BRAHMS: Folk Song Selections BRAHMS: Lieder Selections (Four Serious
Songs, Op. 121) MAZZOLI*: New work MUHLY*: New work "I have loved the
music of Brahms since I was a teenager and have been studying and
practicing his music for 40 years—I wish I had another 40 to
understand it better! For this project, bridging Brahms's time and our
own, we have asked four composers for something a bit unusual: to
include a theme of Brahms in their pieces. We are hoping that this
idea is an inspiring starting point for them. It is a great privilege
to be able to participate in concerts devoted to Brahms's music, and
that of some exceptional composers of our time, with the great artists
Anne Sofie Von Otter and Yo Yo Ma." —Emanuel Ax The superlative
pianist Emanuel Ax brings a new project to Berkeley that
simultaneously celebrates one of his most profound musical influences
and revels in the creativity of some of the most exciting composers
working today. In Program One, Ax is joined by the versatile
mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, who brings nuance and subtlety to
classic and new works alike, and "possesses one of the most flexible
and natural vocal instruments of any living artist" (Opera Now). For
their program, Brahms's lieder are paired with new works by rising New
York stars Missy Mazzoli and Nico Muhly. *Cal Performances
co-commissions, Bay Area premieres
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