Pianist Simone Dinnerstein Plays Bach and New Philip Glass Work with PSO

On Sunday, January 28 at 4 pm, renowned pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs J.S. Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058 with Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO), juxtaposed with a new concerto written for her by Philip Glass and co-commissioned by the PSO. Bookending these works are Mason Bates' Auditorium and Maurice Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin. Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts the concert at Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University. Early-arriving patrons will have the opportunity to listen to Mr. Milanov and Ms. Dinnerstein discuss the program at the 3pm Pre-Concert Talk.

Glass' Third Piano Concerto alters the traditional concerto form established by Bach, making each movement progressively slower and more disciplined, rather than fast-slow-fast. The concerto's final movement was written as an homage to the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

Soloist Simone Dinnerstein is a searching, inventive, and enterprising artist, who is motivated by a desire to find the musical core of every work she approaches. She is known for her "majestic originality of vision" (The Independent) and for organizing dynamic collaborations that not only bolster the work of world-renowned orchestras and players, but bring the talents of lesser-known ones to light.

The Baroque period is further drawn upon by Mason Bates whose Auditorium features a call-and-response between the live orchestra and differently pitched, electronically recorded music played on period instruments. The concert concludes with Maurice Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin memorializing a noted musical family of the period which included composer François Couperin.

Tickets for the Princeton Symphony Orchestra Dinnerstein plays BACH and GLASS concert are on sale starting at $35. Pricing includes admission to the 3 pm Pre-Concert Talk. Purchase at www.princetonsymphony.org or call (609) 497-0020.

In a Beat

Sunday, January 28, 2018 - 4 pm; Pre-Concert Talk - 3 pm; Richardson Auditorium

Dinnerstein plays BACH and GLASS

Rossen Milanov, conductor

Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Mason BATES / Auditorium

J.S. BACH / Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058

Philip Glass / Piano Concerto No. 3

Maurice Ravel / Le tombeau de Couperin

Tickets: $35 and up

Programs, artists, dates, and times are subject to change.

The ground floor of Richardson Auditorium is fully accessible, including its restrooms. Accessibility features include wheelchair platforms and hand rails. Please note there is no elevator to the balcony.

Assistive listening devices and large print programs are available in the lobby. Additional accommodations or services (i.e. ASL, Braille Program, Audio Description etc.) can be arranged with two weeks' notice; contact the PSO at 609/497-0020.

ABOUT THE PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is a cultural centerpiece of the Princeton community and one of New Jersey's finest music organizations, a position established through performances of beloved masterworks, innovative music by living composers, and an extensive network of educational programs offered to area students free of charge. Led by Music Director Rossen Milanov, the PSO presents orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest artistic quality, supported by lectures and related events that supplement the concert experience. Through PSO BRAVO!, the orchestra produces wide-reaching and impactful education programs in partnership with local schools and arts organizations that culminate in students attending their first live orchestral performance. With considerable community support and funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the PSO is also a multiple-year recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' highest honors. The PSO has been recognized for its commitment to new music with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and a Copland Fund Award. The only independent, professional orchestra to make its home in Princeton, the PSO performs at historic Richardson Auditorium on the campus of Princeton University.

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