In the arts, hear renowned piano performances, attend a piano master class, listen to a three time Grammy winner sing, and help sculpt a city that works for everyone.
Guest Lecture Recital: Paul Roberts, Piano
7:30 p.m., April 2聽|聽Brechemin Auditorium
Paul Roberts is internationally renowned for piano performance, scholarship, and pedagogy. His April 2 lecture-recital, 鈥淚n the Mind’s Eye: The Piano Music of Claude Debussy,鈥� honors the 100th anniversary of the composer鈥檚 passing.聽 He also leads a master class with 91探花piano students at 5 p.m. on April 3, Brechemin Auditorium.
Guest Artist Master Class: Paul Roberts, Piano
5:00 p.m.,聽April 3聽|聽Brechemin Auditorium
Pianist Paul Roberts of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London leads a master class with 91探花piano students.
Simon Trp膷eski
7:30 p.m., April 5 |聽Meany Theater
A favorite in concert halls around the globe, Macedonian pianist Simon Trp膷eski is the consummate performer, infusing his performances with equal measures of glittering technique and thoughtful introspection. From the intimate world of Mendelssohn鈥檚聽Songs without Words聽to the kaleidoscopic bombast of Rimsky-Korsakov鈥檚聽Scheherazade, Simon Trp膷eski鈥檚 Meany Center program is set to dazzle and delight.
Diego El Cigala
8:00 p.m., April 7 |聽Meany Theater
Three-time Grammy winner Diego El Cigala has been called 鈥渙ne of the most beautiful flamenco voices of our time,鈥� by legendary guitarist Paco de Lucia. With a sound described as 鈥渘atural, inspired [and] drop dead gorgeous鈥� by the聽BBC, El Cigala seamlessly melds the intoxicating rhythms and melodies of his Spanish Gitano heritage with styles ranging from bolero to tango, Afro-Caribbean jazz and Cuban son.
ArtVenture: Dream City Diorama
1:00 p.m., April 8 | Henry Art Gallery
Help sculpt a city that works for everyone. Families will think about how they benefit from their own neighborhoods and the differences, inequalities, or new ideas present in other places. Throughout the program, participants will create buildings and resources that contribute to a giant, collective, re-imagined city.
ArtVentures encourage families to think about art in new ways. Each month we take a big idea and explore it through playful and experimental activities. Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 p.m.!