Jeffrey Siegel to Bring 'KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS' to Harris Center, 4/16

Internationally celebrated pianist Jeffrey Siegel has been soloist with the world's great orchestras, collaborated with many of the pre-eminent conductors of our time, and his ongoing series of Keyboard Conversations flourish in numerous American cities. Harris Center for the Arts is pleased to welcome Mr. Siegel back for yet another of his Keyboard Conversations, concerts with lively commentary.

Prior to performing each work, Mr. Siegel briefly, and in non-technical language, engagingly speaks about the music. These programs enrich the listening experience for the avid music lover as well as provide an inviting, entertaining, and instantly accessible introduction to great music for the novice. The Los Angeles Times acclaims "Jeffrey Siegel has everything: massive technique, musical sensitivity and character, wide tonal resources, immense reserves of power, and the ability to communicate."

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: "The Romanticism of the Russian Soul" will take place on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25-$35; Students with ID $7. Tickets are available online at www.harriscenter.net or from Harris Center Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time. Parking is included in the price of the ticket. Harris Center is located on the west side of Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, CA, facing East Bidwell Street.

Siegel's program includes pieces that highlight Russian music of soulful expression: passionate, fiery, dreamy, and enchanting. Rachmaninoff's glorious "Preludes" and powerful "Etude Tableaux," the songful and dancelike "November" and "February" from Tchaikovksy's ever popular The Seasons, the mystical musical musings of Alexander Scriabin, as well as his lovely "Prelude" inspired by Chopin, and humorous The Mosquito, and Prokofiev's captivating "Juliet Dances" from Romeo and Juliet, as well as the stupendous "Finale of the Piano Sonata No. 7," written in the depths of World War 2 and musically predicting what would be the eventual Russian victory over the Nazis.

Hailed by the New York Times as "an artist who means every note he plays," American pianist Jeffrey Siegel has been soloist with the world's great orchestras. Abroad, these include the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Philharmonic, and Philharmonia, Moscow State Symphony, Munich's Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Philharmonic Orchestras of Amsterdam, Oslo, and Stockholm, the Orchestra of La Scala, and NHK Symphony of Japan. In the United States, engagements have included the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Siegel has collaborated with many of the pre-eminent conductors of our time: Pierre Boulez, Charles Dutoit, Neeme Järvi, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Michael Tilson Thomas, and David Zinman, as well as legendary maestros of the past, including Claudio Abbado, Eugene Ormandy, Sir George Solti, William Steinberg, Klaus Tennstedt and Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Mr. Siegel's ongoing series of Keyboard Conversations flourish in numerous American cities, among them New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Phoenix, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Dallas, Denver, and Washington, D. C. Some of these venues have been presenting Keyboard Conversations for more than forty years - resounding testimony to Jeffrey Siegel's superb artistry, innovative format and loyal fans.

He has also recorded The Power and Passion of Beethoven, The Romanticism of the Russian Soul and The Romance of the Piano (Random House Audio Publishing Group); Music for the Young - and Young at Heart (WFMT Radio, Chicago) and American Pianistic Treasures (WEDU, Tampa). Jeffrey Siegel's recording of Gershwin's complete works for piano and orchestra, with Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony, continues to be a best seller and is available on Amazon.

Please visit Mr. Siegel's recently updated website at www.keyboardconversations.com for further information. Jeffrey Siegel is a Steinway artist.

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