, SYMPHONY MAGAZINE, CHAMBER MUSIC MAGAZINE and more. WNYC's 'Soundcheck' is expected to air a live broadcast on 9/11 at 2pm, featuring pre-concert interviews with Wu Man and Colin and Eric Jacobsen.
Here is the full line-up of performers for next week's event:
Featured artists will include pianist Claude Frank with Arnold Steinhardt, violin, Michael Tree, viola and Peter Wiley, cello (Guarneri Quartet) performing Mozart's Piano Quartet in G minor; the return of The Shanghai Quartet performing Ravel; virtuoso pipa player Wu Man, who will perform a world premiere solo piece “Soliloquio Serrano" by the Peruvian-Jewish- Chinese composer Gabriela Lena Frank; and Musique Sans Frontires, who will be joined by Malian kora player Yacouba Sissoko for two world premiere performances, “Siya" by Sissoko and “Couleurs du March" by MFH's Artistic Director, Patrick Derivaz. Also on the program are Colin Jacobsen, violin, and his brother Eric Jacobsen, cello, who will accompany Wu Man on a piece titled “NING" by Chen Yi.
Sixth Annual Concert Information: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 7:30pm Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space Broadway at 95th Street, New York City Box Office: 212-864-5400 or www.symphonyspace.org Ticket prices: $15 (students), $35, $75, $125 (includes reception with artists following concert)
Musicians For Harmony is supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Klein's reputable organization Musicians For Harmony continues to deliver on the promise of its mission to promote peace and cultural diplomacy through music. The non-profit, founded shortly after September 11, 2001, presents a “Concert For Peace" in New York City each Fall, featuring internationally renowned classical and world music artists. The first beneficiary for this year's concert will be Seeds of Peace, a non-profit, non-political organization that helps teenagers from regions of conflict learn the skills of making peace. The second beneficiary will be MFH's growing Educational Workshop Program, to continue to support instruction in world music for young people in New York City's public schools.
Unique instruments including the kora and pipa will be showcased alongside more familiar classical fare, as Musicians For Harmony celebrates its Sixth Annual “Concert For Peace" with a Tuesday, September 11, 2007 performance at Symphony Space.
Recently selected as a 'Critic's Pick' in both NEW YORK MAGAZINE and TIME OUT NY, and previewed in THE NEW YORKER as well, the special event will feature three world premieres, as international stars share the stage with acclaimed classical musicians for what promises to be a memorable evening. A feature article in THE NY SUN will run in the days ahead, and interviews with Musicians For Harmony founder Allegra Klein may be seen in current or upcoming issues of STRINGS MAGAZINE, SYMPHONY MAGAZINE, CHAMBER MUSIC MAGAZINE and more. WNYC's 'Soundcheck' is expected to air a live broadcast on 9/11 at 2pm, featuring pre-concert interviews with Wu Man and Colin and Eric Jacobsen.
Here is the full line-up of performers for next week's event:
Featured artists will include pianist Claude Frank with Arnold Steinhardt, violin, Michael Tree, viola and Peter Wiley, cello (Guarneri Quartet) performing Mozart's Piano Quartet in G minor; the return of The Shanghai Quartet performing Ravel; virtuoso pipa player Wu Man, who will perform a world premiere solo piece “Soliloquio Serrano" by the Peruvian-Jewish- Chinese composer Gabriela Lena Frank; and Musique Sans Frontires, who will be joined by Malian kora player Yacouba Sissoko for two world premiere performances, “Siya" by Sissoko and “Couleurs du March" by MFH's Artistic Director, Patrick Derivaz. Also on the program are Colin Jacobsen, violin, and his brother Eric Jacobsen, cello, who will accompany Wu Man on a piece titled “NING" by Chen Yi.
Sixth Annual Concert Information: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 7:30pm Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space Broadway at 95th Street, New York City Box Office: 212-864-5400 or www.symphonyspace.org Ticket prices: $15 (students), $35, $75, $125 (includes reception with artists following concert)
Musicians For Harmony is supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Klein's reputable organization Musicians For Harmony continues to deliver on the promise of its mission to promote peace and cultural diplomacy through music. The non-profit, founded shortly after September 11, 2001, presents a “Concert For Peace" in New York City each Fall, featuring internationally renowned classical and world music artists. The first beneficiary for this year's concert will be Seeds of Peace, a non-profit, non-political organization that helps teenagers from regions of conflict learn the skills of making peace. The second beneficiary will be MFH's growing Educational Workshop Program, to continue to support instruction in world music for young people in New York City's public schools.
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