Vibrant young pianist/composer Thomas Nickell is appearing in recital Friday evening, April 14, 2023, 7:30 p.m. at Tenri Cultural Institute with the following program:

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel – from Das Jahr

I. January

II. Febrary

III. March

Galina Ustvolskaya – Piano Sonata No. 4

Frank Liszt – Miserere, d’après Palestrina

from Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses

Philip Glass – Wichita Vortex Sutra

~Intermission~

Thomas Nickell – Piano Sonata (world premiere)

Franz Liszt – Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178

Thomas Nickell, steeped in the classical music tradition with an ear for contemporary soundscapes, has already garnered recognition throughout Europe and the United States for his thoughtful explorations of various musical genres. As a pianist, Mr. Nickell has given many highly lauded public performances of important works by Bach, Beethoven, Berg, Gershwin, Khachaturian, Liszt, David Matthews, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, as well as his own compositions.

In June of 2022, Thomas Nickell launched a new series entitled “Avant Garden” with the Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago. Increasingly devoting his time to composition and to collaborative efforts, Mr. Nickell has created Leaks for Solo Percussion and Tape (2020); Horizons for 8 Double Basses and Sine Waves (2020); Tribute (after Julius Eastman) for Solo Piano (2020); Untitled for Retuned Digital Keyboard (2020); The Falling Sun for Electronic Sounds (2020); Unstuck in Time for Orchestra (2019-20); Music for Ensemble for at least 4 players (2019-20); String Quartet in No. 2,“Heliopause,” selected for JACK Quartet Readings at Mannes (2019); Spires of Form for Voice and Piano, a work co-composed with American soprano Denise Young which was premiered at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (2019); Piano Trio for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano (2019), Intercalendrical Zone for Piano (2019), and Prelude and Constellated Night for Piano (2019).