Lake Forest Symphony May 2006 Concert Series

Andreas Klein
German-born pianist Andreas Klein is not only internationally acclaimed as a luminous and captivating artist, but also as an introspective and poetic performer. His brilliant technique serves only as a tool to command a wide range of tonal colors and his unequaled approach elicits lyricism in a repertoire ranging from Baroque to the 20th century works. The New York Times summed it up: "A fascinating artist with all the indispensable qualities: temperament, taste, touch tone, the four T's of pianism."

Most recently, he received highest accolades for his crystalline Mozart interpretations as soloist with the world renowned Lucerne Festival Strings. They appeared in ten US cities including some of the foremost venues, such as the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, the Wortham Center in Houston and Mechanics Hall near Boston. Some of these concerts were broadcast by NPR's "Performance Today" and by WGBH Boston.

Andreas Klein's career as soloist has taken him to numerous of the world's most prestigious venues: London's Wigmore Hall, Berlin's Philharmonic Hall, New York's Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, and to Rome, Milan, Bern, Leipzig, Dresden, Damascus, and Yerevan. He has toured Europe, the Middle East and throughout the US appearing in major music centers.

In his native country Germany, a "Musician's Portrait" was filmed for ORB TV in conjunction with a concert at the Neuhardenberg Castle by Berlin. The Tagesspiegel wrote on his triumphant performance with the world renowned Berlin Philharmoniker playing Mozart's Concerto KV 459: "humorous flamboyancy and impeccable technique, grace, melodious sound and plenty of brilliance." Other orchestras in Berlin included the Berlin Symphony and Radio Orchestras. He recorded the Mendelssohn Concerto in A minor with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony. Recent highlights include a recital in Dresden with the late Beethoven Sonatas, Liszt's "Totentanz" and "Symphonic Variations" by Frank with the Halle Orchestra which was broadcast nationwide by MDR Radio. His performance of Mozart's Concerto in B flat Major with the Carl Philip Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra in Frankfurt/Oder was commented by the critic: "Virtuous, but not booming, shining and playful with a singing tone and elegant declamation, the musical melodies of this beautiful concerto evolved."

A favorite as soloist with American orchestras, recent appearances as soloist have included the Evansville Symphony, the Knoxville, Missouri and Green Bay Symphonies, performing three of his signature pieces, Beethoven Concerto Nos.3 and 5, and the Schumann Concerto. He was also featured with the Atlantic Classical Orchestra, the West Virginia, Wheeling and Huntington Symphonies, the Springfield Symphony, the orchestras in Billings, Bozeman, Missoula and Great Falls, the Oregon Mozart Players, and the Salem Chamber Orchestra in Portland and Eugene. After a thrilling performance of Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto with the Oregon Mozart Players in Eugene ("…brilliant, powerful but graceful… the kind of playing one expects to hear at Carnegie Hall") conductor Andrew Massey invited Andreas Klein immediately back to perform Mozart's Concerto No.27. He gave a recital in Los Angeles, and for the sixth season he appeared in Washington DC (three times at the Kennedy Center).

Andreas Klein is heard frequently on National Public Radio's "Performance Today," on numerous syndicated and local radio programs such as WGBH Boston and KUHF Houston. To attract and introduce television audiences to classical music, he created a series of short television segments called Intermezzo with Andreas Klein for PBS, in which he performs works by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, etc. with visualization of the musical content.

He is a graduate of the Juilliard School and complemented his studies with the legendary Claudio Arrau and Nikita Magaloff. Copies of his dissertation on the Chopin Etudes are in the libraries of the Chopin Societies in Vienna and Leipzig.

