Internationally acclaimed pianist, Steven Osborne, performs intimate concert at New Music School.
Tuesday, February 6th at 7pm
900 N Michigan Ave, Level 6
General Admission: $35
Doors open at 6:40PM
Program
Schumann-Arabesque
Schumann- Kinderszenen
Marion Bauer-From the New Hampshire Woods op.12 no.1: White birches
Meredith Monk-Railroad (Travel Song)
Rzewski-Winnsboro Cottonmill Blues
Osborne-Improvisation
Keith Jarrett-My Song (trans.Osborne)
Bill Evans-I loves you Porgy (trans.Osborne)
Oscar Peterson-Indiana (trans.Osborne)
ABOUT: Steven Osborne OBE is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians with an immense depth of musicality and exceptional refinement of expression across diverse repertoire be it in Beethoven or Messiaen, Schubert or Ravel, Prokofiev or jazz improvisations. His numerous awards include The Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year, two BBC Music Magazine Awards and two Gramophone Awards.
His residences at London’s Wigmore Hall, Antwerp’s deSingel, the Bath International Music Festival, the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra are a testament to the respect he commands. Described by The Observer as “always a player in absolute service to the composer”, Steven Osborne’s 32 recordings on Hyperion have won multiple awards. His two 2021 releases, Prokofiev’s War Sonatas, and French works for piano duet with Paul Lewis, were both shortlisted for a Gramophone Award.
Steven Osborne’s recitals are publicly and critically acclaimed without exception, and his 22/23 programmes revisit his recent recording repertoire of Beethoven and Rachmaninov interspersed with his own improvisations and another of his much-admired composers, Schubert. Osborne has performed at many of the world’s prestigious venues including the Wiener Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Berlin Phillharmonie, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Kennedy Center Washington and is a regular guest at both Lincoln Center and Wigmore Hall.
No physical tickets are provided for this event, you will be check-in via a guest list.
Guest Artist Residency
About
NMS Residencies allow students a unique opportunity to work directly with world-class musicians from all over the world in-person and on-line. These musicians perform regularly in renowned performance venues, such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and at Symphony Center in Chicago.
Each five day residency provides students private lesson(s), a masterclass, and a performance opportunity. Additionally, students have an hour-long discussion and Q&A with the artist. Students wishing to participate are required to submit a video of the work they wish to study during the residency.
Steven Osborne © Benjamin Ealovega
Steven Osborne, pianist
“This recording contains the full dynamic range of Osborne’s playing without compressing or distancing for safety. The volatility and dangerous edge to it comes through undiminished. This is Beethoven with no safety net, thrillingly alive. The cover – Rodin’s Hand of God - seems the perfect fit for the music and the musicianship.”
— BBC Radio 3 Record Review, 18 May 2019
When: February 5-6, 2024
Requirements
Age: 12-18
Submit YouTube recording of requested study piece.
Residency includes
Private Lesson(s) TBD
Masterclass
Location
New Music School
900 N Michigan Ave, Level 6, Chicago