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Capucon-Angelich Trio Performs Works by Beethoven and Brahms Jan. 26
UNIVERSITY PARK (Wednesday, Jan. 6)—The Capucon-Angelich Trio, which unites the French duo of violinist Renaud Capucon and cellist Gautier Capucon with American-born pianist Nicholas Angelich, makes its Penn State debut at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, in Schwab Auditorium. The program features Beethoven’s Variations on Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu in G Major, Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor and Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major.
Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts presentation are $36 for an adult, $15 for a University Park student and $29 for a person 18 and younger. Buy tickets online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at 814-863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Tickets Downtown (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center (weekdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. when Penn State classes are in session) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible.
The Capucon brothers, among the most gifted young string players in classical music, have each won a Victoires de la Musique—the French equivalent to a Grammy Award—for New Talent of the Year. Renaud Capucon, who plays a 1737 Guarneri del Gesu violin that once belonged to Isaac Stern, also earned a Victoires de la Musique for Instrumentalist of the Year in 2005.
The violinist has performed as a soloist with the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France and other prestigious orchestras. His chamber music partners have included the virtuoso pianists Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim and Yefim Bronfman.
“[Renaud] Capucon is stunning—almost as much of an actor as a musician, so carefully does he characterize each note,” observes a writer for BBC Music Magazine. “… He moves from youthful dash to naive sentimentality and pouting sensuousness with ease.”
Younger brother Gautier Capucon, who has also collaborated with Argerich and Barenboim, performs for the first time with the San Francisco Symphony this season. The cellist is also scheduled to make his Savannah Music Festival debut.
“It is [Gautier] Capucon’s gift to play with warm intensity,” writes a Gramophone reviewer, “… and the result is magical.”
Angelich has taken the top prizes in several international competitions, including the Gina Bachauer in 1994 and the Casadesus in 1996.
“Mr. Angelich played with refinement, rippling passagework and clear structure,” a New York Times reviewer writes about a recent performance. “ … He intriguingly highlighted dramatic nuances and harmonic turns with a pronounced emphasis that took you by surprise.”
The Glenn and Nancy Gamble Endowment sponsors the presentation. WPSU-FM is the media sponsor. The Norma and Ralph Condee Chamber Music Endowment underwrites chamber music concerts at the Center for the Performing Arts. Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring a visiting artist or local expert, is offered in Schwab Auditorium one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders.
Tickets for the Center for the Performing Arts presentation are $36 for an adult, $15 for a University Park student and $29 for a person 18 and younger. Buy tickets online at www.cpa.psu.edu or by phone at 814-863-0255. Outside the local calling area, dial 1-800-ARTS-TIX. Tickets are also available at four State College locations: Eisenhower Auditorium (weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Penn State Tickets Downtown (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), HUB-Robeson Center (weekdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. when Penn State classes are in session) and Bryce Jordan Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). A grant from the University Park Allocation Committee makes Penn State student prices possible.
The Capucon brothers, among the most gifted young string players in classical music, have each won a Victoires de la Musique—the French equivalent to a Grammy Award—for New Talent of the Year. Renaud Capucon, who plays a 1737 Guarneri del Gesu violin that once belonged to Isaac Stern, also earned a Victoires de la Musique for Instrumentalist of the Year in 2005.
The violinist has performed as a soloist with the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France and other prestigious orchestras. His chamber music partners have included the virtuoso pianists Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim and Yefim Bronfman.
“[Renaud] Capucon is stunning—almost as much of an actor as a musician, so carefully does he characterize each note,” observes a writer for BBC Music Magazine. “… He moves from youthful dash to naive sentimentality and pouting sensuousness with ease.”
Younger brother Gautier Capucon, who has also collaborated with Argerich and Barenboim, performs for the first time with the San Francisco Symphony this season. The cellist is also scheduled to make his Savannah Music Festival debut.
“It is [Gautier] Capucon’s gift to play with warm intensity,” writes a Gramophone reviewer, “… and the result is magical.”
Angelich has taken the top prizes in several international competitions, including the Gina Bachauer in 1994 and the Casadesus in 1996.
“Mr. Angelich played with refinement, rippling passagework and clear structure,” a New York Times reviewer writes about a recent performance. “ … He intriguingly highlighted dramatic nuances and harmonic turns with a pronounced emphasis that took you by surprise.”
The Glenn and Nancy Gamble Endowment sponsors the presentation. WPSU-FM is the media sponsor. The Norma and Ralph Condee Chamber Music Endowment underwrites chamber music concerts at the Center for the Performing Arts. Artistic Viewpoints, an informal moderated discussion featuring a visiting artist or local expert, is offered in Schwab Auditorium one hour before the performance and is free for ticket holders.
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