Composers Concordance to Present Michael Hall & Kathleen Supové

is an American pianist specializing in modern classical music. She has premiered the works of hundreds of composers on her Exploding Piano series. Her recitals involve recitation, costume, theatrical elements such as lighting, and sets. Kathleen's intention is to augment and extend the piano recital, and to borrow from contemporary theater, film and dance to create a new context for modern classical music. She also performs works that extend the sonic world of the piano recital, by using electronics both live and pre-recorded, preparation of the piano, robotics, the Mugic device, and virtual reality. As Anthony Tommasini said in the New York Times: "What Ms. Supové is really exploding is the piano recital as we have known it, a mission more radical and arguably more needed." She has appeared with The Lincoln Center Festival, The Philip Glass Ensemble, Bang On a Can Marathon, Bang On A Can Long Play, Either/Or, Composers Concordance, Composers' Collaborative, Inc., and at many other venues, ranging from concert halls such as Carnegie to theatrical spaces such as The Kitchen to clubs such as The Knitting Factory and The Cutting Room. Frequent collaborators are violinist Jennifer Choi, composer/sound artist Guy Barash, flutist Tessa Brinckman. She is also the keyboard player for Nick Didkovsky's band Dr. Nerve. She has collaborated with musicians from other realms such as techno artist Jeff Mills and American roots poet-songwriter Michelle Shocked. In addition to being a performing pianist, Supové has also curated music series' for the Flea Theater and The Center For Fiction. As a composer, she has received two NYSCA Grants and commissions from Bargemusic, The Illustrated Pianist project, New Music New College, the Henry Cowell celebration project, and several others. For updated information, visit or her linktree page on Instagram (kathyexploding).