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Philippe Quint Performs Two Streamed Concerts from CA: 'Astor Piazzolla at 100' in LA April 6 and 'Charlie Chaplin's Smile' in La Jolla April 10
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Grammy-Nominated Violinist Philippe Quint Performs
Two Curated Multimedia Programs in California
Philharmonic Society of Orange County Presents
Astor Piazzolla at 100: A Musical Portrait by Philippe Quint
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 7:00pm PT
Online, Streaming for One Week
La Jolla Music Society Presents
Charlie Chaplin's Smile by Philippe Quint
Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 7:00pm PT
Online, Streaming for One Week
Watch Quint Perform Piazzolla’s Oblivion
"Quint’s tonal opulence, generously inflected with subtle portamentos, sound
like a throwback to the glory days of Fritz Kreisler” – BBC Music Magazine
New York, NY (March 22, 2021) — Multiple GRAMMY Award-nominated violinist Philippe Quint returns to the stage in April to present two of his signature curated multimedia shows in California, streamed online.
On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 7:00pm PT, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents the world premiere of Quint’s newest multimedia show, Astor Piazzolla at 100: A Musical Portrait with pianist Jun Cho. Quint’s narration leads the audience through a celebration of Piazzolla’s life on the centennial year of his birth through visual and musical depictions of the composer’s musical influences and personal relationships with figures such as Alberto Ginastera, Duke Ellington, Igor Stravinsky, Nadia Boulanger, and J.S. Bach. Breaking boundaries and revolutionizing traditional tango, Piazzolla introduced the world to tango nuevo: a fusion of tango, jazz, klezmer, and classical music. This defined him as the single most important figure in the history of the genre. Tickets can be purchased through the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and the concert will be available to watch for one week following the premiere.
Quint’s critically acclaimed multimedia show Charlie Chaplin's Smile: A Musical Tribute to Charlie Chaplin, inspired by his wildly successful album debut on the Warner Classics label Chaplin’s Smile, will be presented by the La Jolla Music Society on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 7:00pm PT. The online concert, performed with Jun Cho, features Quint’s arrangements of works and video clips from Chaplin’s most celebrated films – Modern Times, City Lights, Monsieur Verdoux, The Kid, Limelight, and A King in New York – interspersed with works by composers that had a great impact on Chaplin’s compositional style: Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Brahms, Gershwin, and Stravinsky. During the performance, Quint will also narrate the stories that he has written and based on Chaplin’s My Autobiography. Watch the Strings Magazine music video premiere for Chaplin’s Smile. Tickets can be purchased through the La Jolla Music Society and the concert will be available to watch for one week following the premiere.
On Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 11:00am and 2:00pm PT, Quint will join cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnaton in a live streamed chamber music concert presented by La Jolla Music Society that features Franck’s Sonata in A Major for Cello and Piano and Arensky’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32.
Program Details
Philharmonic Society of Orange County Presents Astor Piazzolla at 100: A Musical Portrait by Philippe Quint
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 7:00pm PT
Online, Streaming for One Week
Tickets: $20
Link: https://tickets.
Artists:
Philippe Quint, violin
Jun Cho, piano
Program:
Concept, narrations, and visuals by Philippe Quint
PIAZZOLLA (arr. Pedro Giraudo): Villeguita
CARLOS GARDEL (arr. John Williams): "Por Una Cabeza"
JERRY BOCK (arr. John Williams): “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof
GINASTERA (arr. Charles Coleman): Tres Piezas, Op. 6, No. 1, “Cuyana”
STRAVINSKY (arr. by Samuel Dushkin): Scherzo from The Firebird
BARTOK: Romanian Folk Dance, Sz. 56, Nos. 1, 4 & 6
PIAZZOLLA: Prelude No. 1
NADIA BOULANGER (arr. Charles Coleman): Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, No. 3
PIAZZOLLA (arr. Pedro Giraudo): Tango Triunfal
ELLINGTON/GRAPPELLI (arr. John Novacek): In a Sentimental Mood
PIAZZOLLA: Oblivion
BACH: Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017, mvt. 1
PIAZZOLLA (arr. Pedro Giraudo): Muerte del Ángel
PIAZZOLLA (arr. Sofia Gubaidulina): Le Grand Tango
La Jolla Music Society Presents Charlie Chaplin's Smile by Philippe Quint
Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 7:00pm PT
Online, Streaming for One Week
Tickets: $20
Link: https://ljms.org/events/
Artists:
Philippe Quint, violin
Jun Cho, piano
Program:
Concept, narrations, and visuals by Philippe Quint
CHAPLIN: City Lights Suite
DEBUSSY: Clair de lune
CHAPLIN: ”Tango Bitterness” from Monsieur Verdoux
STRAVINSKY: Tango 1940
GERSHWIN (arr. Heifetz): It Ain’t Necessarily So
CHAPLIN: “Weeping Willows” from A King in New York
CHAPLIN: ”The Terry Theme (Eternally)” from Limelight
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 5
TCHAIKOVSKY: Melody Op. 42, No. 3
CHAPLIN: The Kid Fantasy
CHAPLIN: Theme from Modern Times “Smile”
About Philippe Quint
One of the most versatile and imaginative artists on the concert stage today, multiple Grammy Award-nominated violinist Philippe Quint is internationally recognized for his unique approach to classical core repertoire, rediscovering neglected works, and championing contemporary composers through commissioning and premiering new works. BBC Music Magazine recently described him as “truly phenomenal.”