May 19 & 20, 2006

Andreas Klein, piano

Alan Heatherington, conductor

Faure

Ravel

Rimsky-Korsakov

Harris Bank Lake Forest


May 19 & 20, 2006 Andreas Klein, piano Alan Heatherington, conductor Faure Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80 Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherezade, Op. 35 Andreas Klein German-born pianist Andreas Klein is not only internationally acclaimed as a luminous and captivating artist, but also as an introspective and poetic performer. His brilliant technique serves only as a tool to command a wide range of tonal colors and his unequaled approach elicits lyricism in a repertoire ranging from Baroque to the 20th century works. The New York Times summed it up: "A fascinating artist with all the indispensable qualities: temperament, taste, touch tone, the four T's of pianism." Most recently, he received highest accolades for his crystalline Mozart interpretations as soloist with the world renowned Lucerne Festival Strings. They appeared in ten US cities including some of the foremost venues, such as the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, the Wortham Center in Houston and Mechanics Hall near Boston. Some of these concerts were broadcast by NPR's "Performance Today" and by WGBH Boston. Andreas Klein's career as soloist has taken him to numerous of the world's most prestigious venues: London's Wigmore Hall, Berlin's Philharmonic Hall, New York's Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, and to Rome, Milan, Bern, Leipzig, Dresden, Damascus, and Yerevan. He has toured Europe, the Middle East and throughout the US appearing in major music centers. In his native country Germany, a "Musician's Portrait" was filmed for ORB TV in conjunction with a concert at the Neuhardenberg Castle by Berlin. The Tagesspiegel wrote on his triumphant performance with the world renowned Berlin Philharmoniker playing Mozart's Concerto KV 459: "humorous flamboyancy and impeccable technique, grace, melodious sound and plenty of brilliance." Other orchestras in Berlin included the Berlin Symphony and Radio Orchestras. He recorded the Mendelssohn Concerto in A minor with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony. Recent highlights include a recital in Dresden with the late Beethoven Sonatas, Liszt's "Totentanz" and "Symphonic Variations" by Frank with the Halle Orchestra which was broadcast nationwide by MDR Radio. His performance of Mozart's Concerto in B flat Major with the Carl Philip Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra in Frankfurt/Oder was commented by the critic: "Virtuous, but not booming, shining and playful with a singing tone and elegant declamation, the musical melodies of this beautiful concerto evolved." A favorite as soloist with American orchestras, recent appearances as soloist have included the Evansville Symphony, the Knoxville, Missouri and Green Bay Symphonies, performing three of his signature pieces, Beethoven Concerto Nos.3 and 5, and the Schumann Concerto. He was also featured with the Atlantic Classical Orchestra, the West Virginia, Wheeling and Huntington Symphonies, the Springfield Symphony, the orchestras in Billings, Bozeman, Missoula and Great Falls, the Oregon Mozart Players, and the Salem Chamber Orchestra in Portland and Eugene. After a thrilling performance of Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto with the Oregon Mozart Players in Eugene ("…brilliant, powerful but graceful… the kind of playing one expects to hear at Carnegie Hall") conductor Andrew Massey invited Andreas Klein immediately back to perform Mozart's Concerto No.27. He gave a recital in Los Angeles, and for the sixth season he appeared in Washington DC (three times at the Kennedy Center). Andreas Klein is heard frequently on National Public Radio's "Performance Today," on numerous syndicated and local radio programs such as WGBH Boston and KUHF Houston. To attract and introduce television audiences to classical music, he created a series of short television segments called Intermezzo with Andreas Klein for PBS, in which he performs works by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, etc. with visualization of the musical content. He is a graduate of the Juilliard School and complemented his studies with the legendary Claudio Arrau and Nikita Magaloff. Copies of his dissertation on the Chopin Etudes are in the libraries of the Chopin Societies in Vienna and Leipzig.	Sept Oct Jan Mar May 8:00pm The James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts in Grayslake more info and directions… Pre-Concert Lecture at 7:00pm For tickets, call 847.543.2300 New York Times on Mr. Klein: "A fascinating artist with all the indispensable qualities of pianism." Concert Sponsor: Harris Bank Lake Forest