Experience a symphonic shift
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Society ’ s instrumentalist of the year , two Edison awards , three Gramophone awards , the Diapason D ’ or de l ’ Année , and the South Bank Show Classical Music award .
Mr . Lewis performs regularly as soloist with orchestras throughout the world and is a frequent guest at such international festivals as Lucerne , Mostly Mozart , Tanglewood , Schubertiade , Salzburg , Edinburgh and London ’ s BBC Proms , where in 2010 , he became the first pianist to perform a complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle in one season . His recital career takes him to venues such as London ’ s Royal Festival Hall , Alice Tully and Carnegie halls in New York , Vienna ’ s Musikverein and Konzerthaus , the Théâtre des Champs- Élysées in Paris , the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam , Berlin Philharmonie and Konzerthaus , Tonhalle Zurich , Palau de Musica Barcelona , Symphony Hall Chicago , Oji Hall in Tokyo and Melbourne ’ s Recital Centre .
Mr . Lewis ’ extensive discography for Harmonia Mundi includes solo works by Mussorgsky and Schumann , the complete Beethoven piano sonatas and Schubert ’ s major piano works from the last six years of his life — including the three song cycles with tenor Mark Padmore .
Recent releases include the Brahms D minor Piano Concerto with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Harding .
Paul Lewis studied with Joan Havill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London before going on to study privately with Alfred Brendel . He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Southampton and the University of Edge Hill . Mr . Lewis and his wife , cellist Bjørg Lewis , share artistic directorship of Midsummer Music , an annual chamber music festival in Buckinghamshire , UK .
Paul Lewis is making his BSO debut .
About the concert :
Symphonies of Wind Instruments ( 1947 )
Igor Stravinsky
Born in Oranienbaum , Russia , June 17 , 1882 ; died in New York City , April 6 , 1971
On March 25 , 1918 , the French impressionist composer Claude Debussy died after a long struggle with cancer . Among the many mourning him was his friend Igor Stravinsky , who considered Debussy his most important influence up to that time . In tribute to him , Stravinsky wrote one of his greatest and most innovative works — and the culmination of his Russian period — Symphonies of Wind Instruments . It began as a chorale for piano that he sent to the French musical journal La Revue musicale for a special edition containing musical tributes to Debussy by many renowned international composers . Between 1919 and 1920 , the piece expanded , scored for
This spring , Washington Performing Arts and the John F . Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts join forces to launch a future-facing festival of symphonic innovation in the nation ’ s capital .
Join boundary-breaking music makers from across the country for an eclectic re-invention of the orchestral experience for the 21 st century — from concert hall performances and club shows to musical guided hikes and more . Wide-ranging in repertoire , the festival features classics in new contexts , new works by today ’ s most exciting composers , and multimedia immersive experiences perfect for audiences both seasoned and new .
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Christopher Theofanidis ’ s multimedia oratorio
BOULDER PHILHARMONIC “ Nature and Music ” program with aerial dance troupe
March 27 – April 2 , 2017
Experience a symphonic shift
Concert Hall performances just $ 25 — plus many free community events !
THE KNIGHTS Brooklyn-based chamber orchestra with the San Francisco Girls Chorus
NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY Works by contemporary composers Mason Bates and Caroline Shaw
Generous support of the SHIFT Festival is provided through a matching grant from The Andrew W . Mellon Foundation and by Dr . Gary Mather and Ms . Christina Co Mather .
Additional support is provided by Abramson Family Foundation , Betsy and Robert Feinberg , Morton and Norma Lee Funger , and Daniel R . Lewis .
Learn more at shiftfestival . org .
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Co-presented by Washington Performing Arts and the John F . Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts In cooperation with the League of American Orchestras
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