Program:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Prélude Danseuses de Delphes from Preludes, première livre (1910)
György Ligeti (1923-2006): Etude No. 8 Fèm and No. 11 En suspens, from Etudes, deuxième livre (1994)
Frederic Rzewski (b. 1938): Stop the War! (From The Road, Book VIII, Part 61)from Four North American Ballads (1978-79)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Mosonyis Grabgeleit, S. 194 (1870) Valse oubliée No. 2 and No. 3 (1883) No. 11 Harmonies du Soir from Etudes d’Exécution Transcendante
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)/arr. Franz Liszt: Isoldes Liebestod (1865/1867)
Mitchell is a young American pianist whose interests are embedded in the here and now of music as performance art, as well as the more standard classical repertory of centuries past. A frequent performer of new and rarely heard works, his interests lie mainly with the contemporary music canon and combining these works with the standard repertoire in an illuminating fashion. An instrumentalist who is not afraid to cross the traditional boundaries of programming and performance practice, he is active as a solo and collaborative concert pianist on modern and historical instruments (fortepiano and harpsichord) and is also experienced in the fields of improvisation, composition, and conducting. He has performed extensively in the USA, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Mexico.
New York City, NY; NYC