Portland Ovations to Present Minguet Quartett & Pianist Andreas Klein, 10/29

Portland Ovations presents pianist Andreas Klein with the Minguet Quartett on Wednesday October 29, 2014 at 7:30pm at Hannaford Hall, USM Portland for a program that pays homage to the iconic Canadian composer and pianist, Glenn Gould.

German-born pianist Andreas Klein joins the esteemed Minguet Quartett for a delightful and thoughtful program that pays homage to the enigmatic, iconic Canadian composer and pianist, Glenn Gould. Klein has distinguished himself as a compelling performer with his command of a wide range of tonal colors and imaginative interpretations. The New York Times praises him as "a pianist who makes silences sound like music." A lauded string quartet, the Minguet performs at major European concert venues such as London's Wigmore Hall and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, among others. The provocative program includes J. S. Bach's The Art of the Fugue - Contrapuncti 1, 3, 4 and 9 and his Concerto in D minor BWV 1052, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's Capriccio (op. 81) and a rare performance of Gould's String Quartet, op. 1.

At 6:30pm, one hour prior to the performance Ovations Offstage offers a free pre-performance lecture, Bach and Gould: point counter point with Mary K. Hunter, A. LeRoy Greason Professor of Music at Bowdoin College introducing listeners to ways of hearing this music and understanding the connections between the works on the evenings program.

Tickets for Minguet Quartett with Andreas Klein are $36 for Ovations' Members, $40 for the general public and a limited amount of $10 student deal tickets, are also available. To purchase tickets, visit www.portlandovations.org, contact PortTIX at 207.842.0800 or stop by the box office window at Merrill Auditorium.

The National Endowment generously provides funding for the Minguet Quartett performance for the Arts with media support provided by Classical 96.9FM - WBACH. About Portland Ovations