Performers
Thomas Adès, Piano
Kirill Gerstein, Piano

Program
DEBUSSY En blanc et noir
STRAVINSKY Symphony of Psalms (transc. Shostakovich)
LUTOSŁAWSKI Variations on a Theme by Paganini
DEBUSSY Lindaraja
THOMAS ADÈS Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face for Two Pianos (NY Premiere)
RAVEL La valse for Two Pianos

Thomas Adès is a fascinating composer and a pianist of considerable talent known for his “incisive, brittle, and commanding performances” (The New York Times). He partners with Kirill Gerstein, lauded by The New York Times for the “spontaneity and scintillating sound” of his playing, in a program of two-piano works. They play a rarely heard Shostakovich arrangement of a Stravinsky work, Debussy favorites, Ravel’s hypnotic waltz, and Adès’s paraphrase on music from his popular opera, Powder Her Face.