Oct. 19: GRAMMY®-nominated Pianist Simone Dinnerstein is Soloist with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Conducted by Rory Macdonald
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GRAMMY®-nominated Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
is Soloist with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic
Performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467
Conducted by Rory Macdonald
Saturday, October 19 at 7:30pm & Sunday, October 20 at 2:30pm
ENT Center for the Arts | 5225 N Nevada Ave | Colorado Springs, CO
Tickets and More Information:
www.csphilharmonic.org/event/mozart-beethoven
“lean, knowing, and unpretentious elegance” – The New Yorker
Simone Dinnerstein: www.simonedinnerstein.com
Colorado Springs, CO – GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein, who is described by The Washington Post as “an artist of strikingly original ideas and irrefutable integrity,” will be the featured soloist with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic conducted by Rory Macdonald, in two performances on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30pm and on Sunday, October 20 at 2:30pm. Dinnerstein, an American pianist who is heralded for her distinctive musical voice and commitment to sharing classical music with everyone, will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467. The program also includes Lachrimae antiquae by John Dowland, Within Her Arms by Anna Clyne, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2.
The Washington Post has called Simone Dinnerstein “an artist of strikingly original ideas and irrefutable integrity.” She first came to wider public attention in 2007 through her recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, reflecting an aesthetic that was both deeply rooted in the score and profoundly idiosyncratic. She is, wrote The New York Times, “a unique voice in the forest of Bach interpretation.” As a musician who embraces collaboration and inclusiveness with her artistry and performances, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 holds particular significance for Dinnerstein. Not only is the piece included on her 2017 album, Mozart in Havana, but the concerto served as a point of artistic connection between Dinnerstein and the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, with which she performed the piece while visiting Cuba in 2015, at the invitation of her teacher and esteemed pianist, Solomon Mikowsky. Gramophone describes Dinnerstein’s performance of the C Major K 467 concerto as having “heartfelt directness, purity of line.”
Of the personal significance behind Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major and her priceless memories performing the work, Dinnerstein says:
“This Mozart concerto has been one of my favorites since I was a child. I’ve had many memorable experiences performing it, from the thrilling experience of performing it in Vienna, where Mozart lived, to recording it in Havana with the extraordinary Havana Lyceum Orchestra and subsequently touring it with them in the United States. The writing is reminiscent of Mozart’s operatic output, and it is a complete joy to sing on the piano.”
More about Simone Dinnerstein: Simone Dinnerstein has played with orchestras ranging from the New York Philharmonic and Montreal Symphony Orchestra to the London Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Rai. She has performed in venues from Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center to the Berlin Philharmonie, the Vienna Konzerthaus, Seoul Arts Center and Sydney Opera House. She has made thirteen albums, all of which topped the Billboard charts. During the pandemic she recorded three albums which form a trilogy: A Character of Quiet, An American Mosaic, and Undersong. An American Mosaic was nominated for a Grammy.
In recent years, Dinnerstein has created projects that express her broad musical interests. She gave the world premiere of The Eye Is the First Circle at Montclair State University, the first multi-media production she conceived, created, and directed, which uses as source materials her father Simon Dinnerstein’s painting The Fulbright Triptych and Charles Ives’s Piano Sonata No. 2. She premiered Richard Danielpour’s An American Mosaic, a tribute to those affected by the pandemic, in a performance on multiple pianos throughout Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. Following her recording Mozart in Havana, she brought the Havana Lyceum Orchestra from Cuba to the U.S. for the first time, performing eleven concerts. Philip Glass composed his Piano Concerto No. 3 for her, co-commissioned by twelve orchestras. Working with Renée Fleming and the Emerson String Quartet, she premiered André Previn and Tom Stoppard’s Penelope at the Tanglewood, Ravinia and Aspen music festivals, and performed it at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and presented by LA Opera. Dinnerstein has also created her own ensemble, Baroklyn, which she directs. The Washington Post comments, “it is Dinnerstein’s unreserved identification with every note she plays that makes her performance so spellbinding.” In a world where music is everywhere, she hopes that it can still be transformative.
For more information, please visit www.simonedinnerstein.com.
About Colorado Springs Philharmonic: The Colorado Springs Philharmonic is an independent symphony orchestra whose mission is to offer brilliant musical performances and in-person experiences that draw families, friends, and loved ones together. We honor the rich traditions upon which our art was founded and work tirelessly to see it continues to hold a prominent place in the future of the community. We have great reverence for what we do, and great esteem for all who love and support it—most especially the everyday enthusiast who enjoys music for its own sake.
For Calendar Editors:
Description: GRAMMY®-nominated Pianist Simone Dinnerstein, an artist of “lean, knowing, and unpretentious elegance” (The New Yorker), is presented in concert with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic led by Rory Macdonald. Dinnerstein will be the featured soloist in a performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 – a vibrant orchestral work Dinnerstein brought to wider attention through performance, touring, and recording it alongside the Havana Lyceum Orchestra. The concert will also include Lachrimae antiquae by John Dowland, Within Her Arms by Anna Clyne, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2.
Concert details:
Who: GRAMMY®-nominated Pianist Simone Dinnerstein
Presented by Colorado Springs Philharmonic
Conducted by Rory Macdonald
What: Music by W. A. Mozart, John Dowland, Anna Clyne, and Ludwig van Beethoven
When: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2:30pm
Where: ENT Center for the Arts, 5225 N Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Tickets and information: https://www.csphilharmonic.org/event/mozart-beethoven