Quint’s appearances in recent seasons have taken him to the London Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony, Weimar Staatskapelle, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, China National Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Komische Oper Orchestra, and Leipzig’s MDR performing under the batons of such renowned conductors such as the late Kurt Masur, Marin Alsop, Edo De Waart, Andrew Litton, Tugan Sokhiev, Ludovic Morlot, James Gaffigan, Carl St. Clair, Michael Stern, Vladimir Spivakov, Cristian Macelaru, Kristian Jarvi, Krzysztof Urbanski, Jorge Mester, Jahja Ling, Krzysztof Urbanski, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Tugan Sokhiev, Tito Munoz, Steven Sloane and Bramwell Tovey.
Quint’s chart topping discography is comprised of 18 award-winning releases. He most recently made his Warner Classics label debut with a CD titled Chaplin’s Smile, a compilation of 13 original arrangements of songs by Charlie Chaplin that received acclaim in publications such as Forbes, Gramophone, Limelight Magazine, The Strad, and Strings Magazine. Previous releases include CDs of the Mendelssohn, Bruch, and Beethoven with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería; original arrangements of Bach’s works by composer and pianist Matt Herskowitz titled Bach XXI; Opera Breve with pianist Lily Maisky; the Glazunov and Khachaturian Violin Concertos with the Bochumer Sinfoniker; and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Sofia Philharmonic, paired with Arensky’s String Quartet No. 2; all on the Avanti Classics label. Other acclaimed albums on the Naxos label include the world premiere recording of John Corigliano's Red Violin Caprices, Korngold’s Violin Concerto (Prieto/Mineria), William Schuman’s Violin Concerto, Ned Rorem’s Violin Concerto, Miklos Rozsa’s Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Bernstein’s Serenade (Alsop/Bournemouth), and a unique compilation of works by Paganini arranged by Fritz Kreisler.
An American violinist of Russian heritage, Quint is in demand and appears regularly with major orchestras and conductors worldwide at venues ranging from the Gewandhaus in Leipzig to Carnegie Hall in New York, while making frequent guest appearances at prestigious festivals. Philippe Quint is the first classical artist to star in the lead role of a major independent film, Downtown Express co-starring Nellie McKay from producer Michael Hausmann (Gangs of New York, Brokeback Mountain, and Amadeus) and multiple Emmy Award-winning director David Grubin.
Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now St. Petersburg, Russia), Philippe Quint studied at Moscow's Special Music School for the Gifted with Russian violinist Andrei Korsakov. After moving to the US in 1991, he earned both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from The Juilliard School. His distinguished pedagogues and mentors included Dorothy Delay, Cho-Liang Lin, Masao Kawasaki, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Arnold Steinhardt, and Felix Galimir. Among his many honors, Quint was the winner of The Juilliard Competition and a Career Grant Recipient of the Salon de Virtuosi, Bagby, and Clarisse Kampel Foundations. He was also the winner of the 2014 Ambassador of Arts award. Philippe Quint plays the 1708 "Ruby" Antonio Stradivari violin on loan through the generous efforts of The Stradivari Society®. Learn more at www.philippequint.com.
About Jun Cho
Pianist Jun Cho has appeared as both solo and chamber musician in United States, Italy, Spain, and Korea. He is largely active in New York City, performing a wide range of repertoire in major venues including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. An avid collaborator, Mr. Cho has performed with renowned musicians including Ithzak Perlman, Kathleen Winkler, and Nicholas Kitchen. He has given extensive collaborative performances at the Aspen Music Festival and the Sejong Music Festival, and served as a collaborative piano faculty at the Heifetz Institute. He currently serves as a faculty member at the Perlman Music Program, and the current studio pianist of violinist Ithzak Perlman.
Jun received his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music degrees at The Juilliard School and currently resides in New York City while pursuing a doctoral degree at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. His mentors include Julian Martin, Jon Kimura Parker, and Seymour Bernstein. Learn more at www.junchopiano.com.
*Photo by Isi Akahome.
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